| Official Name: | Lake Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Label: | Lake Township |
| Mapsize: | 250 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Michigan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Missaukee |
| Leader Title: | Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | Rob Hall |
| Leader Title1: | Clerk |
| Leader Name1: | Korinda Winkelmann |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1883 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 36.04 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 31.56 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 4.47 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 2827 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 89.6 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 382 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1253 |
| Coordinates: | 44.2883°N -85.2756°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Codes |
| Postal Code: | 49651 (Lake City) 49601 (Cadillac) 49657 (McBain) |
| Area Code: | 231 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-113-44380[3] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1626577 |
Lake Township is a civil township of Missaukee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,827 at the 2020 census,[2] which makes it the county's most-populated municipality.
Lake Township is in western Missaukee County, bordered to the northeast by Lake City, the county seat, and to the west by Wexford County. The township center is 7miles by road southwest of Lake City and the same distance northeast of the city of Cadillac.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.04sqmi, of which 31.56sqmi are land and 4.47sqmi, or 12.41%, are water.[1]
Lake Township includes several large lakes, including Lake Missaukee, Crooked Lake, Lake Sapphire, and Round Lake. The Clam River, a tributary of the Muskegon River, flows west to southeast across the southern part of the township.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,468 people, 1,005 households, and 756 families residing in the township. The population density was 77.9sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,689 housing units at an average density of 53.3sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 97.61% White, 0.12% African American, 0.53% Native American, 0.49% Asian, 0.04% from other races, and 1.22% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.09% of the population.
There were 1,005 households, out of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.1% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.7% were non-families. 20.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.78.
In the township the population was spread out, with 22.9% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 27.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.5 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $36,934, and the median income for a family was $42,059. Males had a median income of $30,339 versus $22,148 for females. The per capita income for the township was $18,332. About 7.0% of families and 9.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.3% of those under age 18 and 6.9% of those age 65 or over.