Lake Township is a
civil township of
Lake County in the
U.S. state of
Michigan. The population was 849 at the
2000 census.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (5.31%) is water.
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 849 people, 412 households, and 276 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 2,190 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 92.82%
White, 4.83%
African American, 1.06%
Native American, and 1.30% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino
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* Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America
* Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States
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of any race were 0.12% of the population.
There were 412 households, out of which 13.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.4% were
married couples
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living together, 3.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.0% were non-families. 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.06 and the average family size was 2.44.
In the township the population was spread out, with 12.7% under the age of 18, 3.7% from 18 to 24, 17.6% from 25 to 44, 37.1% from 45 to 64, and 29.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 55 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.4 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $26,806, and the median income for a family was $30,179. Males had a median income of $30,167 versus $17,337 for females. The
per capita income for the township was $19,053. About 11.2% of families and 16.0% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 43.3% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.
References
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Townships in Lake County, Michigan
Townships in Michigan