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Walton Junction, Michigan

Fife Lake Township, Michigan
Township
Fife Lake Michigan
Fife Lake Michigan
Fife Lake Township, Michigan is located in Michigan
Fife Lake Township, Michigan
Fife Lake Township, Michigan
Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 44°33′12″N 85°23′11″W / 44.55333°N 85.38639°W / 44.55333; -85.38639Coordinates: 44°33′12″N 85°23′11″W / 44.55333°N 85.38639°W / 44.55333; -85.38639
Country United States
State Michigan
County Grand Traverse
Government
 • Supervisor Fred Joles
Area
 • Total 35.9 sq mi (93.1 km2)
 • Land 34.4 sq mi (89.1 km2)
 • Water 1.6 sq mi (4.0 km2)
Elevation 1,073 ft (327 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 2,791
 • Density 44.1/sq mi (17.0/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 26-28020
GNIS feature ID 1626281
Website http://fifelaketwp.com/

Fife Lake Township is a civil township of Grand Traverse County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the township population was 2,791, a significant increase from 1,517 at the 2000 census.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.0 square miles (93 km2), of which 34.4 square miles (89 km2) is land and 1.6 square miles (4.1 km2) (4.34%) is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,517 people, 562 households, and 397 families residing in the township. The population density was 44.1 per square mile (17.0/km²). There were 779 housing units at an average density of 22.7 per square mile (8.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 90.44% White, 4.88% African American, 1.71% Native American, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.26% from other races, and 2.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.92% of the population.

There were 562 households out of which 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.9% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.2% were non-families. 23.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.91.


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