Fairhaven Township is a

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of Huron County in the

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. The population was 1,081 at the 2020 census.

Communities

* Bay Port is an

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in the township on M-25 on the shore of Wild Fowl Bay, which opens into the

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. Bay Port is at . The ZIP code is 48720. * Kilmanagh is an unincorporated community partially in the southeast corner of the township at . *Rose Island is an unincorporated community in the Township on

at Rose Island and Haist roads. *Valley Island is an unincorporated community in the Township on Saginaw Bay at Schuch and Valley Island roads. *Weale is an unincorporated community in the Township on Saginaw Bay at Weale and Kuhl roads, after the railroad.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (63.67%) is water. Fairhaven Township also contains several uninhabited islands in

, which are mostly contained within Wildfowl Bay State Wildlife Area. These islands include Defoe Island, Duck Island, Heisterman Island, Lone Tree Island, North Island, Maisou Island, Middle Grounds Island, and Pitchers Reef.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,259 people, 537 households, and 353 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 770 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 98.17%

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, 0.32% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.79% from other races, and 0.48% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 2.14% of the population. There were 537 households, out of which 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.9% were

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living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.1% were non-families. 30.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.90. In the township the population was spread out, with 23.7% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.9 males. The median income for a household in the township was $33,500, and the median income for a family was $37,813. Males had a median income of $31,958 versus $20,313 for females. The

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for the township was $16,689. About 8.6% of families and 11.0% of the population were below the

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, including 9.9% of those under age 18 and 13.2% of those age 65 or over.

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* {{Authority control Townships in Huron County, Michigan Townships in Michigan Populated places on Lake Huron in the United States