Central Lake Township, Michigan
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Central Lake Township is a township in Antrim County, Michigan, United States. The population was 2,254 at the 2000 census. The village of Central Lake is located within the township.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 81.0 km² (31.3 mi²). 71.5 km² (27.6 mi²) of it is land and 9.6 km² (3.7 mi²) of it (11.82%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 2,254 people, 921 households, and 661 families residing in the township. The population density was 31.5/km² (81.7/mi²). There were 1,479 housing units at an average density of 20.7/km² (53.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.74% White, 1.20% Native American, 0.09% Asian, 0.13% from other races, and 0.84% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.40% of the population.
There were 921 households out of which 27.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.5% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.2% were non-families. 23.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.81.
In the township the population was spread out with 22.5% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 26.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 100.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.2 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $38,750, and the median income for a family was $42,629. Males had a median income of $34,449 versus $22,321 for females. The per capita income for the township was $19,040. About 5.4% of families and 8.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.6% of those under age 18 and 4.9% of those age 65 or over.
