Blue Lake Township, Michigan | |
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Township | |
Location within the state of Michigan | |
Coordinates: 43°25′42″N 86°13′08″W / 43.42833°N 86.21889°WCoordinates: 43°25′42″N 86°13′08″W / 43.42833°N 86.21889°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Michigan |
County | Muskegon |
Area | |
• Total | 35.7 sq mi (92.5 km2) |
• Land | 34.4 sq mi (89.1 km2) |
• Water | 1.3 sq mi (3.3 km2) |
Elevation | 604 ft (184 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 2,399 |
• Density | 67.2/sq mi (25.9/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
FIPS code | 26-09340 |
GNIS feature ID | 1625956 |
Blue Lake Township is a civil township of Muskegon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 1,990. One of the largest landowners in the township is the Chicago Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America, which owns Owasippe Scout Reservation.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.7 square miles (92.5 km²), of which 34.4 square miles (89.1 km²) is land and 1.3 square miles (3.3 km²) (3.61%) is water.
Blue Lake Township was organized in 1865.
As of the census of 2010, there were 2,399 people, 822 households, and 665 families residing in the township. The population density was 66.634 per square mile. There were 975 housing units at an average density of 27.08 per square mile. The racial makeup of the township was 90.2% White, 3.0% African American, 2.4% Native American, 0.50% Asian, 0.3% from other races, and 2.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.6% of the population.
There were 822 households out of which 37.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.5% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.1% were non-families. 13.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.7% had someone living alone. The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.18.