Editing Higgins Township, Michigan

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

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|image_caption            = Higgins Township Hall in [[Roscommon, Michigan|Roscommon]]
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|pushpin_label = Higgins Township
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|map_caption              = Location within [[Roscommon County, Michigan|Roscommon County]] (red) and the administered village of [[Roscommon, Michigan|Roscommon]] (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        = [[Roscommon County, Michigan|Roscommon]]

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|leader_title             = Supervisor
|leader_name              = William Curnalia
|leader_title1            = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
|leader_name1             = LeAnna Goodrich
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|area_total_sq_mi         = 73.30
|area_land_sq_mi          = 70.36
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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|population_total         = 1864
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|population_density_sq_mi = 26.5

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|timezone                 = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
|utc_offset               = -5
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|elevation_m              = 379
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|coordinates              = {{coord|44|27|30|N|84|34|52|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
|postal_code              = 48653 ([[Roscommon, Michigan|Roscommon]])<br>48656 ([[St. Helen, Michigan|St. Helen]])
|area_code                = [[Area code 989|989]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 26-38020<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>
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 1626468<ref>{{gnis|1626468}}</ref>
|website                  = {{URL|http://www.higginstownship.com/|Official website}}
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'''Higgins Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Roscommon County, Michigan|Roscommon County]] in the U.S. state of [[Michigan]]. The population was 1,864 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].  The village of [[Roscommon, Michigan|Roscommon]] is located within the township.

==Communities==
* '''Artesia Beach''' is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] located at {{coord|44|21|23|N|84|29|30|W}}.  The community is located along the southwestern shores of [[Lake St. Helen]] and extends into [[Richfield Township, Roscommon County, Michigan|Richfield Township]].<ref>{{GNIS|620251|Artesia Beach, Michigan}}</ref>
*'''Moore''' is a former settlement along the Mackinac division of the [[Michigan Central Railroad]] that began in 1890 about {{convert|8.0|mi|km|1}} northwest of [[St. Helen, Michigan|St. Helen]].<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 |type=Paperback  |orig-date= 1973 |date=October 1, 1986 |publisher=[[Wayne State University Press]] |isbn = 978-0-8143-1838-6 |location=Detroit, Michigan| page=378}}</ref>
* '''[[Roscommon, Michigan|Roscommon]]''' is a village and [[county seat]] located in the northwestern portion of the township.  It is the county's only incorporated municipality.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|73.30|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|70.36|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|2.94|sqmi|km2}} (4.01%) 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 12, 2020|page=39 Michigan}}</ref>

The northern portion of [[Backus Creek State Game Area]] is located within Higgins Township.<ref>{{cite web|last=Michigan Department of Natural Resources|author-link=Michigan Department of Natural Resources|url=http://www.michigandnr.com/publications/pdfs/huntingwildlifehabitat/sga/Backus_Creek_SGA_map.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014070135/http://www.michigandnr.com/publications/pdfs/huntingwildlifehabitat/sga/Backus_Creek_SGA_map.pdf |archive-date=2012-10-14 |url-status=live|title=Backus Creek State Game Area: General Map|date=24 April 2017|accessdate=August 20, 2020}}</ref>

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 2,061 people, 816 households, and 509 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|29.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 1,175 housing units at an average density of {{convert|16.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 96.80% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.68% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.58% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.44% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.05% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.46% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.44% of the population.

There were 816 households, out of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.6% were non-families. 32.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the township the population was spread out, with 23.0% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 21.1% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.3 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.6 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $29,801, and the median income for a family was $36,033. Males had a median income of $29,732 versus $20,673 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $15,529.  About 14.3% of families and 17.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 27.5% of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Roscommon County, Michigan}}

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[[Category:Townships in Roscommon County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]