| Lyon Township, Michigan | |
| Official Name: | Lyon Charter Township |
| Settlement Type: | Charter township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Label: | Lyon 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: | Oakland |
| Leader Title: | Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | John Dolan |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1834 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 82.8 |
| Area Land Km2: | 81.2 |
| Area Water Km2: | 1.7 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 32.0 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 31.3 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.6 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 23271 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Metro: | 4296250 (Metro Detroit) |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 287 |
| Elevation Ft: | 942 |
| Coordinates: | 42.4842°N -83.6219°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 48165, 48167, 48178, 48381, 48393 |
| Area Code: | 248 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-49820[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1626650 |
Lyon Charter Township is a charter township of Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 23,271 at the 2020 census.[2]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of, of which is land and, or 2.00%, is water.
The city of South Lyon is located on the west side of the township.
Within the township proper there are two unincorporated communities.New Hudson, centered around the junction of Grand River Avenue, Pontiac Trail, and S. Milford Road, just south of exit 155 on I-96 at 42.5108°N -83.6156°W. In 1830, Russell Alvord and Daniel Richards, from the state of New York, obtained 40acres of land with the deed signed by U.S. President Andrew Jackson. In 1831, they opened an inn called the "Old Tavern" (still in existence as the New Hudson Inn). This served as a changing point on the stage coach line known as the New Hudson Station. A stage line post office was established in 1834. A U.S. government post office was established in June 1852. The community was platted by Russell Alvord in 1837.[3] Kensington, a former village that is now Kensington Metropark.
As of the census of 2000, there were 11,041 people, 3,887 households, and 3,055 families residing in the township. The population density was 352.3sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 4,065 housing units at an average density of 129.7sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 97.10% White, 0.35% African American, 0.41% Native American, 0.61% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.45% from other races, and 1.04% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.47% of the population.
There were 3,887 households, out of which 41.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.2% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.4% were non-families. 16.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.21.
In the township the population was spread out, with 28.8% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 34.1% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 6.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.4 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $67,288, and the median income for a family was $76,045. Males had a median income of $56,418 versus $31,565 for females. The per capita income for the township was $27,414. About 3.4% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.8% of those under age 18 and 11.4% of those age 65 or over.
Testek Inc. is located in the Quadrants Research Park. Established in 1969 by engineers, the company designs and builds custom test equipment for the aerospace, industrial and alternative energy industries. Testek is a large defense supplier to the US military.
Bielomatik, Inc. is located in the Lyon Industrial Research Park. The company designs and builds plastic welding machinery, primarily for the automotive market. Specialties include hotplate fuel tank welding, linear vibration welding and traditional hotplate welding on a variety of scales.
Pratt Miller Engineering is located in New Hudson and, in addition to an arms division that was established in 2013, is best known as the operators of the Corvette Racing motorsports team.
Man in the City was a large public sculpture erected atop a hill in Atchison Park in 2011. Visible from westbound I-96, the 20adj=midNaNadj=mid, 1500to depicted the silhouette of a nondescript man in a suit and fedora. The Lyon Township Parks and Recreation Master Plan was revised in 2014 and the concept of Art in the Park was deleted. A pair of garden lights were added in 2023 when the structure was repainted.[4] Around July 4, 2024, the sculpture lay where it fell after being cut off at the supporting base.[5] After initial news reports describe the toppling as vandalism, the artist, John Sauve, received a letter from an attorney representing the township informing him that they were responsible. Due to ongoing maintenance and certain other concerns, they had made the decision to have the maintenance crew cut it down and have it removed from their property.[6]
Sections of the township attend South Lyon Community Schools.[7] South Lyon East High School is located within Lyon Township.[8] [9]
A portion of the township is zoned to Northville Public Schools.[10] Residents of that section are zoned to Thornton Creek Elementary School (Novi), Hillside Middle School (Northville),[11] and Northville High School (Northville Township).
The William K. Smith Community Center houses the Lyon Township Public Library.[12]
The New Hudson Office, ZIP code 48165, serves an area in the north central part of the township.[13]