Lake Township, Roscommon County, Michigan

Coordinates: 44°22′42″N 84°47′55″W / 44.37833°N 84.79861°W / 44.37833; -84.79861
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For other Lake Townships in Michigan, see Lake Township, Michigan.

Lake Township, Michigan
FIPS code
26-44400[1]
GNIS feature ID1626578[2]
WebsiteOfficial website

Lake Township is a civil township of Roscommon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,119 at the 2020 census.

Communities

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.41 square miles (91.71 km2), of which 23.06 square miles (59.73 km2) is land and 12.35 square miles (31.99 km2) (34.88%) is water.[10]

The township surrounds the northwestern portion of Houghton Lake, and the western section of the township contains the Houghton Lake Flats Flooding State Wildlife Management Area and a portion of the Dead Stream Flooding State Wildlife Management Area. A small portion of the Houghton Lake community extends into Lake Township. The Houghton Lake 48629 ZIP Code serves the majority of the township, except a very small portion of the western edge served by the Merritt 49667 ZIP Code.[11]

Demographics

As of the

Latino
of any race were 0.52% of the population.

There were 671 households, out of which 12.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.9% were married couples living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.9% were non-families. 30.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.5% 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 2.41.

In the township the population was spread out, with 12.1% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 16.4% from 25 to 44, 36.3% from 45 to 64, and 30.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 56 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.5 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $29,242, and the median income for a family was $34,821. Males had a median income of $31,125 versus $18,523 for females. The

poverty line
, including 20.0% of those under age 18 and 7.5% of those age 65 or over.

References

  1. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Township, Roscommon County, Michigan
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Houghton Point, Michigan
  4. ^ Romig 1986, p. 274.
  5. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Meads Landing, Michigan
  6. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Michelson, Michigan
  7. ^ Romig 1986, p. 365.
  8. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nellsville, Michigan
  9. ^ Romig 1986, p. 390.
  10. 2010 United States Census. United States Census Bureau. September 2012. p. 39 Michigan. Archived
    (PDF) from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  11. ^ Google (October 21, 2020). "49667 ZIP Code map" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved October 21, 2020.

Sources

  • Romig, Walter (October 1, 1986) [1973]. Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities (Paperback). Detroit, Michigan:
    ISBN 978-0-8143-1838-6
    .
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