Lockport Township, Michigan Explained

Official Name:Lockport Township, Michigan
Settlement Type:Township
Pushpin Map:Michigan#USA
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:St. Joseph
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:81.0
Area Land Km2:76.7
Area Water Km2:4.3
Area Total Sq Mi:31.3
Area Land Sq Mi:29.6
Area Water Sq Mi:1.7
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:3729
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation M:249
Elevation Ft:817
Coordinates:41.9456°N -85.5867°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:26-49060[1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1626635

Lockport Township is a civil township of St. Joseph County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,729 at the 2020 census.[2]

History

Lockport Township was established in 1840 by the division of what is now Fabius Township.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 31.3sqmi, of which 29.6sqmi is land and 1.7sqmi (5.31%) is water.

Demographics

At the 2000 census, there were 3,814 people, 1,451 households and 1,067 families residing in the township. The population density was 128.8/mi2. There were 1,618 housing units at an average density of 54.7/mi2. The racial make-up of the township was 85.92% White, 10.38% African American, 0.42% Native American, 0.58% Asian, 0.89% from other races and 1.81% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.23% of the population.

There were 1,451 households, of which 36.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.0% were married couples living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present and 26.4% were non-families. 21.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.04.

28.7% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64 and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.2 males.

The median household income was $43,931 and the median family income was $52,760. Males had a median income of $38,143 and females $27,196. The per capita income was $21,184. About 8.5% of families and 9.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.5% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: U.S. Census website. . 2008-01-31 .
  2. Web site: Explore Census Data . 2024-04-27 . data.census.gov.