| Official Name: | Hayes Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Hayes Township |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| 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: | Charlevoix |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Leader Title: | Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | Ron VanZee |
| Leader Title1: | Clerk |
| Leader Name1: | Kristin Baranski |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 111.81 |
| Area Land Km2: | 77.93 |
| Area Water Km2: | 33.88 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 43.17 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 30.09 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 13.08 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 2000 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 232 |
| Elevation Ft: | 761 |
| Coordinates: | 45.325°N -85.1478°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 49711 (Bay Shore) 49720 (Charlevoix) |
| Area Code: | 231 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-37320[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1626453 |
Hayes Township is a civil township of Charlevoix County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,000 at the 2020 census.[3]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 43.17sqmi, of which 30.09sqmi is land and 13.08sqmi (30.30%) is water.[5]
Hayes Township is located along the shore of Lake Michigan on the south side of the entrance to Little Traverse Bay. The township extends to Lake Charlevoix on its southern border. Big Rock Point Nuclear Power Plant was located within the township.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,893 people, 767 households, and 578 families residing in the township. The population density was 62.9sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,030 housing units at an average density of 34.2sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 95.88% White, 0.05% African American, 2.06% Native American, 0.53% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.21% from other races, and 1.22% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.26% of the population.
There were 767 households, out of which 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.4% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.6% were non-families. 19.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.81.
In the township the population was spread out, with 23.3% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 30.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.2 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $50,478, and the median income for a family was $54,911. Males had a median income of $35,694 versus $26,324 for females. The per capita income for the township was $25,512. About 5.3% of families and 6.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.8% of those under age 18 and 2.4% of those age 65 or over.
Hayes Township is served by three separate school districts. The vast majority of the township is served by Charlevoix Public Schools to the west in the city of Charlevoix. The southeast corner of the township is served by Boyne City Public Schools to the southeast in the city of Boyne City. The northeast corner of the township, including most of the CDP of Bay Shore, is served by the Public Schools of Petoskey to the northeast in the city of Petoskey.[6]