| Official Name: | Fairhaven Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Label: | Fairhaven Township |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Michigan |
| Mapsize: | 250 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Michigan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Huron |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 150.3 |
| Area Land Km2: | 54.6 |
| Area Water Km2: | 95.7 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 58.0 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 21.1 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 36.9 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1081 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 177 |
| Elevation Ft: | 581 |
| Coordinates: | 43.8083°N -83.4025°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 48720, 48759 |
| Area Code: | 989 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-27120[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1626266 |
Fairhaven Township is a civil township of Huron County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,081 at the 2020 census.[2]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 58sqmi, of which 21.1sqmi is land and 37sqmi (63.67%) is water.
Fairhaven Township also contains several uninhabited islands in Saginaw Bay, which are mostly contained within Wildfowl Bay State Wildlife Area. These islands include Defoe Island, Duck Island, Heisterman Island, Lone Tree Island, North Island, Maisou Island, Middle Grounds Island, and Pitchers Reef.[3]
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,259 people, 537 households, and 353 families residing in the township. The population density was 59.7sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 770 housing units at an average density of 36.5sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 98.17% White, 0.32% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.79% from other races, and 0.48% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.14% of the population.
There were 537 households, out of which 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.9% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.1% were non-families. 30.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.90.
In the township the population was spread out, with 23.7% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.9 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $33,500, and the median income for a family was $37,813. Males had a median income of $31,958 versus $20,313 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,689. About 8.6% of families and 11.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.9% of those under age 18 and 13.2% of those age 65 or over.