Editing Lake Township, Huron County, Michigan

{{Hatnote|For other Lake Townships in Michigan, see [[Lake Township, Michigan (disambiguation)|Lake Township, Michigan]].}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Lake Township, Michigan
| settlement_type    = [[Civil township]]
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| pushpin_label      = Lake Township
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan
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| image_map          = Lake Township (Huron), MI location.png
| mapsize            = 250
| map_caption        = Location within [[Huron County, Michigan|Huron County]]

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| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Michigan]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Michigan|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Huron County, Michigan|Huron]]

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| established_title  = Organized
| established_date   = 1867

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| area_total_km2     = 53.7
| area_land_km2      = 49.7
| area_water_km2     = 4.0
| area_total_sq_mi   = 20.7
| area_land_sq_mi    = 19.2
| area_water_sq_mi   = 1.5

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[United States Census, 2020|2020]]
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| population_total   = 657
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_density_sq_mi = auto

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| utc_offset         = -5
| timezone_DST       = EDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -4
| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m        = 182
| elevation_ft       = 597
| coordinates        = {{coord|43|57|31|N|83|11|34|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
| postal_code        = 48445, 48467, 48725
| area_code          = [[Area code 989|989]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 26-44300<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 1626573<ref>{{gnis|1626573}}</ref>
| website            = {{URL|http://www.laketownship.net/|Official website}}
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'''Lake Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Huron County, Michigan|Huron County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]].  The population was 657 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Lake_township,_Huron_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2606344300 |access-date=2024-05-01 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

[[Albert E. Sleeper State Park]] and [[Rush Lake State Game Area]] are both within the township.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|20.7|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|19.2|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|1.5|sqmi|km2}} (7.47%) is water.

==Communities==
*'''Gotts Corners''' was a settlement here founded by Robert Gotts. It had a post office from 1895 until 1905.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=230}}

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 996 people, 483 households, and 320 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|51.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 1,393 housing units at an average density of {{convert|72.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 99.00% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.70% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.10% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.20% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.00% of the population.

There were 483 households, out of which 14.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 2.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.7% were non-families. 31.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.06 and the average family size was 2.53.

In the township the population was spread out, with 13.3% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 16.4% from 25 to 44, 29.7% from 45 to 64, and 35.8% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 56 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.4 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $32,708, and the median income for a family was $38,125. Males had a median income of $38,056 versus $23,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $20,364.  About 5.8% of families and 10.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 21.5% of those under age 18 and 9.6% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
===Notes===
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===Sources===
*{{cite book |first1=Walter |last1=Romig |title=Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities |series=Great Lakes Books Series |type=Paperback  |orig-year= 1973 |date=October 1, 1986 |publisher=[[Wayne State University Press]] |isbn = 978-0-8143-1838-6 |location=Detroit, Michigan }}

{{Huron County, Michigan}}

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[[Category:Townships in Huron County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]
[[Category:Populated places on Lake Huron in the United States]]