civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States that is subordinate to a county, most often in the northern and midwestern parts of the country. The term town is used in New England, New York, and Wisconsin to ref ...
located in
Macomb County
Macomb County ( ) is a county located in the eastern portion of the U.S. state of Michigan, bordering Lake St. Clair, and is part of northern Metro Detroit. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 881,217, making it the third-most populous co ...
in the U.S. state of
Michigan
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. The small township consisted of 0.6 mi2 (1.7 km2) of the Macomb County portion of the village of
Grosse Pointe Shores
Grosse Pointe Shores is a city in Macomb and Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,008 at the 2010 census.
Grosse Pointe Shores was incorporated as a village in 1911 and was part of Grosse Pointe Township in Wayne ...
, which was part of
Grosse Pointe Township
Grosse Pointe Township was a civil township of Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Originally including all of the Grosse Pointe communities, and the northeastern portion of the City of Detroit, in its later years, it was reduced to the ...
and mostly located in Wayne County on the western shores of
Lake Saint Clair
Lake St. Clair (french: Lac Sainte-Claire) is a freshwater lake that lies between the Canadian province of Ontario and the U.S. state of Michigan. It was named in 1679 by French Catholic explorers after Saint Clare of Assisi, on whose feast day ...
. At the 2000 census, the township population was 80.
On February 24, 2009, the residents of the village of Grosse Pointe Shores voted to incorporate as a city, effectively disestablishing Lake and Grosse Pointe townships when the city was formally established on April 1, 2009.
At one point, the area of Lake Township was part of the former Erin Township.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it (76.56%) is water.
Demographics
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 80 people, 40 households, and 24 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 42 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 88.75%
White
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, 1.25%
African American
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Asian
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.
There were 40 households, out of which 10.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.0% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.0% were non-families. 32.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.00 and the average family size was 2.54.
In the township the population was spread out, with 6.3% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 12.5% from 25 to 44, 36.3% from 45 to 64, and 38.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 60 years. For every 100 females, there were 81.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 74.4 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $97,278, and the median income for a family was $117,025. Males had a median income of $100,000 versus $100,000 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the township was $64,812. There were no families and 3.8% of the population living below the
poverty line
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, including no under eighteens and 8.7% of those over 64.
Education
South Lake School District
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