Lapeer Township, Michigan
| Lapeer Township, Michigan | |
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 Lapeer Township, Michigan
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| Coordinates: 43°1′10″N 83°17′23″W / 43.01944°N 83.28972°WCoordinates: 43°1′10″N 83°17′23″W / 43.01944°N 83.28972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Lapeer |
| Area | |
| • Total | 32.3 sq mi (83.7 km2) |
| • Land | 32.0 sq mi (82.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2) |
| Elevation | 860 ft (262 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 5,078 |
| • Density | 158.7/sq mi (61.3/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 48446 (Lapeer), 48412 (Attica), 48455 (Metamora) |
| Area code(s) | 810 |
| FIPS code | 26-46060 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626591 |
Lapeer Township is a civil township of Lapeer County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 5,078 at the 2000 census. The name is an Americanization of the French "la pierre", which means 'flint' or 'flint stone'.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 32.3 square miles (84 km2), of which 32.0 square miles (83 km2) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2) (0.99%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 5,078 people, 1,765 households, and 1,457 families residing in the township. The population density was 158.7 per square mile (61.3/km²). There were 1,831 housing units at an average density of 57.2 per square mile (22.1/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.14% White, 0.30% African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.63% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.51% from other races, and 1.18% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.93% of the population.
There were 1,765 households out of which 37.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.8% were married couples living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.4% were non-families. 14.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.13.
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