Canadian Lakes, Michigan

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Canadian Lakes is an unincorporated community in Mecosta County, Michigan, United States. It is a Census-designated place (CDP) used for statistical purposes. As of the 2000 census, the population was 1,922.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Make up
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[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the community has a total area of 27.6 km² (10.7 mi²). 24.6 km² (9.5 mi²) of it is land and 3.0 km² (1.2 mi²) of it (10.88%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census ² of 2000, there were 1,922 people, 923 households, and 726 families residing in the community. The population density was 78.1/km² (202.3/mi²). There were 1,624 housing units at an average density of 66.0/km² (171.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the community was 97.81% White, 0.52% African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.21% from other races, and 1.04% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.73% of the population.

There were 923 households out of which 10.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.2% were married couples living together, 2.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.3% were non-families. 18.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.08 and the average family size was 2.32.

In the community the population was spread out with 10.1% under the age of 18, 2.8% from 18 to 24, 13.0% from 25 to 44, 36.4% from 45 to 64, and 37.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 61 years. For every 100 females there were 97.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.0 males.

The median income for a household in the community was $51,595, and the median income for a family was $56,595. Males had a median income of $45,000 versus $31,842 for females. The per capita income for the community was $30,770. About 3.1% of families and 5.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.5% of those under age 18 and 1.8% of those age 65 or over.