Editing Lockport Township, Michigan

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'''Lockport Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[St. Joseph County, Michigan|St. Joseph County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. The population was 3,729 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Lockport_township,_St._Joseph_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2614949060 |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

==History==
Lockport Township was established in 1840 by the division of what is now [[Fabius Township, Michigan|Fabius Township]].{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=189}}

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|31.3|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|29.6|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|1.7|sqmi|km2}} (5.31%) is water.

==Demographics==
At the 2000 [[census]],<ref name="GR2" /> there were 3,814 people, 1,451 households and 1,067 families residing in the township. The population density was {{convert|128.8|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. There were 1,618 housing units at an average density of {{convert|54.7|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial make-up of the township was 85.92% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 10.38% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.42% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.58% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.89% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]] and 1.81% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.23% of the population.

There were 1,451 households, of which 36.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present and 26.4% were non-families. 21.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.04.

28.7% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64 and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.2 males.

The [[median household income]] was $43,931 and the median family income was $52,760. Males had a median income of $38,143 and females $27,196. The [[per capita income]] was $21,184. About 8.5% of families and 9.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 12.5% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
===Notes===
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===Sources===
*{{cite book |first=Walter |last=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 |type=Paperback |orig-year=1973 |date=October 1, 1986 |publisher=[[Wayne State University Press]] |location=Detroit, Michigan |isbn=978-0814318386 }}

{{St. Joseph County, Michigan}}

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[[Category:Townships in St. Joseph County, Michigan]]
[[Category:1840 establishments in Michigan]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1840]]
[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]