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Harbor Springs is a city and resort community in Emmet County, Michigan, United States. The population was 1,274 in the 2020 census. Harbor Springs is in a sheltered bay on the north shore of the Little Traverse Bay on Lake Michigan. The Little Traverse Lighthouse is a historic lighthouse on the Harbor Point peninsula, which shelters the deepest natural harbor on the Great Lakes. M 119 connects with US 31 7 mile (11 km) east and south at Bay View and Petoskey, which is 4 mile (6 km) away on the south side of the harbor. The area is known for its historic summer resorts, such as Wequetonsing, which was founded by Illinois businessmen and lawyers Henry Stryker III, and Henry Brigham McClure. They were both connected with the Jacob Bunn industrial dynasty of Illinois.

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. 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. Ephraim Shay (1839–1916) is known for his invention of the Shay locomotive. The hexagonal shaped house he built in downtown Harbor Springs is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The local elementary school is named after him. 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. The Club Ponytail was a music hall destroyed by fire in 1969.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.30 square miles (3 km2), all of it land.

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

As of the census of 2010, there were 1,194 people, 558 households, and 294 families residing in the city. The population density was There were 1,122 housing units at an average density of The racial makeup of the city was 92.0% white, 0.3% African American, 4.8% Native American, 0.8% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.1% from other races, and 2.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino 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.

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 census and Traverse City Cherry Capital Airport. Harbor Springs Municipal Airport is a public general aviation with no scheduled commercial flights.

follows an east–west route within the city of Harbor Springs. West of the city, the highway continues northerly up the shore of Lake Michigan and through the 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. is a north–south route beginning at Harbor Springs and continuing north to Cross Village. is a north–south route running from just east of the city northerly toward Mackinaw City.