Lyon Township, Oakland County, Michigan
| Lyon Charter Township | |
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| Charter township | |
| Lyon Charter Township | |
Lyon Township Municipal Center, Grand River Ave.
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 Location of Lyon Township within Oakland County, Michigan. |
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 Lyon Charter Township
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| Coordinates: 42°29′3″N 83°37′19″W / 42.48417°N 83.62194°WCoordinates: 42°29′3″N 83°37′19″W / 42.48417°N 83.62194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Oakland |
| Area | |
| • Total | 32.0 sq mi (82.8 km2) |
| • Land | 31.3 sq mi (81.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.6 sq mi (1.7 km2) |
| Elevation | 942 ft (287 m) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 17,215 |
| • Density | 540/sq mi (210/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 48165 (New Hudson) 48167 (Northville) 48178 (South Lyon) 48381 (Milford) 48393 (Wixom) |
| FIPS code | 26-49820 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626650 |
Lyon Charter Township is a charter township of Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 14,545 at the 2010 census.
The city of South Lyon is located on the west side of the township.
Within the township proper there are two unincorporated communities:
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 32.0 square miles (83 km2), of which 31.3 square miles (81 km2) is land and 0.6 square miles (1.6 km2), or 2.00%, is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 11,041 people, 3,887 households, and 3,055 families residing in the township. The population density was 352.3 per square mile (136.0/km²). There were 4,065 housing units at an average density of 129.7 per square mile (50.1/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.10% White, 0.35% African American, 0.41% Native American, 0.61% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.45% from other races, and 1.04% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.47% of the population.
There were 3,887 households out of which 41.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.2% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.4% were non-families. 16.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.21.
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