thumb|250px|right|Historic gas station in Burgess Corner

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.

Communities

  • Bay Shore is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located in the northeastern portion of township along the shores of Lake Michigan at . The community also extends east into Resort Township in Emmet County.
  • Burgess (or Burgess Corner) is an unincorporated community located within the township at . It began as a sawmill settlement in 1877 and was named after mill owner E. H. Burgess. A post office operated in Burgess from February 28, 1877, until July 14, 1904.
  • Embo is a former settlement within the township about east of Charlevoix. It was given a railroad station along the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad, and a post office opened on April 3, 1873. The post office operated only briefly until closing on October 27, 1875.
  • Success is a former settlement within the township that existed with a rural post office that opened on June 3, 1913, and operated very briefly.
  • Undine is a former settlement that existed along the northern shores of Pine Lake (now Lake Charlevoix). It began as a lumber settlement and received a post office on January 15, 1880, with farmer Charles Whitford serving as the first postmaster. The name may have derived from the Undine, which are mythological humans associated with water. The post office operated until March 16, 1896.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (30.30%) is water.

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.

Major highways

  • runs along the northern portion of the township near Lake Michigan.
  • is a county-designated highway that runs the length of the southern portion of the township near Lake Charlevoix.

Demographics

As of the census

References

Sources

  • Hayes Township official website