Fairhaven township, Huron County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Land area: 21.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 36.9 sq. mi.
Population: 1,259 (all rural)
| Males: 636 |  (50.5%) |
| Females: 623 |  (49.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,251 (1,084 owner occupied, 167 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 13% |
| State: | 26% |
Races in Fairhaven township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.8%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.5%
Median age of males: 39.5
Median age of females: 40.1
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Average household size: 2.33
| Fairhaven township: | 2.3 people |
| Michigan: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.90
| Fairhaven township: | $40,547 |
| Michigan: | $48,273 |
| Here: | $429 |
| State: | $629 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $92,783 (it was $79,700 in 2000)
| : | $92,783 |
| Michigan: | $117,500 |
| Population density: 60 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 9.9% |
| Whole state: | 10.5% |
| This township: | 1.4% |
| Whole state: | 4.8% |
Cities in this township include: Bay Port.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Fairhaven township include: Fairhaven Church (A), Faith Bible Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Swamps: Middle Grounds (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creek: Shebeon Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Fairhaven township include: Sanford Brown Roadside Park (1), Great Fire of 1881 Historical Marker (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
81% of Fairhaven township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 79% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 38% lived in Michigan.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 205
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 11
- South: 0
- West: 6
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.2%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
5 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
3 people in nursing homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 79
- Mobile homes: 3
Median worth of mobile homes: $37,500
Housing units in Fairhaven township with a mortgage: 6 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (56%)
- Construction (9%)
- Truck transportation (9%)
- Gasoline stations (6%)
- Food (5%)
- Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (3%)
- Sewing, needlework, and piece goods stores (3%)
- Health care (22%)
- Educational services (18%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
- Repair and maintenance (8%)
- Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers (6%)
- Pharmacies and drug stores (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (42%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (14%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (5%)
- Media and communication equipment workers (3%)
- Cashiers (3%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (20%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (8%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (8%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Fairhaven township:
- German (57.5%)
- English (12.5%)
- Danish (5.6%)
- United States or American (5.0%)
- Norwegian (4.4%)
- Irish (3.8%)
- Swedish (3.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 80 (69%)
- Carpooled: 9 (8%)
- Walked: 6 (5%)
- Worked at home: 21 (18%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (72%)
- Electricity (11%)
- Utility gas (6%)
- Wood (6%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
- Other fuel (3%)
5 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
3 people in nursing homes
97.1% of residents of Fairhaven township speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 222- In family households: 213 (65 male householders, 0 female householders)
63 spouses, 74 children (74 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 11 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 9 (7 male householders (7 living alone)), 2 female householders (2 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 22 2-persons, 10 3-persons, 19 4-persons, 12 5-persons, 2 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 9 1-person,
228 married couples with children.
57 single-parent households (13 men, 44 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Michigan: | 11.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Michigan: | 8.7% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Michigan: | 16.5% |