Highland Township, Michigan | |
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| Charter Township of Highland | |
 Highland Township offices | |
 Location withinOakland County | |
  Highland Township Location within the state of Michigan | |
| Coordinates:42°39′00″N83°37′00″W / 42.65000°N 83.61667°W /42.65000; -83.61667 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Oakland |
| Established | 1835 |
| Government | |
| • Supervisor | Rick Hamill |
| • Clerk | Tami Flowers |
| • Treasurer | Jennifer Frederick |
| Area | |
| 36.18 sq mi (93.7 km2) | |
| • Land | 34.11 sq mi (88.3 km2) |
| • Water | 2.07 sq mi (5.4 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,027 ft (313 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| 19,172 | |
| • Density | 530/sq mi (200/km2) |
| • Metro | 4,296,250 (Metro Detroit) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 248 |
| FIPS code | 26-38080[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626469[2] |
| Website | Official website |
Highland Township, officially theCharter Township of Highland, is acharter township of westOakland County,Michigan. The population was 19,172 at the time of the2020 census.[3]
Highland Township is a western suburb ofMetro Detroit and is located about 18 miles (29.0 km) west of the city ofPontiac and about 45 miles (72.4 km) northwest of the city ofDetroit.
Highland Township was founded by pioneer families in 1835. A major factor in the development of Highland was the railroad, which allowed lumber to be transported cheaply, and allowed products from the township's early factories to be exported easily. In 2003, in an effort to retain its rural character, as well as preserve its extensiveequestrian heritage, Highland declared itself an "equestrian community" and began active support and encouragement of the equestrian presence and related development in the township. In 2006, thanks in large part to the efforts of the Highland Equestrian Conservancy, Highland Township received official recognition by the state government as Michigan's first designated equestrian community.[citation needed]
While there are no incorporated villages in the township, there are sixunincorporated communities:
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.18 square miles (93.71 km2), of which 34.11 square miles (88.34 km2) is land and 2.07 square miles (5.36 km2) (5.73%) is water.[13]
As of thecensus[1] of 2000, there were 19,169 people, 6,786 households, and 5,374 families residing in the township. Thepopulation density was 570.2 per square mile (220.1/km2). There were 7,179 housing units at an average density of 213.5 per square mile (82.4/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 97.42%White, 0.30%African American, 0.46%Native American, 0.37%Asian, 0.02%Pacific Islander, 0.25% fromother races, and 1.17% from two or more races.Hispanic orLatino of any race were 1.27% of the population.
There were 6,786 households, out of which 41.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.8% weremarried couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.8% were non-families. 16.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.17.
The age distribution was as follows:29.0% of the population was under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 31.6% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 7.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.3 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $62,805, and the median income for a family was $70,286. Males had a median income of $50,944 versus $29,867 for females. Theper capita income for the township was $25,484. About 3.8% of families and 5.8% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 7.7% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.
Huron Valley Schools has its headquarters in Highland Township.[14][15]Milford High School is located in the township.[15][16]
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