Eden Township, Lake County, Michigan Explained

Official Name:Eden Township, Michigan
Settlement Type:Civil township
Pushpin Map:Michigan#USA
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Label:Eden 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:Lake
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:94.6
Area Land Km2:94.2
Area Water Km2:0.4
Area Total Sq Mi:36.5
Area Land Sq Mi:36.4
Area Water Sq Mi:0.1
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:469
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation M:299
Elevation Ft:981
Coordinates:44.1208°N -85.8586°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code(s)
Postal Code:49644 (Irons)
49656 (Luther)
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:26-24800[1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1626216

Eden Township is a civil township of Lake County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 469 at the 2020 census.[2]

Communities

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.5mi2, of which 36.4mi2 is land and 0.2mi2 (0.41%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 377 people, 178 households, and 114 families residing in the township. The population density was 10.4sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 692 housing units at an average density of 19/mi2. The racial makeup of the township was 96.82% White, 0.53% African American, 0.80% Native American, and 1.86% from two or more races.

There were 178 households, out of which 18.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.2% were married couples living together, 5.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.4% were non-families. 28.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.12 and the average family size was 2.53.

In the township the population was spread out, with 16.4% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 21.0% from 25 to 44, 36.6% from 45 to 64, and 19.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 112.8 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $23,646, and the median income for a family was $27,188. Males had a median income of $35,469 versus $15,625 for females. The per capita income for the township was $12,895. About 19.4% of families and 25.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 38.2% of those under age 18 and 12.3% of those age 65 or over.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  2. Web site: Explore Census Data . 2024-05-01 . data.census.gov.
  3. Walter Romig, Michigan Place Names, p. 194
  4. Book: Romig, Walter . 1986 . Michigan Place Names . 1973 . Wayne State University Press . Detroit, Michigan . 0-8143-1838-X.
  5. http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US49644&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en 49644 5-Digit ZCTA, 496 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder
  6. http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US49656&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en 49656 5-Digit ZCTA, 496 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder