Editing Hatton Township, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Hatton Township, Michigan
|settlement_type          = [[Civil township]]
|nickname                 = 
|motto                    =

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|imagesize                = 275
|image_caption            = Hatton Township Hall
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|image_seal               =

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|pushpin_label          =Hatton Township
|pushpin_map_caption    =Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States
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|image_map                = Hatton Township, MI location.png
|mapsize                  = 250
|map_caption              = Location within [[Clare County, Michigan|Clare County]]

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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        = [[Clare County, Michigan|Clare]]

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|government_footnotes     = <ref>{{cite web|last=[[Michigan Townships Association]]|url=https://michigantownships.org/find-a-township/?fips=37160|title=Hatton Township, Clare County, Michigan|date=2022|accessdate=January 13, 2023}}</ref>
|government_type          = 
|leader_title             = Supervisor
|leader_name              = Bill Hileman
|leader_title1            = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
|leader_name1             = Linda McClain
|established_title        = Established
|established_date         = 1886

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|unit_pref                = Imperial
|area_footnotes           = 
|area_magnitude           = 
|area_total_km2           = 93.60
|area_land_km2            = 92.95
|area_water_km2           = 0.65
|area_total_sq_mi         = 36.14
|area_land_sq_mi          = 35.89
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.25

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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = <ref name=C2020>{{cite web|last=[[United States Census Bureau]]|url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Hatton+township,+Clare+County,+Michigan|title=Hatton Township, Clare County, Michigan|date=January 14, 2023}}</ref>
|population_total         = 893
|population_density_km2   = 
|population_density_sq_mi = 24.9

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|timezone                 = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
|utc_offset               = -5
|timezone_DST             = EDT
|utc_offset_DST           = -4
|elevation_footnotes      = 
|elevation_m              = 337
|elevation_ft             = 1106
|coordinates              = {{coord|43|56|30|N|84|46|33|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
|postal_code              = 48617 ([[Clare, Michigan|Clare]])<br>48622 ([[Farwell, Michigan|Farwell]])<br>48625 ([[Harrison, Michigan|Harrison]])
|area_code                = [[Area code 989|989]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 26-37160<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 1626450<ref>{{GNIS|1626450}}</ref>
|website                  = {{URL|http://www.hattontownship.com/|Official website}}
|footnotes                = 
}}
'''Hatton Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Clare County, Michigan|Clare County]] in the U.S. state of [[Michigan]]. The population was 893 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name=C2020/>

==Communities==
* '''Hatton''' is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in the southwest portion of the township at {{coord|43|55|22|N|84|49|07|W}}.<ref>{{GNIS|1617612|Hatton, Michigan}}</ref>  The community began as a station along [[Pere Marquette Railway]] in 1881.  A post office in Hatton began operating on May 18, 1882 until the community was destroyed by a fire in 1910.<ref>{{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 |series=Great Lakes Books Series |type=Paperback  |orig-date= 1973 |date=October 1, 1986 |publisher=[[Wayne State University Press]] |isbn = 978-0-8143-1838-6 |location=Detroit, Michigan| page=257}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|36.14|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|35.89|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.25|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (0.69%) is water.<ref>{{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]]| accessdate = April 3, 2020|page=19 Michigan}}</ref>

===Major highways===
*{{jct|state=MI|US|127}} runs south–north through the center of the township.
*{{jct|state=MI|MI|61|name1=E. Gladwin Road}} runs briefly along the northeast border of the township.

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 923 people, 333 households, and 245 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|25.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 466 housing units at an average density of {{convert|13.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 97.29% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.65% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.65% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.11% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.30% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.76% of the population.

There were 333 households, out of which 36.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.4% were non-families. 20.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.16.

In the township the population was spread out, with 31.2% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.5 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $30,461, and the median income for a family was $33,229. Males had a median income of $36,000 versus $19,583 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $15,848.  About 10.2% of families and 11.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 12.3% of those under age 18 and 12.6% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
The township is served by two separate public school district.  The majority of the township is served by [[Harrison Community Schools]] to the north in [[Harrison, Michigan|Harrison]].  The eastern portion of the township is served by [[Clare Public Schools]] to the south in the city of [[Clare, Michigan|Clare]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Michigan Geographic Framework|url=http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/mgdl/pdfmaps/CountySchools/SD_BYCO_esize_CLARE%20COUNTY.pdf|title=Clare County School Districts|date=15 November 2013|accessdate=August 28, 2022}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.hattontownship.com/ Hatton Township official website]

{{Clare County, Michigan}}
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[[Category:Townships in Clare County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1886]]
[[Category:1886 establishments in Michigan]]