Arcadia Township, Lapeer County, Michigan
| Arcadia Township, Michigan | |
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 Arcadia Township, Michigan
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| Coordinates: 43°6′48″N 83°10′8″W / 43.11333°N 83.16889°WCoordinates: 43°6′48″N 83°10′8″W / 43.11333°N 83.16889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Lapeer |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36.2 sq mi (93.7 km2) |
| • Land | 35.3 sq mi (91.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.9 sq mi (2.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 909 ft (277 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 3,197 |
| • Density | 90.5/sq mi (34.9/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 26-03280 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1625844 |
Arcadia Township is a civil township of Lapeer County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,197 at the 2000 census. The township was organized in 1857.
Five Lakes was settled in 1855. Three sawmills were built there with one on the Mayfield Township side. On May 28, 1869, a Five Lakes post office under postmaster William G. Stone, an inn-keeper, opened. The post office on April 6, 1874, was renamed to Asa but on April 29, 1878, returned to the Five Lakes name. A post office opened at King's Mill on December 4, 1883. The Lum settlement was founded in 1884, and Elijah Vincent became the first postmaster on March 24, 1884.
In January 1909, the Lum depot suffered an explosion. The King's Mill post office closed on February 15, 1934.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.2 square miles (93.7 km²), of which 35.3 square miles (91.5 km²) is land and 0.9 square mile (2.2 km²) (2.38%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,197 people, 1,089 households, and 887 families residing in the township. The population density was 90.5 per square mile (34.9/km²). There were 1,134 housing units at an average density of 32.1 per square mile (12.4/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.40% White, 0.31% African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.53% from other races, and 0.50% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.75% of the population.
There were 1,089 households out of which 39.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.4% were married couples living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.5% were non-families. 15.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.23.
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