Lake Township, Macomb County, Michigan

Lake Township, Michigan
Former FIPS code		26-44340[1]
GNIS feature ID	1626575[2]

Lake Township is a former

, 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.^[3]

At one point, the area of Lake Township was part of the former

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²), of which, 0.2 square miles (0.52 km²) of it is land and 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²) of it (76.56%) is water.

Demographics

As of the

.

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

, including no under eighteens and 8.7% of those over 64.

Education

South Lake School District once served portions of the township.^[5] The district formerly served portions of Lake Township.^[5]

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