View source for Lafayette Township, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Lafayette Township, Michigan
| settlement_type    = [[Township (United States)|Township]]
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan
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| subdivision_name   = United States
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| subdivision_name1  = [[Michigan]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Michigan|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Gratiot County, Michigan|Gratiot]]
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| area_total_km2     = 93.3
| area_land_km2      = 93.3
| area_water_km2     = 0.0
| area_total_sq_mi   = 36.0
| area_land_sq_mi    = 36.0
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.0
<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[United States Census, 2020|2020]]
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| population_total   = 516
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| utc_offset         = -5
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| utc_offset_DST     = -4
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| elevation_m        = 214
| elevation_ft       = 702
| coordinates        = {{coord|43|20|6|N|84|25|31|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
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| blank_info         = 26-44080<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 1626568<ref>{{gnis|1626568}}</ref>
| website            = https://www.lafayettetwp.com
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'''Lafayette Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Gratiot County, Michigan|Gratiot County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. The population was 516 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Lafayette_township,_Gratiot_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2605744080 |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
==Communities==
*'''Edgewood''' is an [[unincorporated community]] in the township on the [[Bad River (Michigan)|Bad River]] at {{Coord|43|17|31|N|84|25|44|W|}}.<ref>{{gnis|1617538|Edgewood, Michigan}}</ref>
* [[Galloway, Michigan|Galloway]] is an unincorporated community on the boundary between [https://www.lafayettetwp.com Lafayette Township] and [[Lakefield Township, Saginaw County, Michigan|Lakefield Township]] in [[Saginaw County, Michigan|Saginaw County]].
*'''Langport''' is an unincorporated community in the township at {{Coord|43|21|54|N|84|23|23|W|}}.<ref>{{gnis|1617671|Langport, Michigan}}</ref>
*'''Rathbone''' is an unincorporated community in the township {{Coord|43|20|09|N|84|25|47|W|}}.<ref>{{gnis|635658|Rathbone, Michigan}}</ref>
==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|36.0|sqmi|km2}}, all land.
==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 656 people, 239 households, and 184 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|18.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 261 housing units at an average density of {{convert|7.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 95.43% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.30% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.61% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 3.20% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.46% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4.42% of the population.
There were 239 households, out of which 37.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.0% were non-families. 19.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.05.
In the township the population was spread out, with 27.1% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 19.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.9 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.7 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $43,229, and the median income for a family was $45,703. Males had a median income of $37,292 versus $21,563 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $17,203.  About 3.9% of families and 6.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 1.8% of those under age 18 and 8.0% of those age 65 or over.
==References==
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{{Gratiot County, Michigan}}
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[[Category:Townships in Gratiot County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]