Otter Lake, Michigan

Village of Otter Lake
—  Village  —
Location of Otter Lake, Michigan
Coordinates: 43°12′48″N 83°27′29″W / 43.21333°N 83.45806°W / 43.21333; -83.45806
Country	United States
State	Michigan
Counties	Lapeer, Genesee
Government
– President	David Dorr
– Clerk	Joan Skias
– Treasurer	Sue Wescoat
Area
– Total	0.8 sq mi (2.0 km2)
– Land	0.7 sq mi (1.8 km2)
– Water	0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2)  10.53%
Elevation	873 ft (266 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	437
– Density	643.3/sq mi (248.4/km2)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	48464
Area code(s)	810
FIPS code	26-61760[1]
GNIS feature ID	0634196[2]
Website	Village of Otter Lake

Otter Lake is a village in the U.S. state of Michigan. Approximately half of the village lies in Marathon Township in Lapeer County and half in Forest Township in Genesee County. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 437.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.0 km²), of which, 0.7 square miles (1.8 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (10.53%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 437 people, 154 households, and 117 families residing in the village. The population density was 643.3 per square mile (248.1/km²). There were 174 housing units at an average density of 256.2 per square mile (98.8/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.25% White, 1.14% Native American, and 1.60% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.75% of the population.

There were 154 households out of which 33.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.5% were married couples living together, 13.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.0% were non-families. 17.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.84 and the average family size was 3.18.

In the village the population was spread out with 29.7% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 100.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.7 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $49,000, and the median income for a family was $49,167. Males had a median income of $32,024 versus $30,833 for females. The per capita income for the village was $17,927. About 6.7% of families and 7.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.9% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Famous people

Marvick Morrow Nascar Sims Racer and also RRL Late model champ in Spring Series of 2010

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 

External links

• Otter Lake Village Home Page
• Aerial image from USGS via Microsoft Research Maps

Coordinates: 43°12′48″N 83°27′16″W / 43.21333°N 83.45444°W / 43.21333; -83.45444