Editing Helena Township, Michigan

{{Hatnote|"Clam River, Michigan" redirects here. For the Muskegon River tributary, see [[Clam River (Michigan)]].}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Helena Township, Michigan
| settlement_type    = [[Civil township]]
| nickname           = 
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| pushpin_label      = Helena Township
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan
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| image_map          = Helena Township, MI location.png
| mapsize            = 250
| map_caption        = Location within [[Antrim County, Michigan|Antrim County]] (red) and the administered community of [[Alden, Michigan|Alden]] (pink)

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

<!-- Government -->| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = Supervisor
| leader_name        = Rick Teague
| leader_title1      = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
| leader_name1       = David Peterson
| established_title  = Established
| established_date   = 1865

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| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 59.7
| area_land_km2      = 42.0
| area_water_km2     = 17.8
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| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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| population_total   = 937
| population_density_km2 = auto
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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        = 212
| elevation_ft       = 696
| coordinates        = {{coord|44|53|44|N|85|15|43|W|region:US-MI_type:adm2nd_source:GNIS|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
| postal_code        = 49612 ([[Alden, Michigan|Alden]])<br>49615 ([[Bellaire, Michigan|Bellaire]])
| area_code          = [[Area code 231|231]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 26-37500<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        = 1626461<ref>{{gnis|1626461}}</ref>
| website            = {{URL|http://www.helenatownship.com/|Official website}}
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}}
'''Helena Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Antrim County, Michigan|Antrim County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. The population was 937 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="2020 census">{{cite web |title=Helena township, Antrim County, Michigan - Census Bureau Profile |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Helena_township,_Antrim_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2600937500 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=18 February 2024}}</ref> Helena Township was organized in 1865 by a division of [[Milton Township, Antrim County, Michigan|Milton Township]]. It was named for Helena M. Thayer, who was from the first family to settle on the southern shore of Clam Lake. [[Thayer Lake (Antrim County)|Thayer Lake]] in the township is also named for the family.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IjQmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=r_gFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2228%2C1609639 | title=Question of the Week | work=The Bellaire Area Review | date=September 11, 2007 | access-date=1 May 2015 | pages=4A}}</ref>

== Communities ==
*'''[[Alden, Michigan|Alden]]''' is an [[unincorporated community]] in the township on the southeast end of [[Torch Lake (Antrim County, Michigan)|Torch Lake]]. The Alden [[ZIP code]] 49612 serves most of southwest Helena Township.
*'''Clam River''' is a community on [[Torch Lake (Antrim County, Michigan)|Torch Lake]] in the north of the township.
*'''Comfort''' was a station on the [[Pere Marquette Railroad]]. There was a post office here starting in 1913.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=128}}
*'''[[Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians]]''' has two separate locations within Helena Township.<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]]| access-date = January 21, 2020|page=E-10}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|59.7|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|42.0|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|17.8|km2|disp=flip}}, or 29.74%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2600937500| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212141826/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2600937500| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Helena township, Antrim County, Michigan| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=June 11, 2013}}</ref>

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 878 people, 408 households, and 281 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|54.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 801 housing units at an average density of {{convert|49.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 97.15% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.11% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.91% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.46% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 1.37% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.34% of the population.

There were 408 households, out of which 19.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.1% were non-families. 28.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 2.57.

In the township the population was spread out, with 16.6% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 21.4% from 25 to 44, 34.7% from 45 to 64, and 22.4% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 49 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.2 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.5 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $40,096, and the median income for a family was $49,732. Males had a median income of $33,542 versus $22,083 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $24,948.  About 3.0% of families and 6.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 7.1% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
===Notes===
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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 |series=Great Lakes Books Series |type=Paperback  |orig-year= 1973 |date=October 1, 1986 |publisher=[[Wayne State University Press]] |isbn = 978-0-8143-1838-6 |location=Detroit, Michigan }}

==External links==
*[http://www.helenatownship.com Helena Township official website]

{{Antrim County, Michigan}}

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[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]