Lake Charter Township, Michigan
| Lake Charter Township, Michigan | |
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| Charter township | |
 Lake Charter Township
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| Coordinates: 41°56′16″N 86°32′37″W / 41.93778°N 86.54361°WCoordinates: 41°56′16″N 86°32′37″W / 41.93778°N 86.54361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Berrien |
| Area | |
| • Total | 18.6 sq mi (48.3 km2) |
| • Land | 18.6 sq mi (48.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 709 ft (216 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,972 |
| • Density | 160/sq mi (61.6/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 26-44260 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626580 |
| Website | www |
Lake Charter Township is a charter township of Berrien County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,972 at the 2010 census.
The township is located in the west central portion of the county. Lake Michigan and the city of Bridgman are to the west, Lincoln Township to the north, Baroda Township to the east, Weesaw Township to the south, and Chikaming Township to the southwest.
In 1848, a village of 80 blocks was platted in section 25 with the name Livingston, but nothing became of it and it soon became farm property.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 18.6 square miles (48.3 km2), of which 18.6 square miles (48.2 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km2), or 0.20%, is water.
I-94 passes through the township, parallel to the Lake Michigan shore. Warren Dunes State Park is in the southwest of the township.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,148 people, 1,171 households, and 892 families residing in the township. The population density was 168.4 per square mile (65.0/km²). There were 1,366 housing units at an average density of 73.1 per square mile (28.2/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.74% White, 0.67% African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.19% from other races, and 0.83% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.92% of the population.
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