Save town Compare Needs More Love
Town guide

Fairhaven

A township of 1,177 people in Huron County, Michigan
Be the first to joinEarn karma for joining →
1

Now in Fairhaven

What’s happening this week

All posts →
From your neighbors

What’s happening

A preview of what neighbors share. Be the first to post in Fairhaven.

Weather

Forecast →
Coming up

Upcoming events

Nothing on the calendar yet

Put the next local happening — a market, a meeting, a concert — on the map.

Add an event →
Around town

Local news

All news →

Loading local headlines…

Headlines via Google News · Articles belong to their publishers.

2

Around town

The places and views that make it Fairhaven

Explore places →

Outdoors in Fairhaven

Parks & trails →
Map of Fairhaven: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land2.6%2,362 of 89,493 acres
Trails2.9 mi0 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves62,007 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

3

Know Fairhaven

The town at a glance, and the guide to how things work

Open the full guide →

About Fairhaven

Civil township in Michigan, United States
1,081Population
58 sq miArea
581 ftElevation

Fairhaven Township is a civil township of Huron County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,081 at the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Town numbers

Living in Fairhaven

Health in Fairhaven

C

Health Grade C

Healthier than 31% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates, and 47% of towns with similar incomes.

Compared with Michigan

2better than MI·5worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 25 are too close to call.

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

Care nearby

Scheurer HospitalPigeon · 10.3 mi · ER · rural critical access
Great Lakes Bay Health Centers Integrated Care Thumb AreaBad Axe · 22 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careShortage · county-wide
DentalShortage · county-wide
Mental healthShortage · county-wide
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · ZIP codes 48720, 48759 · CMS · HRSAHealth in Fairhaven →

Natural hazards in Fairhaven

26
Low

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 26% of U.S. communities.

🌊 Inland flooding🥶 Cold waves🌪️ Tornadoes
FEMA National Risk Index December 2025 · OpenFEMANatural hazards in Fairhaven →

Libraries near Fairhaven

See all →
Nearest: Sebewaing Township LibrarySebewaing · 4.3 miles · 33 hrs a week
Famous people from FairhavenWriters, athletes, leaders and more who were born in Fairhaven.Meet them →

How things work in Fairhaven

All explainers →
The door’s open

Where to, neighbor?

You’re in Fairhaven, MIHuron CountyView boundary

Nearby

All towns & citiesExplore the map
Loading boundary…

Fairhaven is your selected town. The feed includes posts assigned to this town, not a distance radius or ZIP code.

Neighborhoods narrow the feed further, while townwide announcements, events, and issues remain visible.

Boundary source: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/15 · 2025-01-01