Lee Township, Allegan County, Michigan

Lee Township, Michigan
FIPS code		26-46600[1]
GNIS feature ID	1626598[2]
Website	www.leetwp.org

Lee Township is a

The township is rural with the population living mostly around the lakes. A small portion of the Allegan State Game Area is in the township.

CSX Transportation has a rail line that goes through the township in a north–south direction. The line also carries Amtrak traffic, but does not stop within the township. No major highways go through Lee Township.

Communities

There no villages within the township, but there are several unincorporated communities:

• Bakersville is located on the northeast side of Lower Scott Lake (42°29′24″N 86°04′11″W / 42.49000°N 86.06972°W / 42.49000; -86.06972 Elevation: 659 ft/201 m).^[4]
• Lacota is a shared community at the southwest corner boundary with Geneva Township, Van Buren County and Casco Township
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• Lee is located on 56th Street between 105 Avenue and 104 Avenue (42°27′03″N 86°05′27″W / 42.45083°N 86.09083°W / 42.45083; -86.09083 Elevation: 650 ft./198 m.).^[5]
• Pullman
• Sherman Park is located on the northwest side of Lower Scott Lake (42°29′31″N 86°04′55″W / 42.49194°N 86.08194°W / 42.49194; -86.08194 Elevation: 666 ft./203 m.).^[6]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.1 square miles (93.5 km²), of which 35.2 square miles (91.1 km²) is land and 0.93 square miles (2.4 km²), or 2.56%, is water.^[7]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1960	1,327		—
1970	1,934		45.7%
1980	2,249		16.3%
1990	2,672		18.8%
2000	4,114		54.0%
2010	4,015		−2.4%
2020	3,805		−5.2%
Source: Census Bureau. Census 1960- 2000, 2010.

As of the

of any race were 21.10% of the population.

There were 1,313 households, out of which 43.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.3% were married couples living together, 14.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.1% were non-families. 18.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.09 and the average family size was 3.48.

In the township the population was spread out, with 34.7% under the age of 18, 11.0% from 18 to 24, 29.7% from 25 to 44, 17.1% from 45 to 64, and 7.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.4 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $30,875, and the median income for a family was $32,688. Males had a median income of $28,789 versus $23,563 for females. The

, including 23.7% of those under age 18 and 17.7% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

• Lee Township official website
• Early History of Lee Township