Hayes Township, Otsego County, Michigan

For other places in Michigan named Hayes Township, see Hayes Township, Michigan (disambiguation).

Hayes Township, Michigan
Civil township
Hayes Township Hall
Location within Otsego County
Hayes Township Location within the state of Michigan Hayes Township Location within the United States
Coordinates: 44°56′57″N 84°47′56″W
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Otsego
Established	1877
Government
• Supervisor	Mary Sanders
• Clerk	Richard Ross
Area
• Total	70.64 sq mi (182.96 km2)
• Land	69.15 sq mi (179.10 km2)
• Water	1.49 sq mi (3.86 km2)
Elevation	1,421 ft (433 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	2,619
• Density	37.9/sq mi (14.6/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)	49730 (Elmira) 49733 (Frederic) 49735 (Gaylord)
Area code	989
FIPS code	26-37360
GNIS feature ID	1626455

Hayes Township is a civil township of Otsego County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,619 at the 2010 census.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 70.64 square miles (182.96 km²), of which 69.15 square miles (179.10 km²) is land and 1.49 square miles (3.86 km²) (2.11%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,385 people, 846 households, and 693 families residing in the township. The population density was 34.7 per square mile (13.4/km²). There were 1,303 housing units at an average density of 18.9 per square mile (7.3/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.53% White, 0.25% African American, 0.84% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 0.17% Pacific Islander, 0.17% from other races, and 0.67% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.75% of the population.

There were 846 households, out of which 41.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.8% were married couples living together, 5.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.0% were non-families. 13.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the township the population was spread out, with 29.3% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 31.9% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.5 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $42,969, and the median income for a family was $45,000. Males had a median income of $34,167 versus $21,220 for females. The per capita income for the township was $17,587. About 4.2% of families and 5.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.8% of those under age 18 and 3.7% of those age 65 or over.