Laketown Township, Michigan

Laketown Township, Michigan
FIPS code		26-45180[1]
GNIS feature ID	1626585[2]
Website	www.laketowntwp.org

Laketown Township is a

Communities

Castle Park is an unincorporated private community in the township, consisting of approximately 100 cottages and summer houses along Lake Michigan. It is situated on the former Castle Park estate of Michael Schwarz. Schwarz's brick, turreted castle-style house, built in 1890, now serves as the enclave's community center.^[4] There was a post office here from 1903 until 1953.^[5]

Macatawa is a small unincorporated community near Lake Michigan on

of 49434.

Graafschap is a small unincorporated community, with areas in both Fillmore Township and Laketown Township.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 21.7 square miles (56.1 km²), of which 21.5 square miles (55.8 km²) is land and 0.12 square miles (0.3 km²), or 0.47%, is water.^[7]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1960	1,814		—
1970	2,175		19.9%
1980	4,332		99.2%
1990	4,888		12.8%
2000	5,562		13.8%
2010	5,505		−1.0%
2020	5,928		7.7%
Source: Census Bureau. Census 1960- 2000, 2010.

As of the

of any race were 3.70% of the population.

There were 2,080 households, out of which 34.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.4% were married couples living together, 4.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.5% were non-families. 18.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the township the population was spread out, with 27.1% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 27.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.8 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $60,893, and the median income for a family was $69,440. Males had a median income of $46,698 versus $31,597 for females. The

, including 1.9% of those under age 18 and 4.4% of those age 65 or over.

References

Notes

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). Great Lakes Books Series. Detroit, Michigan:
  ISBN 978-0-8143-1838-6
  .

External links

• Laketown Township official website
• Early History of Laketown Township^{[dead link]}