Lapeer Township, Michigan Explained

Official Name:Lapeer Township, Michigan
Settlement Type:Civil township
Pushpin Map:Michigan#USA
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Label:Lapeer Township
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States
Mapsize:250
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Michigan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Lapeer
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:83.7
Area Land Km2:82.9
Area Water Km2:0.8
Area Total Sq Mi:32.3
Area Land Sq Mi:32.0
Area Water Sq Mi:0.3
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:4956
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation M:262
Elevation Ft:860
Coordinates:43.0194°N -83.2897°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:48446 (Lapeer),
48412 (Attica),
48455 (Metamora)
Area Code:810
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:26-46060[1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1626591

Lapeer Township is a civil township of Lapeer County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,956 at the 2020 Census.[2] The name is an Americanization of the French La pierre, which means "flint" or "flint stone".[3]

Communities

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 32.3sqmi, of which 32sqmi is land and 0.3sqmi (0.99%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 5,078 people, 1,765 households, and 1,457 families residing in the township. The population density was 158.7sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,831 housing units at an average density of 57.2sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 97.14% White, 0.30% African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.63% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.51% from other races, and 1.18% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.93% of the population.

There were 1,765 households, out of which 37.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.8% were married couples living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.4% were non-families. 14.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the township the population was spread out, with 27.1% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 27.8% from 45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.3 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $63,411, and the median income for a family was $66,136. Males had a median income of $49,095 versus $27,308 for females. The per capita income for the township was $23,383. About 1.6% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.4% of those under age 18 and 3.3% of those age 65 or over.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  2. Web site: Explore Census Data . 2024-04-25 . data.census.gov.
  3. http://www.michigan.gov/hal/0,1607,7-160-15481_20826_20829-54126--,00.html# lake Michigan county names per Michigan Arts and History.
  4. http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US48446&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en 48446 5-Digit ZCTA, 484 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder
  5. Book: Romig, Walter . 1986 . Michigan Place Names . 1973 . Wayne State University Press . Detroit, Michigan . 0-8143-1838-X.
  6. http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US48412&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en 48412 5-Digit ZCTA, 484 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder
  7. http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US48455&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en 48455 5-Digit ZCTA, 484 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder