Lafayette Township, Michigan

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Lafayette Township is a township in Gratiot County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 656 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Communities

• Edgewood is an unincorporated community in the township on the Bad River at 43°17′31″N, 84°25′44″W. The FIPS place code is 24960 and the elevation is 688 feet above sea level.
• Langport is an unincorporated community in the township at 43°21′54″N, 84°23′23″W. The FIPS place code is 45500.
• Rathbone is an unincorporated community in the township 43°20′09″N, 84°25′47″W. The FIPS place code is 67240.

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 93.3 km² (36.0 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 656 people, 239 households, and 184 families residing in the township. The population density was 7.0/km² (18.2/mi²). There were 261 housing units at an average density of 2.8/km² (7.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 95.43% White, 0.30% African American, 0.61% Native American, 3.20% from other races, and 0.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.42% of the population.

There were 239 households out of which 37.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.6% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.0% were non-families. 19.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the township the population was spread out with 27.1% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 19.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 106.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.7 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $43,229, and the median income for a family was $45,703. Males had a median income of $37,292 versus $21,563 for females. The per capita income for the township was $17,203. About 3.9% of families and 6.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.8% of those under age 18 and 8.0% of those age 65 or over.