Crystal Lake Township, Michigan Explained

Official Name:Crystal Lake Township, Michigan
Settlement Type:Civil township
Pushpin Map:Michigan#USA
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Label:Crystal Lake Township
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of Michigan
Mapsize:250
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Michigan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Benzie
Leader Title:Supervisor
Leader Name:Amy Ferris
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:44.2
Area Land Km2:32.5
Area Water Km2:11.7
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:1065
Population Density Km2:29.4
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation M:246
Elevation Ft:807
Coordinates:44.6439°N -86.2097°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code(s)
Postal Code:49635
Area Code:231
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:26-19180[1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1626148

Crystal Lake Township is a civil township of Benzie County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,065 at the 2020 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 44.2km2, of which 32.5km2 is land and 11.7km2, or 26.48%, is water.[2]

Crystal Lake Township contains shores on both Lake Michigan and the eponymous Crystal Lake. Additionally, the Betsie River flows through the south of the township.

Communities

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 960 people, 414 households, and 303 families residing in the township. The population density was 74.9sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,051 housing units at an average density of 82sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 98.02% White, 0.73% Native American, 0.62% Asian, and 0.62% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.73% of the population.

There were 414 households, out of which 25.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.5% were married couples living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.6% were non-families. 23.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.72.

In the township the population was spread out, with 20.5% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 20.6% from 25 to 44, 29.9% from 45 to 64, and 24.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.6 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $36,528, and the median income for a family was $44,643. Males had a median income of $28,977 versus $20,982 for females. The per capita income for the township was $20,987. About 4.9% of families and 5.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.1% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  2. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Crystal Lake township, Benzie County, Michigan . dead . https://archive.today/20200212143547/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2601919180 . February 12, 2020 . December 27, 2013 . U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder.
  3. Web site: Geographic Names Information System . 2024-05-17 . edits.nationalmap.gov.
  4. Book: Romig, Walter . Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities . . 1986 . 0-8143-1838-X . . 142.