| Official Name: | South Gull Lake, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place (CDP) & unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Pushpin Label: | South Gull Lake |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States |
| Mapsize: | 250 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Michigan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kalamazoo |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Ross |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 8.15 |
| Area Land Km2: | 3.50 |
| Area Water Km2: | 4.66 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 3.15 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.35 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 1.80 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1179 |
| Population Density Km2: | 337.06 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 872.69 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 268 |
| Elevation Ft: | 879 |
| Coordinates: | 42.3875°N -85.3967°W |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-74975[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1867323 |
South Gull Lake is a census-designated place (CDP) in Ross Township, Kalamazoo County, in the U.S. state of Michigan. It includes the unincorporated communities of Yorkville, Gull Lake, and Midland Park and does not have any legal status as an incorporated municipality. The population of the CDP was 1,182 at the 2010 census,[3] down from 1,526 at the 2000 census.
The CDP is in northeastern Kalamazoo County, in the northwest part of Ross Township, and comprises area around the southern and eastern shores of Gull Lake. The lake extends into Richland Township to the west, and the northern tip crosses into Barry County, areas which are outside the CDP. The community of Yorkville is in the southern part of the CDP at the outlet of the lake (42.3753°N -85.4017°W), Gull Lake is at the southeast tip of the lake at 42.3708°N -85.3867°W, and Midland Park is on the eastern side of the lake at 42.3908°N -85.3856°W. A summer post office named "Yorkville" operated from 1917 to 1939.
M-89 is a state highway that forms the southern edge of the CDP, leading west to Richland and east to Battle Creek. Kalamazoo is 12 miles to the southwest via Richland.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the South Gull Lake CDP has a total area of 8.2sqkm, of which 4.7sqkm, or 57.10%, are water.[3] South Gull Lake drains from its outlet at Yorkville via Gull Creek south to the Kalamazoo River.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,526 people, 643 households, and 459 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1161.2sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 885 housing units at an average density of 673.4sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the CDP was 99.48% White, 0.13% Native American, 0.07% Asian, and 0.33% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.05% of the population.
There were 643 households, out of which 27.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.7% were married couples living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.5% were non-families. 23.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.82.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 23.4% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 21.0% from 25 to 44, 34.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.9 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $65,833, and the median income for a family was $85,848. Males had a median income of $46,932 versus $30,000 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $45,175. None of the families and 1.6% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.