Harrison Charter Township is a charter township of Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 24,314 at the 2020 census.

Geography

The township is in southeastern Macomb County, along the northwestern shores of Lake St. Clair. The Clinton River has its mouth in the lake within Harrison Township, and Lake St. Clair Metropark is within the township, along the lakeshore. The township is partially bordered to the west by the city of Mount Clemens, the Macomb county seat.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which are land and , or 40.03%, are water. The community was settled around 1900 by Pittsburgh capitalists who anticipated creating a coastal city east of Mount Clemens along L'Anse Creuse Bay (French for "Little Bay"). The community never really developed on its own and merely succeeded due to its proximity to Mount Clemens.

  • Liverpool is a former community located within the township along L'Anse Creuse Bay. It began in 1856 when Edward Shook platted the village with the hopes of making it similar to Liverpool, England. He built a hotel and a dock along the lake, but the project failed.
  • Saint Clair Haven is an unincorporated community located along the shores of Lake St. Clair at .

Major highways

  • runs south–north along the western edge of the township.
  • enters briefly in the northwest corner of the township before having its eastern terminus at I-94.

Demographics

As of the census

Notable people

  • Dino Ciccarelli, retired professional ice hockey player
  • Uncle Kracker, singer and musician
  • David Legwand, retired professional ice hockey player
  • Candice Miller, county and state politician
  • Angela Ruggiero, retired professional ice hockey player and Olympian

References

Sources

  • The Lost Villages of Harrison
  • Harrison Township Factsheet