Lawrence Township, Michigan

Lawrence Township, Michigan
FIPS code		26-46460[1]
GNIS feature ID	1626595[2]
Website	http://www.lawrence-township.com/

Lawrence Township is a civil township of Van Buren County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,289 at the 2020 census.^[3] The Village of Lawrence is located within the township.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.9 square miles (93 km²), of which 35.0 square miles (91 km²) is land and 0.9 square miles (2.3 km²) (2.43%) is water.

Demographics

As of the

of any race were 13.41% of the population.

There were 1,194 households, out of which 35.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.7% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.2% were non-families. 20.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.16.

In the township the population was spread out, with 29.0% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.2 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $36,944, and the median income for a family was $45,781. Males had a median income of $30,964 versus $24,779 for females. The

, including 15.2% of those under age 18 and 10.4% of those age 65 or over.

cadastral map

of Lawrence Township, showing property lines and names of rural landowners

References

External links

• Lawrence Township Website