White Lake Township, Michigan

Infobox Settlement
official_name = White Lake Township, Michigan
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Location of White Lake Township within Oakland County, Michigan


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Michigan
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Oakland

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area_total_km2 = 96.3
area_land_km2 = 87.2
area_water_km2 = 9.1
area_total_sq_mi = 37.2
area_land_sq_mi = 33.7
area_water_sq_mi = 3.5

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 28219
population_density_km2 = 323.7
population_density_sq_mi = 838.3

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
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elevation_m = 292
elevation_ft = 958
latd = 42 |latm = 38 |lats = 52 |latNS = N
longd = 83 |longm = 29 |longs = 47 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP codes
postal_code = 48383, 48386
area_code = 248
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blank_info = 26-86860GR|2
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blank1_info = 1627264 [gnis|1627264]
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White Lake Township is a charter township of Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 28,219. The unincorporated community of White Lake is located within the township.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 37.2 square miles (96.3 km²), of which, 33.7 square miles (87.2 km²) of it is land and 3.5 square miles (9.1 km²) of it (9.44%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 28,219 people, 10,092 households, and 7,821 families residing in the township. The population density was 838.3 per square mile (323.7/km²). There were 10,616 housing units at an average density of 315.4/sq mi (121.8/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.56% White, 0.78% African American, 0.49% Native American, 0.59% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.29% from other races, and 1.28% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.81% of the population.

There were 10,092 households out of which 39.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.0% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.5% were non-families. 17.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.15.

In the township the population was spread out with 27.7% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 32.8% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 7.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 100.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $65,894, and the median income for a family was $75,842. Males had a median income of $52,276 versus $31,742 for females. The per capita income for the township was $27,916. About 1.9% of families and 3.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.0% of those under age 18 and 3.2% of those age 65 and over.

Several of the community's large parcels have been preserved as state recreation areas and county parks. Rural residential development and lake living is typical, as the township has 21 lakes within its borders.

White Lake Township has five public school districts: Clarkston, Holly, Huron Valley, Walled Lake and Waterford. Intersected by M-59, a majority of the township's commercial development has occurred along this major east-west corridor.

References

External links

* [http://www.whitelaketwp.com/ White Lake Township]
* [http://wwwa.accuweather.com/index-forecast.asp?partner=accuweather&myadc=0&zipcode=48386&u=1/ Weather forecast for White Lake]
* [http://www.whitelakelibrary.org/ White Lake Public Library]
* [http://www.cityrating.com/citycrime.asp?city=White+Lake+Township&state=MI Crime Statistics for White Lake]
* [http://www.livgenmi.com/1940oaklandatlas~whitelake.htm/ Plat of White Lake Township, circa 1940]
* [http://www.memoriallibrary.com/MI/Oakland/PLATS/1872whitelake.htm/ Plat of White Lake Township, circa 1872]