Editing Haslett, Michigan

{{Short description|Census-designated place in Michigan, United States}}
{{Redirect|Haslett|the surname|Haslett (surname)|similarly spelled topics|Haslet (disambiguation)}}
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|official_name            = Haslett, Michigan
|settlement_type          = [[Census-designated place]] (CDP) & [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]]
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|map_caption              = Location within [[Ingham County, Michigan|Ingham County]]

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|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Michigan]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Michigan|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Ingham County, Michigan|Ingham]]
|subdivision_type3        = [[List of municipalities in Michigan|Townships]]
|subdivision_name3        = [[Meridian Charter Township, Michigan|Meridian]] and [[Williamstown Township, Michigan|Williamstown]]

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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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|population_total         = 19670
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
|postal_code              = 48823 ([[East Lansing, Michigan|East Lansing]])<br>48840<br>48864 ([[Okemos, Michigan|Okemos]])<br>48895 ([[Williamston, Michigan|Williamston]])
|area_code                = [[Area code 517|517]]
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'''Haslett''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Ingham County, Michigan|Ingham County]] in the U.S. state of [[Michigan]].  It is located mostly within [[Meridian Charter Township, Michigan|Meridian Charter Township]] with a small portion extending east into [[Williamstown Township, Michigan|Williamstown Township]].  The population was 19,220 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name=CENS>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-24.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019111423/http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-24.pdf |archive-date=2012-10-19 |url-status=live|format=PDF |title=Michigan: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing | date = September 2012|publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]]| work = [[2010 United States Census]]| access-date = November 26, 2020|page=25 Michigan}}</ref>  Haslett contains its own school district, as well as its own post office with the 48840 ZIP Code.<ref>{{cite web|last=UnitedStatesZipCodes.org|url=https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/48840/|title=ZIP Code 48840: Haslett|date=2020|access-date=December 7, 2020}}</ref>

==History==
{{Unreferenced section|date=December 2020}}
[[File:Coaster Hill.jpg|thumb|upright|First Hill drop of the Roller Coaster at Lake Lansing Amusement Park (1972) shortly before demolition]]
Haslett is named after James and Sarah Haslett, a couple who founded the Nemoka Spiritualist Camp on the shore of Pine Lake (Original name for Lake Lansing).  By the later 1800s, thousands of spiritualists descended on Haslett Park for summer meetings, readings, lectures, and seances.  Mr. Haslett had hoped to establish his camp as the National Headquarters for the [[Spiritualism (movement)|spiritualist movement]].  His untimely death in 1891 and the decline of the spiritualist movement caused his widow to sell the land to the Haslett Park Association in 1898.  The new owners transformed the land into a summer recreational destination, and eventually, a figure-8 wooden roller coaster and other carnival rides were added, thus establishing what became known as Lake Lansing Amusement Park. With the railroad established, the Lansing Trolley line added rails so that people could travel from the state capital, Lansing, to the new recreation center.  Holding to this tradition, Haslett is host to Lake Lansing Parks North and South as well as a portion of the Inter-Urban Pathway and numerous other small parks and recreation facilities.

The city of [[Haslet, Texas]], is named after Haslett, Michigan (note that the Texas community is spelled with one 't'). The Texas town of Haslet received its name from a railroad worker who relocated to Texas from Michigan in the late 1800s.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|16.27|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|15.37|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.90|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (5.53%) is water.<ref name=CENS/>

Haslett is in northern Ingham County and is bordered by the city of [[East Lansing, Michigan|East Lansing]] to the west and the unincorporated community of [[Okemos, Michigan|Okemos]] to the south. Haslett is bordered to the north by [[Clinton County, Michigan|Clinton County]] and [[Shiawassee County, Michigan|Shiawassee County]]. [[Business routes of Interstate 69 in Michigan#Lansing|Business Loop I-69]] (East Saginaw Street) runs through the northwest part of Haslett, leading northeast to [[Interstate 69]] in Clinton County and west into [[Lansing, Michigan|Lansing]].

Haslett is most notable for being the home of [[Lake Lansing]]. The lake is {{convert|461|acre|km2}} in size and features two public parks, allowing access to beaches, fishing, and a boat launch. The [[Michigan State University]] Sailing Club and [[Lansing Sailing Club]] are located on Lake Lansing. From 1934 until 1974, an amusement park operated near the lake and featured a wooden [[roller coaster]] at the site that is now Lake Lansing Park South.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cyclone - Lake Lansing Park (Haslett, Michigan, United States) |url=http://rcdb.com/2554.htm |website=Roller Coaster DataBase |access-date=6 July 2019}}</ref> In 2007, ''[[Business Week]]'' ranked Haslett 42nd on their list of "Best Places to Raise Your Kids".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Best Places to Raise Your Kids|website=Business Week|url=http://images.businessweek.com/ss/07/11/1116_bestplaces_kids/index_01.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071118111727/http://images.businessweek.com/ss/07/11/1116_bestplaces_kids/index_01.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2007-11-18}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left|2020= 19670
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 11,283 people, 5,132 households, and 2,884 families residing in the CDP.  The population density was {{convert|1,354.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 5,355 housing units at an average density of {{convert|643.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the CDP was 92.37% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.39% [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.30% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 2.71% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.03% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.73% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.47% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.48% of the population.

There were 5,132 households, out of which 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.8% were non-families. 35.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 23.3% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.9 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $50,679, and the median income for a family was $69,806. Males had a median income of $51,637 versus $35,786 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $28,686.  About 4.8% of families and 7.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 7.6% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Most of Haslett is in [[Haslett Public Schools]]. Portions are in [[Okemos Public Schools]]<!--26280-->, [[East Lansing Public Schools]]<!--12600-->, and [[Williamston Community Schools]]<!--36420-->.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st26_mi/schooldistrict_maps/c26065_ingham/DC20SD_C26065.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Ingham County, MI|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2023-02-27}}</ref> Respective senior high schools include [[Okemos High School]], [[East Lansing High School]], and [[Williamston Community Schools#Schools|Williamston High School]].

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://haslett.k12.mi.us/ Haslett Public Schools]
{{Adjacent communities|NORTHWEST=[[Dewitt, Michigan]]|North=[[Laingsburg, Michigan]]|North-east=[[Shaftsburg, Michigan]]|Centre=Haslett, Michigan|South-west=[[East Lansing, Michigan]]|South=[[Okemos, Michigan]]|South-east=[[Williamston, Michigan]]}}{{Cities of Ingham County, Michigan}}

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[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Ingham County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Michigan]]
[[Category:Lansing–East Lansing metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Michigan]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Ingham County, Michigan]]