Editing Laketon Township, Michigan

{{distinguish|Laketown Township, Michigan}}
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|postal_code              = 49445<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zipdatamaps.com/49445|title=Laketon Township MI ZIP Code|publisher=zipdatamaps.com|year=2023|access-date=January 26, 2023}}</ref> ([[Muskegon, Michigan|Muskegon]])
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'''Laketon Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Muskegon County, Michigan|Muskegon County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. The population was 7,626 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020"/>

==Geography==
The township is in western Muskegon County, bordered to the west by [[Lake Michigan]] and to the south by the cities of [[Muskegon, Michigan|Muskegon]] and [[North Muskegon, Michigan|North Muskegon]]. According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|18.7|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|17.4|sqmi|km2}} are land and {{convert|1.3|sqmi|km2}}, or 6.97%, are water. Parts of [[Muskegon Lake]] and Bear Lake, its tributary, lie along the township's southern boundary.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1850= 
|1860= 
|1870= 
|1880= 918
|1890= 614
|1900= 419
|1910= 343
|1920= 333
|1930= 639
|1940= 1077
|1950= 1901
|1960= 4114
|1970= 5440
|1980= 6327
|1990= 6538
|2000= 7363
|2010= 7563
|2020= 7626
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade/decennial-publications.html|title=Decennial Census Official Publications|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=December 21, 2023}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 7,363 people, 2,682 households, and 2,121 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|425.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 2,808 housing units at an average density of {{convert|162.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 95.78% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.77% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.57% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.65% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.56% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.67% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.05% of the population.

There were 2,682 households, out of which 37.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.9% were non-families. 17.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the township the population was spread out, with 27.5% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.6 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.2 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $50,913, and the median income for a family was $57,247. Males had a median income of $40,348 versus $28,685 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $21,411.  About 3.6% of families and 5.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 9.5% of those under age 18 and 4.4% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official|laketon.org}}

{{Muskegon County, Michigan}}

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[[Category:Townships in Muskegon County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]