Sand Lake, Michigan

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Sand Lake is a village in Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 492 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.0 km² (0.8 mi²). 1.9 km² (0.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (3.95%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 492 people, 184 households, and 110 families residing in the village. The population density was 260.2/km² (670.5/mi²). There were 207 housing units at an average density of 109.5/km² (282.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 96.34% White, 0.20% African American, 1.22% Native American, 0.81% Asian, 1.02% from other races, and 0.41% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.02% of the population.

There were 184 households out of which 35.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.3% were married couples living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.2% were non-families. 34.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.43.

In the village the population was spread out with 32.1% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 15.0% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 85.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.5 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $31,875, and the median income for a family was $46,250. Males had a median income of $27,500 versus $21,985 for females. The per capita income for the village was $14,184. About 9.3% of families and 14.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.0% of those under age 18 and 34.0% of those age 65 or over.

	Kent County, Michigan (County Seat: Grand Rapids)
Cities	Cedar Springs • East Grand Rapids• Grand Rapids • Grandville • Kentwood • Lowell • Rockford • Walker • Wyoming
Villages	Caledonia • Casnovia • Kent City • Sand Lake • Sparta
Charter Townships	Caledonia • Cascade • Gaines • Grand Rapids • Lowell • Plainfield
General Law Townships	Ada • Algoma • Alpine • Bowne • Byron • Cannon • Courtland • Grattan • Nelson • Oakfield • Solon • Sparta • Spencer • Tyrone • Vergennes
CDPs	Byron Center • Comstock Park • Cutlerville • Forest Hills • Northview
Communities	Ada • Alaska • Alpine • Alto • Belmont • Cannonsburg • Cascade • Dutton • Grattan