Harbor Springs, Michigan

Harbor Springs, Michigan
FIPS code		26-36560[3]
GNIS feature ID	0627758[2]
Website	Official website

Harbor Springs is a city and resort community in

Harbor Springs is in a sheltered bay on the north shore of the

, which is 4 miles (6.4 km) away on the south side of the harbor.

The area is known for its historic summer resorts, such as

Jacob Bunn

industrial dynasty of Illinois.

History

See also:

History of Northern Michigan

The European-American settlement started with a mission by French Catholic Jesuits; they called this area L'Arbre Croche, meaning Crooked Tree. In 1847, L'Arbre Croche had the largest concentration of Native Americans in Michigan.^[5] French traders renamed the area Petit Traverse, or Little Crossing, when they arrived in the area. After more settlers came from the eastern United States, they changed the name of the village to Harbor Springs, incorporating it in 1880.

The federally recognized Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians are descendants of the numerous Odawa bands that occupied this area. They have their tribal offices in Harbor Springs and a gaming resort in Petoskey.

The Douglas House on the shore of Lake Michigan was designed by architect Richard Meier and completed in 1973. This house is one of 150 structures listed in 2007 as America's Favorite Architecture by the American Institute of Architects.^[7]

The

was a music hall destroyed by fire in 1969.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.30 square miles (3.37 km²), all of it land.^[8]

Climate

The climate is described as Humid Continental by the Köppen Climate System, abbreviated as Dfb.^[9]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1880	164		—
1890	1,052		541.5%
1900	1,643		56.2%
1910	1,805		9.9%
1920	1,600		−11.4%
1930	1,429		−10.7%
1940	1,423		−0.4%
1950	1,626		14.3%
1960	1,433		−11.9%
1970	1,662		16.0%
1980	1,567		−5.7%
1990	1,540		−1.7%
2000	1,567		1.8%
2010	1,194		−23.8%
2020	1,274		6.7%
U.S. Decennial Census[10]

2010 census

As of the

of any race were 0.7% of the population.

There were 558 households, of which 19.4% included children under the age of 18, 38.4% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 47.3% were non-families. 43.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 23.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.93 and the average family size was 2.66.

The median age in the city was 55.8 years. 15.7% of residents 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. The gender makeup of the city was 43.8% male and 56.2% female.

2000 census

Largest ancestries (2000)	Percent
German	17.4%
English	16.2%
Irish	14.1%
French	7.4%
Polish	6.7%
American	6.2%
Odawa	4.34%

As of the

of any race were 0.57% of the population.

There were 683 households, out of which 23.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.0% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.8% were non-families. 39.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the city, the population 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 age was 47 years. For every 100 females, there were 81.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 74.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $35,341, and the median income for a family was $46,750. Males had a median income of $29,236 versus $27,167 for females. The

, including 6.5% of those under age 18 and 9.8% of those age 65 or over.

Transportation

Airports

• The nearest airports with scheduled passenger service are in Pellston Regional Airport^[12] and Traverse City Cherry Capital Airport.
• Harbor Springs Municipal Airport is a public general aviation with no scheduled commercial flights.

Highways

• 
  Tunnel of Trees to a terminus at Cross Village. East of the city, the highway continues along the shore of Little Traverse Bay before terminating at US Highway 31 (US 31), which can be used to access Petoskey
  .
• 
  C-77 is a north–south route beginning at Harbor Springs and continuing north to Cross Village
  .
• 
  C-81 is a north–south route running from just east of the city northerly toward Mackinaw City
  .

Notable people

• Odawa (Ottawa)
  tribe leader and historian
• Jocko Cunningham, racing driver
• Robert Klark Graham, inventor, eugenicist, businessman.
• F. James McDonald, former president and chief operating officer of General Motors.^[13]
• Joe Dart
  , musician
• Hord Hardin, chairman of the Augusta National Golf Club, 1980-1991.

Images

• 
  Harbor
• 
  Post office
• 
  Sign on M-119
• 
  View of downtown from the bluff

References

External links

• City of Harbor Springs
• Harbor Springs Chamber of Commerce