Luther, Michigan
| Luther, Michigan | |
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| Village | |
 Location of Luther, Michigan |
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| Coordinates: 44°2′22″N 85°41′4″W / 44.03944°N 85.68444°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Lake |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.93 sq mi (2.41 km2) |
| • Land | 0.92 sq mi (2.38 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,053 ft (321 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 318 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 316 |
| • Density | 340/sq mi (130/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 49656 |
| Area code(s) | 231 |
| FIPS code | 26-49740 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1620648 |
Luther is a village in Lake County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 318 at the 2010 census. The village is on the boundary between Newkirk Township on the west and Ellsworth Township on the east, with about half of the village in each. It is the site of Hillsdale College's G.H. Gordon Biological Research Station.
The village was named for William A. Luther, a pioneer settler.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.93 square miles (2.41 km2), of which 0.92 square miles (2.38 km2) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2) is water.
Lynx Nextwork Group, as part of the REACH-3MC project, has run its fiber optics network through the village of Luther providing dedicated private line transport, dedicated internet access, colocation/cloud services, voice services and SIP trunking, and Ethernet services.
As of the census of 2010, there were 318 people, 137 households, and 84 families residing in the village. The population density was 345.7 inhabitants per square mile (133.5/km2). There were 190 housing units at an average density of 206.5 per square mile (79.7/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 95.9% White, 0.3% African American, 1.9% Native American, and 1.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.8% of the population.
There were 137 households of which 25.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.8% were married couples living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.7% were non-families. 34.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.99.
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