Editing South Gull Lake, Michigan

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'''South Gull Lake''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Ross Township, Michigan|Ross Township]], [[Kalamazoo County, Michigan|Kalamazoo County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. It includes the unincorporated communities of '''Yorkville''', '''Gull Lake''', and '''Midland Park''' and does not have any legal status as an incorporated municipality. The population of the CDP was 1,182 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]],<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US2674975| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), South Gull Lake CDP, Michigan| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American FactFinder| accessdate=March 15, 2019| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213060338/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US2674975| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> down from 1,526 at the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]].

==Geography==
The CDP is in northeastern Kalamazoo County, in the northwest part of Ross Township, and comprises area around the southern and eastern shores of [[Gull Lake (Michigan)|Gull Lake]]. The lake extends into [[Richland Township, Kalamazoo County, Michigan|Richland Township]] to the west, and the northern tip crosses into [[Barry County, Michigan|Barry County]], areas which are outside the CDP. The community of Yorkville is in the southern part of the CDP at the outlet of the lake ({{coord|42|22|31|N|85|24|06|W|region:US-MI_type:city_scale:30000_source:GNIS|name=Yorkville|display=inline}}),<ref>{{gnis|1616893|Yorkville, Michigan}}</ref> Gull Lake is at the southeast tip of the lake at {{coord|42|22|15|N|85|23|12|W|region:US-MI_type:city_scale:30000_source:GNIS|name=Gull Lake|display=inline}},<ref>{{gnis|627519|Gull Lake, Michigan}}</ref> and Midland Park is on the eastern side of the lake at {{coord|42|23|27|N|85|23|08|W|region:US-MI_type:city_scale:30000_source:GNIS|name=Midland Park|display=inline}}.<ref>{{gnis|632286|Midland Park, Michigan}}</ref> A summer post office named "Yorkville" operated from 1917 to 1939.<ref>{{gnis|1926613|Yorkville Post Office (historical)}}</ref>

[[M-89 (Michigan highway)|M-89]] is a state highway that forms the southern edge of the CDP, leading west {{convert|3.5|mi}} to [[Richland, Michigan|Richland]] and east {{convert|12|mi}} to [[Battle Creek, Michigan|Battle Creek]]. [[Kalamazoo, Michigan|Kalamazoo]] is 12 miles to the southwest via Richland.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the South Gull Lake CDP has a total area of {{convert|8.2|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{Convert|4.7|sqkm|order=flip}}, or 57.10%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010"/> South Gull Lake drains from its outlet at Yorkville via Gull Creek south to the [[Kalamazoo River]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020= 1179
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,526 people, 643 households, and 459 families residing in the CDP.  The population density was {{convert|1,161.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 885 housing units at an average density of {{convert|673.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the CDP was 99.48% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.13% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.07% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.33% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.05% of the population.

There were 643 households, out of which 27.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.5% were non-families. 23.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.82.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 23.4% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 21.0% from 25 to 44, 34.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.4 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.9 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $65,833, and the median income for a family was $85,848. Males had a median income of $46,932 versus $30,000 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $45,175.  None of the families and 1.6% of the population were living below the [[poverty line]], including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.

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{{Kalamazoo County, Michigan}}

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[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Kalamazoo County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Michigan]]
[[Category:Kalamazoo–Portage metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Michigan]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Kalamazoo County, Michigan]]