Editing Wolf Lake, Michigan

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| official_name      = Wolf Lake, Michigan
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| subdivision_name2  = [[Muskegon County, Michigan|Muskegon]]
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| subdivision_name3  = [[Egelston Township, Michigan|Egelston]]

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| postal_code        = 49442 ([[Muskegon, Michigan|Muskegon]])
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'''Wolf Lake''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Muskegon County, Michigan|Muskegon County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. At the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population of Wolf Lake was 5,034,<ref name="Census 2020"/> up from 4,104 in [[2010 United States census|2010]].<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=&g=1600000US2688220&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P1| title=P1. Race – Wolf Lake CDP, Michigan: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=December 18, 2023}}</ref> As an unincorporated community, Wolf Lake is governed by [[Egelston Township, Michigan|Egelston Township]].

==Geography==
Wolf Lake is in central Muskegon County, in the western part of Egelston Township. It is {{convert|8|mi|0}} east of downtown [[Muskegon, Michigan|Muskegon]]. According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the community has a total area of {{convert|3.92|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|3.54|sqmi|km2}} are land and {{convert|0.38|sqmi|km2}}, or 9.66%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2023"/> Wolf Lake, the community's namesake, is a natural lake in the northern part of the CDP.

=== Major highways ===
* {{jct|M|46|state=MI}} is an east–west [[Michigan State Trunkline Highway System|state trunkline highway]]<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ReferenceMapFramesetServlet?_bm=y&-geo_id=16000US2688220&-_yp=Census%202000&-tree_id=420&-_lang=en Wolf Lake CDP, Michigan - Reference Map - American FactFinder] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200210212337/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ReferenceMapFramesetServlet?_bm=y&-geo_id=16000US2688220&-_yp=Census%202000&-tree_id=420&-_lang=en|date=2020-02-10}}, U.S Census Bureau, 2000 census</ref> that passes through the southern part of the community. The highway, which is one of the longest in the state, is considered a "trans-peninsular" highway, as it runs from Muskegon, on [[Lake Michigan]], to [[Port Sanilac, Michigan|Port Sanilac]], on [[Lake Huron]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1950= 1591
|1960= 2525
|1970= 2258
|1980= 3876
|1990= 4110
|2000= 4455
|2010= 4104
|2020= 5034
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 4,455 people, 1,670 households, and 1,202 families residing in the community.  The population density was {{convert|1,279.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 1,761 housing units at an average density of {{convert|505.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the community was 94.30% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.03% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.23% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.09% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.41% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.93% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4.22% of the population.

There were 1,670 households, out of which 36.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.0% were non-families. 22.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.10.

In the community, the population was spread out, with 27.9% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 11.2% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.6 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.0 males.

The median income for a household in the community was $34,799, and the median income for a family was $37,847. Males had a median income of $32,197 versus $25,272 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the community was $16,214.  About 6.1% of families and 8.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 12.5% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over.

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[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Muskegon County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Michigan]]
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Michigan]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Muskegon County, Michigan]]