Editing Lake Michigan Beach, Michigan

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Lake Michigan Beach, Michigan
|settlement_type          = [[Census-designated place]] (CDP) & [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]]
|nickname                 = 
|motto                    =

<!-- Images -->
|image_skyline            = 
|imagesize                = 
|image_caption            = 
|image_flag               = 
|image_seal               =

<!-- Maps -->
|pushpin_map            = Michigan#USA
|pushpin_label_position = top<!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none -->
|pushpin_label          = Lake Michigan Beach
|pushpin_map_caption    = Location within the state of Michigan
|pushpin_mapsize        = 
|image_map                = Lake Michigan Beach (community), MI location.png 
|mapsize                  = 250
|map_caption              = Location within [[Berrien County, Michigan|Berrien County]]

<!-- Location -->
|subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Michigan]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Michigan|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Berrien County, Michigan|Berrien]]
|subdivision_type3        = [[Civil township|Township]]
|subdivision_name3        = [[Hagar Township, Michigan|Hagar]]

<!-- Government -->
|government_footnotes     = 
|government_type          = 
|leader_title             = 
|leader_name              = 
|leader_title1            = 
|leader_name1             = 
|established_title        = 
|established_date         =

<!-- Area -->
|unit_pref                = Imperial
|area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_26.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=May 21, 2022}}</ref>
|area_magnitude           = 
|area_total_km2           = 10.18
|area_land_km2            = 9.93
|area_water_km2           = 0.25
|area_total_sq_mi         = 3.93
|area_land_sq_mi          = 3.83
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.10

<!-- Population -->
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 1101
|population_density_km2   = 110.85
|population_density_sq_mi = 287.09

<!-- General information -->
|timezone                 = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
|utc_offset               = -5
|timezone_DST             = EDT
|utc_offset_DST           = -4
|elevation_footnotes      = 
|elevation_m              = 202
|elevation_ft             = 663
|coordinates              = {{coord|42|13|15|N|86|22|10|W|region:US-MI_type:city_source:GNIS|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
|postal_code              = 49038
|area_code                = [[Area code 269|269]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 26-44820<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 0629980<ref name=gnis>{{gnis|629980}}</ref>
|website                  = 
|footnotes                = 
|pop_est_as_of = 
|pop_est_footnotes = 
|population_est = 
}}
'''Lake Michigan Beach''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Berrien County, Michigan|Berrien County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. It is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) for statistical purposes, without any legal status as a municipality. The population was 1,101 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="2020 census">{{cite web |title=Lake Michigan Beach CPD, Michigan - Census Bureau Profile |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Lake_Michigan_Beach_CDP,_Michigan?g=160XX00US2644820 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=19 March 2024}}</ref>

The community is in [[Hagar Township, Michigan|Hagar Township]] on the shore of [[Lake Michigan]]. The area is also known as '''Hagar Shores'''.<ref name=gnis/>

==History==
Lake Michigan Beach was established in 1922. It was originally primarily a summer resort but later became a village with 1,200 permanent residents. The Hagar Shores name came about in 1958 when the post office rejected the name Lake Michigan Beach.<ref>Walter Romig, ''Michigan Place Names'', p. 246</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|10.2|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|9.9|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.2|sqkm|disp=flip}}, or 2.44%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2644820| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212192910/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2644820| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Lake Michigan Beach CDP, Michigan| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=January 13, 2014}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align= left
|2000= 1509
|2010= 1216
|2020= 1101
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref><ref name="Census 2010"/><ref name="GR2" />
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,509 people, 635 households, and 405 families residing in the CDP.  The population density was {{convert|393.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 1,012 housing units at an average density of {{convert|263.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.16% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.73% [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 1.33% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.20% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.93% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.66% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.12% of the population.

There were 635 households, out of which 30.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.1% were non-families. 29.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 24.8% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.3 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.0 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $33,150, and the median income for a family was $39,196. Males had a median income of $34,271 versus $25,054 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $20,253.  About 6.5% of families and 7.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 1.7% of those under age 18 and 3.4% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Berrien County, Michigan}}

{{authority control}}

[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Berrien County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Michigan]]
[[Category:1922 establishments in Michigan]]
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Michigan]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Berrien County, Michigan]]