Editing Lapeer Township, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Lapeer Township, Michigan
| settlement_type    = [[Civil township]]
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| pushpin_label      = Lapeer Township
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| map_caption        = Location within [[Lapeer County, Michigan|Lapeer County]]

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| subdivision_name2  = [[Lapeer County, Michigan|Lapeer]]

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| area_total_km2     = 83.7
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| population_total   = 4956
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| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 48446 ([[Lapeer, Michigan|Lapeer]]),<br />48412 ([[Attica, Michigan|Attica]]),<br />48455 ([[Metamora, Michigan|Metamora]])
| area_code          = [[Area code 810|810]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 26-46060<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>
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'''Lapeer Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Lapeer County, Michigan|Lapeer County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. The population was 4,956 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 Census]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Lapeer_township,_Lapeer_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2608746060 |access-date=2024-04-25 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> The name is an Americanization of the French ''La pierre'', which means "flint" or "flint stone".<ref>[http://www.michigan.gov/hal/0,1607,7-160-15481_20826_20829-54126--,00.html# lake Michigan county names per Michigan Arts and History.]</ref>

== Communities ==
* The [[Lapeer, Michigan|city of Lapeer]] is located to the northwest and incorporates land from the township, but is administratively autonomous. The Lapeer post office, with [[ZIP code]] 48446, also serves most of Lapeer Township.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US48446&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en 48446 5-Digit ZCTA, 484 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census</ref>
* '''Hunters Creek''' is an [[unincorporated community]] in the southern part of township at {{Coord|42|59|08|N|83|17|38|W|region:US-MI_type:city_scale:30000_source:GNIS|name=Hunters Creek}}.<ref>{{gnis|628835|Hunters Creek, Michigan}}</ref> The settlement was named for the nearby stream and dates from approximately 1836. A post office opened on October 30, 1857, with Harris M. Tripp as the first postmaster. It became a station on the [[Detroit and Bay City Railroad]] in 1872. John Clark built a sawmill and shingle mill in 1873.<ref name="Romig">{{cite book | last = Romig | first = Walter  | year = 1986 | title = Michigan Place Names | orig-year= 1973 | publisher = Wayne State University Press | location = Detroit, Michigan | isbn = 0-8143-1838-X}}</ref>
* The community and township of [[Attica, Michigan|Attica]] is to the east, and the Attica Post Office, with ZIP code 48412, also serves a portion of eastern Lapeer Township.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US48412&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en 48412 5-Digit ZCTA, 484 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder]{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census</ref>
* The village of [[Metamora, Michigan|Metamora]] is to the south, and the Metamora post office, with ZIP code 48455, also serves portions of southern Lapeer Township.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US48455&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en 48455 5-Digit ZCTA, 484 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder]{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|32.3|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|32.0|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.3|sqmi|km2}} (0.99%) is water.

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 5,078 people, 1,765 households, and 1,457 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|158.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 1,831 housing units at an average density of {{convert|57.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 97.14% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.30% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.22% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.63% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.51% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.18% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.93% of the population.

There were 1,765 households, out of which 37.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.4% were non-families. 14.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the township the population was spread out, with 27.1% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 27.8% from 45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.1 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.3 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $63,411, and the median income for a family was $66,136. Males had a median income of $49,095 versus $27,308 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $23,383.  About 1.6% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.4% of those under age 18 and 3.3% of those age 65 or over.

==Notes==
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[[Category:Townships in Lapeer County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]