Official Name: | Harris Township, Michigan |
Settlement Type: | Civil township |
Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Label: | Harris Township |
Mapsize: | 250 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Michigan |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Menominee |
Leader Title: | Supervisor |
Leader Name: | Peter Kleiman |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 143.3 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 143.2 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.1 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 2113 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 14.8 |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation M: | 259 |
Elevation Ft: | 850 |
Coordinates: | 45.7483°N -87.3922°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP Codes |
Postal Code: | 49845 (Harris) 49896 (Wilson) 49807 (Bark River) 49873 (Perronville) |
Area Code: | 906 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 26-109-36760[3] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 1626437 |
Harris Township is a civil township of Menominee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,113 at the 2020 census.[2]
Harris Township occupies the northeast part of Menominee County, extending from north to south. It is bordered to the east by Delta County and to the north by Marquette County. The city of Escanaba is to the east via US Routes 2 and 41, while the village of Powers is 6miles to the west. Menominee, the county seat, is to the south by road.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Harris Township has a total area of 143.3sqmi, of which 143.2sqmi are land and 0.1sqmi, or 0.10%, are water. The Cedar River and its tributaries drain the southern third of the township, except for along the eastern border, where the Bark River has its source. The Ford River drains the northern part of the township, while its tributary Tenmile Creek drains the central part. The entire township drains to Lake Michigan.
Most of the Hannahville Indian Community is located within Harris Township.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,895 people, 656 households, and 516 families residing in the township. By 2020, there were 2,113 people in the township.
Most of the township is in the Bark River-Harris School District, while a portion is in the North Central Area Schools.[5]
Hannahville Indian School, a Bureau of Indian Education-affiliated tribal school (which also functions as a charter school) is in the township.