Hawes Township is a

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of Alcona County in the U.S. state of

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. The population was 1,076 at the 2020 census.

Communities

*Backus Beach is an

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located on the southern shores of Hubbard Lake at . Backus Beach is included in the Hubbard Lake CDP. * Barton City is an unincorporated community located at in the southwest portion of the township. Most of the community is within the northern portion of Millen Township to the south. * Hubbard Lake is an unincorporated community and

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located at in the northwest portion of the township along Hubbard Lake. The Hubbard Lake CDP also extends into Alcona Township and Caledonia Township. *

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is a village located in the southeast corner of the township. The village also extends into Gustin Township to the south.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (2.07%) is water. The southern portion of Hubbard Lake is within Hawes Township.

Major highways

* is a county-designated highway that forms the eastern boundary of the township.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,167 people, 528 households, and 353 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 1,003 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 98.71%

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, 0.17%

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, 0.69% Native American, and 0.43% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.69% of the population. There were 528 households, out of which 21.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.3% were

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living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.0% were non-families. 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.64. In the township the population was spread out, with 19.6% under the age of 18, 3.5% from 18 to 24, 23.5% from 25 to 44, 32.0% from 45 to 64, and 21.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.8 males. The median income for a household in the township was $28,938, and the median income for a family was $36,736. Males had a median income of $31,346 versus $21,538 for females. The

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for the township was $16,332. About 10.0% of families and 12.2% of the population were below the

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, including 17.8% of those under age 18 and 4.6% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Hawes Township is served entirely by

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References

External links

Hawes Township official website
{{authority control Townships in Alcona County, Michigan Townships in Michigan