Canadian Lakes is an unincorporated community and

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(CDP) in

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in the

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. The area is mostly within the southwest portion of Morton Township, southwest of Mecosta and east of Stanwood. As of the 2020 census, the CDP population was 3,202, up from 2,756 in

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. The area defined by the CDP includes small portions in eastern Austin Township.

Geography

Most of the area is served by the Stanwood ZIP code 49346, although "Canadian Lakes, Michigan", is an acceptable name for mail delivery by the post office. The village of Stanwood is west of the community. Small portions of the CDP are served by other postal delivery areas. A small portion in the southern area of the CDP along the

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is served by the Lakeview ZIP code, 48850, and a small area in the eastern part of the CDP is served by the Mecosta ZIP code, 49332.49332 5-Digit ZCTA, 493 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder
U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Census Lakeview is to the south, and Mecosta is to the northeast. According to the

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, the community has a total area of , of which are land and , or 10.82%, are water. The community is named for a collection of lakes in the valley of the

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,922 people, 923 households, and 726 families residing in the community. The population density was . There were 1,624 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the community was 97.81%

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, 0.52%

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, 0.21% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.21% from other races, and 1.04% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.73% of the population. There were 923 households, out of which 10.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.2% were

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living together, 2.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.3% were non-families. 18.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.08 and the average family size was 2.32. In the community, the population was spread out, with 10.1% under the age of 18, 2.8% from 18 to 24, 13.0% from 25 to 44, 36.4% from 45 to 64, and 37.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 61 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.0 males. The median income for a household in the community was $51,595, and the median income for a family was $56,595. Males had a median income of $45,000 versus $31,842 for females. The

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for the community was $30,770. About 3.1% of families and 5.1% of the population were below the

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, including 15.5% of those under age 18 and 1.8% of those age 65 or over.

References

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