Paw Paw Lake, Michigan
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- Alternate use: There is also Paw Paw Township and the village of Paw Paw in Van Buren County approximately 25 miles to the east.
Paw Paw Lake is an unincorporated community in Berrien County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a Census-designated place (CDP) used for statistical purposes. The population was 3,944 at the 2000 census. The community and CDP are located within areas of both Coloma Charter Township and Watervliet Township in the area surrounding Paw Paw Lake and Little Paw Paw Lake, excluding the cities of Watervliet and Coloma.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 17.5 km² (6.8 mi²). 13.6 km² (5.2 mi²) of it is land and 3.9 km² (1.5 mi²) of it (22.45%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 3,944 people, 1,655 households, and 1,128 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 290.6/km² (752.4/mi²). There were 2,363 housing units at an average density of 174.1/km² (450.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.63% White, 0.58% Black or African American, 0.51% Native American, 0.68% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.20% from other races, and 1.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.37% of the population.
There were 1,655 households out of which 27.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.3% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.8% were non-families. 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.83.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 22.4% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 27.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 95.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.4 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $38,216, and the median income for a family was $42,377. Males had a median income of $35,112 versus $20,833 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $21,003. About 5.2% of families and 6.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.5% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over.
