Official Name: | Lake Township, Michigan |
Settlement Type: | Civil township |
Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Label: | 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: | Anna Grobe |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Km2: | 91.0 |
Area Land Km2: | 60.6 |
Area Water Km2: | 30.4 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 694 |
Population Density Km2: | 12.5 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation M: | 182 |
Elevation Ft: | 597 |
Coordinates: | 44.6989°N -86.1381°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
Postal Code: | 49617, 49635, 49640 |
Area Code: | 231 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 26-44240[1] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 1626572 |
Lake Township is a civil township of Benzie County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 694 at the 2020 census.[2] The township is irregularly shaped, following the shore of Lake Michigan from Crystal Lake north to the border with Leelanau County. A portion of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is located in the northern end of the township.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 91km2, of which 60.6km2 is land and 30.4km2, or 33.41%, is water.[2]
Lake Township contains long shores on both Lake Michigan and Crystal Lake, making the township a popular vacation and tourism destination.
The mouth of the Platte River at Lake Michigan is located within the township. It can be found at .
As of the 2000 census, there were 635 people, 318 households and 227 families residing in the township. The population density was 26.8sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,106 housing units at an average density of 46.7sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 98.43% White, 0.79% Native American, and 0.79% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.31% of the population.
There were 318 households, of which 10.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.9% were married couples living together, 1.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.6% were non-families. 24.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.00 and the average family size was 2.32.
9.4% of the population were under the age of 18, 2.4% from 18 to 24, 12.9% from 25 to 44, 35.9% from 45 to 64, and 39.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 61 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.3 males.
The median household income was $46,979 and the median family income was $53,194. Males had a median income of $46,250 compared with $32,083 for females. The per capita income was $31,021. About 0.9% of families and 2.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 0.8% of those age 65 or over.