| Official Name: | Lee Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan |
| Pushpin Label: | Lee Township |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Michigan |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Michigan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Allegan |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 93.5 |
| Area Land Km2: | 91.1 |
| Area Water Km2: | 2.4 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 3805 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 201 |
| Elevation Ft: | 659 |
| Coordinates: | 42.4622°N -86.0758°W |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-46600[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1626598 |
Lee Township is a civil township of Allegan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,805 at the 2020 census.[2]
The township is rural with the population living mostly around the lakes. A small portion of the Allegan State Game Area is in the township.
CSX Transportation has a rail line that goes through the township in a north–south direction. The line also carries Amtrak traffic, but does not stop within the township. No major highways go through Lee Township.
There no villages within the township, but there are several unincorporated communities:
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 93.5km2, of which 91.1km2 is land and 2.4km2, or 2.56%, is water.[6]
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,114 people, 1,313 households, and 983 families residing in the township. The population density was 116.4sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,807 housing units at an average density of 51.1sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 74.53% White, 7.73% African American, 0.95% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 12.86% from other races, and 3.65% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 21.10% of the population.
There were 1,313 households, out of which 43.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.3% were married couples living together, 14.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.1% were non-families. 18.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.09 and the average family size was 3.48.
In the township the population was spread out, with 34.7% under the age of 18, 11.0% from 18 to 24, 29.7% from 25 to 44, 17.1% from 45 to 64, and 7.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.4 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $30,875, and the median income for a family was $32,688. Males had a median income of $28,789 versus $23,563 for females. The per capita income for the township was $11,836. About 16.6% of families and 21.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.7% of those under age 18 and 17.7% of those age 65 or over.