Lake Township, Michigan
Lake Township, Michigan Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 44°41′56″N 86°8′17″W / 44.69889, -86.13806
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Benzie
Area
- Total	35. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The political units and divisions of the United States include The 50 states (four of these being officially styled as Commonwealths) which are typically Michigan ( is a Midwestern state of the United States of America. The boundaries of the 83 counties in the US state of Michigan have not changed substantially since 1897. Benzie County is a county in the US state of Michigan. It is part of the Traverse City Michigan, Micropolitan Statistical Area Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 1 sq mi (91. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 0 km²)
- Land	23. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 7 sq mi (61. 3 km²)
- Water	11. 5 sq mi (29. 7 km²)
Elevation	597 ft (182 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	635
- Density	26. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 8/sq mi (10. 4/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code	26-44240[1]
GNIS feature ID	1626572[2]

Lake Township is a civil township of Benzie County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The Eastern Time Zone ( ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America UTC−5 is the Time offset used in the North American Eastern Time Zone during Standard time and in the North American Central Time Zone during Daylight saving time ( DST UTC−4 is the Time offset used in the Atlantic Standard Time Zone in Canada in winter and the North American Eastern Time Zone during Federal Information Processing Standards ( FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military The Geographic Names Information System ( GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout A civil township is a widely used unit of Local government in the United States, subordinate to a county. Benzie County is a county in the US state of Michigan. It is part of the Traverse City Michigan, Micropolitan Statistical Area A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government Michigan ( is a Midwestern state of the United States of America. The population was 635 at the 2000 census. The township is irregularly shaped, following the shore of Lake Michigan from Crystal Lake north to Leelanau County. Lake Michigan is one of the five Great Lakes of North America, and the only one located entirely within the United States. Crystal Lake, the largest Lake of this name in Michigan, is located near Lake Michigan in Benzie County about 25 miles (40 km southwest of Leelanau County is a county in the US state of Michigan. It is part of the Traverse City Michigan Micropolitan Statistical Area A portion of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is located in the northern end of the township. Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is a United States National Lakeshore located along the northwest coast of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan in

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 1 square miles (91. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 0 km²), of which, 23. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 7 square miles (61. 3 km²) of it is land and 11. 5 square miles (29. 7 km²) of it (32. 64%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 635 people, 318 households, and 227 families residing in the township. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 26. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 8 per square mile (10. 4/km²). There were 1,106 housing units at an average density of 46. 7/sq mi (18. 0/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98. 43% White, 0. 79% Native American, and 0. 79% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0. 31% of the population.

There were 318 households out of which 10. 1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68. 9% were married couples living together, 1. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28. 6% were non-families. 24. 8% of all households were made up of individuals and 14. 8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 00 and the average family size was 2. 32.

In the township the population was spread out with 9. 4% under the age of 18, 2. 4% from 18 to 24, 12. 9% from 25 to 44, 35. 9% from 45 to 64, and 39. 4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 61 years. For every 100 females there were 99. 1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98. 3 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $46,979, and the median income for a family was $53,194. Males had a median income of $46,250 versus $32,083 for females. The per capita income for the township was $31,021. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 0. 9% of families and 2. 6% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 0. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 8% of those age 65 or over.

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