Harbor Springs, Michigan Harbor Springs, Michigan Downtown Harbor Springs Downtown Harbor Springs Harbor Springs is a town/city and resort improve in Emmet County in the U.S.
Harbor Springs is in a sheltered bay on the north shore of the Little Traverse Bay on Lake Michigan.
The Little Traverse Lighthouse is a historic lighthouse on the Harbor Point peninsula, which shelters the deepest natural harbor on the Great Lakes.
M-119 joins with US 31 7 miles (11 km) east and south at Bay View, and Petoskey, which is 4 miles (6.4 km) away on the south side of the harbor.
In 1847, L'Arbre Croche had the biggest concentration of Native Americans in Michigan. French traders retitled the region Petit Traverse, or Little Traverse, when they appeared in the area.
After more pioneer came to the region from the easterly United States, they changed the name of the village to Harbor Springs, incorporating it in 1880.
They have their tribal offices in Harbor Springs, and a gaming resort in Petoskey.
The hexagonal-shaped home he assembled in downtown Harbor Springs still stands today and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Harbor Springs was the locale of the Club Ponytail, a famous music hall finished by fire in 1969.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 1.30 square miles (3.37 km2), all of it land. Harbor Springs has a lot to offer amid the summer months, including beaches, sailing schools, marinas, multiple golf courses, bike paths, hiking trails, ice cream shops, candy stores, coffee shops and various summer vacation communities.
Harbor Springs is a several miles from neighboring Petoskey, Michigan, on the other side of the bay.
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,194 citizens , 558 homeholds, and 294 families residing in the city.
There were 1,122 housing units at an average density of 863.1 per square mile (333.2/km2).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 92.0% White, 0.3% African American, 0.8% Native American, 4.8% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.1% from other competitions, and 2.0% from two or more competitions.
There were 558 homeholds of which 19.4% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 38.4% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 4.3% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 47.3% were non-families.
The median age in the town/city was 55.8 years.
15.7% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 4.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 14.7% were from 25 to 44; 32.6% were from 45 to 64; and 32.2% were 65 years of age or older.
There were 1,086 housing units at an average density of 837.8 per square mile (322.5/km ).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 91.70% White, 0.19% African American, 5.87% Native American, 0.19% Asian, and 2.04% from two or more competitions.
There were 683 homeholds out of which 23.0% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 46.0% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 43.8% were non-families.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 20.4% under the age of 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 22.8% from 25 to 44, 28.3% from 45 to 64, and 23.8% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $35,341, and the median income for a family was $46,750.
About 5.3% of families and 6.8% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 6.5% of those under age 18 and 9.8% of those age 65 or over.
Harbor Springs Municipal Airport is a enhance general aviation with no scheduled commercial flights.
US 31, while not directly serving Harbor Springs, is accessible at the southern end of M-119 four miles southeast near Bay View.
M-119 travels around the north side of Little Traverse Bay, through downtown Harbor Springs, and then to a end at Cross Village.
C-77 is a north-south route beginning at Harbor Springs and closing north to Cross Village.
"Harbor Springs, Michigan Travel Weather Averages (Weatherbase)".
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
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