| Official Name: | Hayes Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Label: | Hayes Township |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States |
| Mapsize: | 250 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Michigan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Clare |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Leader Title: | Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | Rick Jones |
| Leader Title1: | Clerk |
| Leader Name1: | Debra Hoyt |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1877 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 83.32 |
| Area Land Km2: | 81.01 |
| Area Water Km2: | 2.31 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 32.17 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 31.28 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.89 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 4642 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 148.4 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 351 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1152 |
| Coordinates: | 44.0303°N -84.7867°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 48625 (Harrison) |
| Area Code: | 989 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-37340[3] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1626454 |
Hayes Township is a civil township of Clare County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,642 at the 2020 census.[2]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 32.17sqmi, of which 31.28sqmi is land and 0.89sqmi (2.77%) is water.[4]
The township includes numerous lakes, including portions of Budd Lake and Little Long Lake, as well as Arnold Lake, Caner Lakes, Cranberry Lake, Deer Lake, McWatty Lake, Sutherland Lake, and Townline Lake.
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,916 people, 2,014 households, and 1,391 families residing in the township. The population density was 156.3sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 3,898 housing units at an average density of 123.9sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 97.36% White, 0.12% African American, 0.79% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.53% from other races, and 1.00% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.40% of the population.
There were 2,014 households, out of which 28.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.7% were married couples living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.9% were non-families. 25.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.87.
In the township the population was spread out, with 25.5% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.5 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $26,495, and the median income for a family was $31,343. Males had a median income of $29,755 versus $20,698 for females. The per capita income for the township was $14,394. About 16.7% of families and 20.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.1% of those under age 18 and 10.4% of those age 65 or over.
The township is served entirely by Harrison Community Schools in the city of Harrison.[5]