Lyons Township, Michigan should not be confused with Lyon Township, Michigan (disambiguation).
| Official Name: | Lyons Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Lyons Township |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Michigan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Ionia |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 95.7 |
| Area Land Km2: | 93.8 |
| Area Water Km2: | 1.9 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 36.9 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 36.2 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.7 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 3513 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 232 |
| Elevation Ft: | 761 |
| Coordinates: | 42.9936°N -84.9167°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 48851 |
| Area Code: | 989 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-49920[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1626652 |
Lyons Township is a civil township of Ionia County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,513 at the 2020 census.[2] The village of Lyons is mostly within the township. The villages of Muir and Pewamo are also within the township.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 37sqmi, of which 36.2sqmi is land and 0.7sqmi (1.95%) is water. The township contains portions of the Maple River State Game Area.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,446 people, 1,268 households, and 929 families residing in the township. The population density was 95.1sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,323 housing units at an average density of 36.5sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 97.10% White, 0.09% African American, 0.61% Native American, 0.03% Asian, 0.49% from other races, and 1.68% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.68% of the population.
There were 1,268 households, out of which 37.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.9% were married couples living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.7% were non-families. 22.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.17.
In the township the population was spread out, with 29.9% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.4 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $38,750, and the median income for a family was $45,378. Males had a median income of $34,000 versus $24,259 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,578. About 7.1% of families and 8.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.1% of those under age 18 and 4.5% of those age 65 or over.