Huron Charter Township is a charter township of Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 16,944 at the 2020 census. Huron Charter Township is named after the Huron River, which flows southeast through the township. The township is home to three divisions of the Huron–Clinton Metroparks system: Lower Huron, Oakwoods, and Willow.
Communities
- New Boston is an unincorporated community located within the township at . New Boston contains its own post office that uses the 48164 ZIP Code, which serves most of the township and a small portion of Sumpter Township to the west and Brownstown Charter Township to the east.
- Waltz is an unincorporated community located just west of Interstate 275 along Waltz Road at .
- Willow is an unincorporated community located along Willow Road just west of Interstate 275 at .
History
Huron Township was organized in 1827 and originally included the land that now contains the cities of Romulus and Belleville as well as the townships of Van Buren and Sumpter. In the 1830s, a settlement was platted on the banks of the Huron River. The first post office opened with the name Huron, but soon closed. In 1860 a new post office was opened with the name Catville but changed its name to New Boston by 1868. Other early settlements included Belden, platted in 1857 by Frances J. Belden and now known as Willow, and Waltz, platted in 1872 by Joseph Waltz.
On March 17, 1835 the northeastern portion of Huron Township was set off and organized as Romulus Township. Within a few weeks, on April 6, 1835, the northwestern portion of the township became Van Buren Township. On April 6, 1840 the western half of the remaining portion of Huron Township organized as the township of Sumpter, creating the current boundaries of township.
The Waltz Road–Huron River Bridge, first constructed in 1924 and later replaced in 2017, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (1.34%) is water.
Major highways
- runs south–north through the center of the township. The highway has three access points within the township: exit 8 (Will Carleton Road) at the county line with Monroe County, exit 11 (South Huron Road), and exit 13 (Sibley Road).
Demographics
Racial and ethnic composition
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+Huron Charter Township, Michigan – Racial and ethnic composition<br><small></small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(NH = Non-Hispanic)</small>
!Pop 2000
!Pop 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |Pop 2020
!% 2000
!% 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |% 2020
|-
|White alone (NH)
|12,958
|14,415
|style='background: #ffffe6; |14,117
|94.33%
|90.78%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |83.32%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|140
|398
|style='background: #ffffe6; |760
|1.02%
|2.51%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.49%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|76
|102
|style='background: #ffffe6; |51
|0.55%
|0.64%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.30%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|46
|114
|style='background: #ffffe6; |158
|0.33%
|0.72%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.93%
|-
|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|1
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2
|0.01%
|0.01%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.01%
|-
|Other race alone (NH)
|13
|6
|style='background: #ffffe6; |73
|0.09%
|0.04%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.43%
|-
|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|159
|341
|style='background: #ffffe6; |877
|1.16%
|2.15%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5.18%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|344
|502
|style='background: #ffffe6; |906
|2.50%
|3.16%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5.35%
|-
|Total
|13,737
|15,879
|style='background: #ffffe6; |16,944
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|}
2000 census
As of the census
References
External links
- Huron Township official website
- Huron School District