Editing Haring Township, Michigan

{{Short description|Township in Wexford County, Michigan}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Haring Township, Michigan
| official_name      = Charter Township of Haring
| settlement_type    = [[Charter township]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              = 
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| imagesize          = 275
| image_caption      = Haring Charter Township Hall in [[Haring, Michigan|Haring]]
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| pushpin_label      = Haring Township
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States
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| image_map          = Haring Charter Township, MI location.png
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| map_caption        = Location within [[Wexford County, Michigan|Wexford County]] (red) and the administered CDP of [[Haring, Michigan|Haring]] (pink)

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| subdivision_type   = Country
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Michigan]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Michigan|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Wexford County, Michigan|Wexford]]

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| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = Supervisor
| leader_name        = Robert Scarbrough
| leader_title1      = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
| leader_name1       = Paula Dewey
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| established_date   = 
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| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 84.90
| area_land_km2      = 83.81
| area_water_km2     = 1.09
| area_total_sq_mi   = 32.78
| area_land_sq_mi    = 32.36
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.42

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| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 3556
| population_density_km2 = 
| population_density_sq_mi = auto

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| timezone           = [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset         = -5
| timezone_DST       = EDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -4
| elevation_footnotes = 
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| elevation_ft       = 1322
| coordinates        = {{coord|44|17|56|N|85|23|43|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}

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| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
| postal_code        = 49601 ([[Cadillac, Michigan|Cadillac]])
| area_code          = [[Area code 231|231]]
| blank_name         = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank_info         = 1626435<ref>{{GNIS|1626435}}</ref>
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| website            = {{URL|http://www.twpofharing.org/|Official website}}
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}}

'''Haring Township''' is a [[charter township]] of [[Wexford County, Michigan|Wexford County]] in the U.S. state of [[Michigan]]. The population was 3,556 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], making it the most populous township in Wexford County. The township has a boundary with the city of [[Cadillac, Michigan|Cadillac]], to the south.

==Communities==
*'''Bond's Mill''' is a former settlement that began in 1872 when William Mitchell and Johnathon Cobbs opened sawmills along the shores of Clam Lake (now [[Lake Cadillac]]). A post office named Bond's Mill opened on October 30, 1872, and was named after the first postmaster Myron Bond. The post office operated until November 30, 1883.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=70}}
*'''[[Haring, Michigan|Haring]]''' is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] located within the township at {{coord|44|17|55|N|85|24|47|W}} just north of the city of [[Cadillac, Michigan|Cadillac]].<ref>{{GNIS|1620128|Haring, Michigan}}</ref>
*'''Missaukee Junction''' is an unincorporated community within the township at {{coord|44|18|32|N|85|24|52|W}}.<ref>{{GNIS|1620862|Missaukee Junction, Michigan}}</ref>  Settled about {{convert|4.0|mi|km|1}} north of the city of the Cadillac, it began as a station on the [[Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad]] around 1876. It was named after an [[Odawa|Ottawa]] chief named Nesaukee.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=374}}
*'''Round Lake''' is a former lumber settlement located within the township along the lake of the same name. The Round Lake post office operated from May 26, 1873, until December 28, 1887.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=486}}

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the township has total area of {{convert|32.78|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|32.36|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.42|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (1.28%) is water.<ref name="CENS">{{cite web |date=September 2012 |title=Michigan: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing |url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-24.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019111423/http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-24.pdf |archive-date=2012-10-19 |accessdate=January 30, 2022 |work=[[2010 United States census]] |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |page=45 Michigan |format=PDF}}</ref>

The [[Clam River (Michigan)|Clam River]] flows through the southeast of Haring Township.

===Major highways===
*{{jct|state=MI|US|131}} runs south–north through the center of the township.
*{{jct|state=MI|US-Bus|131|dab1=Cadillac}} is a business route that runs through Cadillac and north into Haring Township, where it rejoins with US 131.
*{{jct|state=MI|MI|55}} forms the southernmost border of the township before M-55 turns south to run concurrent with US 131.

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 2,962 people, 1,073 households, and 843 families residing in the township. The population density was {{convert|91.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,149 housing units at an average density of {{convert|35.3|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the township was 98.08% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.37% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.57% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.34% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.14% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.51% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.54% of the population.

There were 1,073 households, out of which 36.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.4% were non-families. 17.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the township the population was spread out, with 26.1% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $40,265, and the median income for a family was $43,468. Males had a median income of $33,042 versus $22,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $17,001. About 5.9% of families and 7.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 8.2% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Haring Charter Township is served entirely by [[Cadillac Area Public Schools]] to the south in the city of [[Cadillac, Michigan|Cadillac]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Michigan Geographic Framework|url=https://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/mgdl/pdfmaps/CountySchools/SD_BYCO_esize_WEXFORD%20COUNTY.pdf|title=Wexford County School Districts|date=15 November 2013|accessdate=August 8, 2023}}</ref>

==References==
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===Sources===
*{{cite book |first1=Walter |last1=Romig |title=Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities |type=Paperback  |orig-date= 1973 |date=October 1, 1986 |publisher=[[Wayne State University Press]] |isbn = 978-0-8143-1838-6 |location=Detroit, Michigan| pages=70, 374, 486}}

{{Wexford County, Michigan}}

[[Category:Townships in Wexford County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Charter townships in Michigan]]