Editing Lee Township, Allegan County, Michigan

{{For|other "Lee Townships" in Michigan|Lee Township (disambiguation)#Michigan{{!}}Lee Township}}
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| subdivision_name2  = [[Allegan County, Michigan|Allegan]]

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'''Lee Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Allegan County, Michigan|Allegan County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. The population was 3,805 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="2020 census">{{cite web |title=Lee township, Allegan County, Michigan - Census Bureau Profile |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Lee_township,_Allegan_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2600546600 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=13 February 2024}}</ref>

The township is rural with the population living mostly around the lakes. A small portion of the [[Allegan State Game Area]] is in the township.

[[CSX Transportation]] has a rail line that goes through the township in a north–south direction. The line also carries [[Amtrak]] traffic, but does not stop within the township. No major highways go through Lee Township.

==Communities==
There no villages within the township, but there are several [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated communities]]:
*'''Bakersville''' is located on the northeast side of [[Lower Scott Lake]] ({{Coord|42|29|24|N|86|04|11|W}} Elevation: 659&nbsp;ft/201 m).<ref>{{gnis|620492|Bakersville, Michigan}} & [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gazpublic/getgooglemap?p_lat=42.490031&p_longi=-86.0697522&fid=620492 GNIS in Google Map].</ref>
*[[Lacota, Michigan|Lacota]] is a shared community at the southwest corner boundary with [[Geneva Township, Van Buren County, Michigan|Geneva Township]], [[Van Buren County, Michigan|Van Buren County]] and [[Casco Township, Allegan County, Michigan|Casco Township]].
*'''Lee''' is located on 56th Street between 105 Avenue and 104 Avenue ({{Coord|42|27|03|N|86|05|27|W}} Elevation: 650&nbsp;ft./198 m.).<ref>{{gnis|1617676|Lee, Michigan}} & [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gazpublic/getgooglemap?p_lat=42.450865&p_longi=-86.0908621&fid=1617676 GNIS in Google Map].</ref>
*[[Pullman, Michigan|Pullman]]
*'''Sherman Park''' is located on the northwest side of Lower Scott Lake ({{Coord|42|29|31|N|86|04|55|W}} Elevation: 666&nbsp;ft./203 m.).<ref>{{gnis|637766|Sherman Park, Michigan}} & [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gazpublic/getgooglemap?p_lat=42.4919751&p_longi=-86.0819746&fid=637766 GNIS in Google Map].</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|93.5|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|91.1|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|2.4|km2|disp=flip}}, or 2.56%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2600546600| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212142752/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2600546600| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Lee township, Allegan County, Michigan| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=June 6, 2013}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1960 = 1327
| 1970 = 1934
| 1980 = 2249
| 1990 = 2672
| 2000 = 4114
| 2010 = 4015
| 2020 = 3805
| footnote = Source: Census Bureau. Census [http://www.michigan.gov/documents/MCD1960-1990C_33608_7.pdf 1960-] 2000, 2010. }}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 4,114 people, 1,313 households, and 983 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|116.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 1,807 housing units at an average density of {{convert|51.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 74.53% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 7.73% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.95% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.29% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 12.86% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.65% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 21.10% of the population.

There were 1,313 households, out of which 43.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.1% were non-families. 18.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 3.09 and the average family size was 3.48.

In the township the population was spread out, with 34.7% under the age of 18, 11.0% from 18 to 24, 29.7% from 25 to 44, 17.1% from 45 to 64, and 7.5% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.7 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.4 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $30,875, and the median income for a family was $32,688. Males had a median income of $28,789 versus $23,563 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $11,836.  About 16.6% of families and 21.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 23.7% of those under age 18 and 17.7% of those age 65 or over.

== References ==
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==External links==
* [http://www.leetwp.org/ Lee Township official website]
*[http://history.rays-place.com/mi/alle-lee.htm Early History of Lee Township]

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