Fife Lake Township, Michigan

Fife Lake Township, Michigan
Fife Lake Township, Michigan
Civil township
	View of Fife Lake
	Location within Grand Traverse County (red) and the administered village of Fife Lake (pink)
	Fife Lake Township Location within the state of Michigan Fife Lake Township Fife Lake Township (the United States)
	Coordinates: 44°33′12″N85°23′11″W / 44.55333°N 85.38639°W
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Grand Traverse
Established	1872
Government
• Supervisor	Lisa Leedy
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 (2020)
• Total	1,526
• Density	42.5/sq mi (16.4/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)	49633 (Fife Lake); 49649 (Kingsley)
Area code	231
FIPS code	26-28020
GNIS feature ID	1626281
Website	Official website

Last updated May 26, 2024

Fife Lake Township is a civil township of Grand Traverse County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 1,526, a slight increase from 1,517 at the 2000 census. The village of Fife Lake is located within the township.

Communities

Fife Lake is a village within the township at the junction of U.S. Route 131 and M-186.
Hodge, a ghost town ( 44°32′28″N85°27′21″W / 44.541178°N 85.455911°W / 44.541178; -85.455911 )
Holmes, a ghost town ( 44°32′14″N85°26′43″W / 44.537172°N 85.445278°W / 44.537172; -85.445278 )
McManus Corner, a ghost town ( 44°32′28″N85°27′21″W / 44.541178°N 85.455911°W / 44.541178; -85.455911 )
Walton is an unincorporated community in the township near the junction of US 131 and M-113 at 44°31′15″N85°23′58″W / 44.52083°N 85.39944°W / 44.52083; -85.39944 .^[3]Walton Junction is a place just north of the community, named for the junction of two railroad lines, and is now at the junction of US 131 and M-113.^[4]

Geography

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.

Fife Lake Township forms the southeastern corner of Grand Traverse County. It shares boundaries with Kalkaska County, to the east, Missaukee County, to the southeast, and Wexford County, to the south.

Adjacent townships

Union Township, Grand Traverse County (north)
Boardman Township, Kalkaska County (northeast)
Springfield Township, Kalkaska County (east)
Bloomfield Township, Missaukee County (southeast)
Liberty Township, Wexford County (south)
Greenwood Township, Wexford County (southwest)
Paradise Township, Grand Traverse County (west)

Major highways

US 131 runs northeast–southwest through the township, skirting west of the village of Fife Lake. The highway exits east into Kalkaska County, and south into Wexford County. South of the Wexford County line, the highway converts to a freeway.
M-113 primarily runs north–south through Fife Lake Township, beginning at a junction with US 131 near Walton. However, in the northwest of the township, the highway makes a 90-degree curve, running due west through Kingsley, ending south of Traverse City at a junction with M-37
M-186 is a short highway between M-113 and US 131. The highway is located entirely within Fife Lake Township, serving as a connector between M-113 and the village of Fife Lake.

Demographics

As of the census ^[1] of 2000, there were 1,517 people, 562 households, and 397 families residing in the township. The population density was 44.1 inhabitants per square mile (17.0/km²). There were 779 housing units at an average density of 22.7 per square mile (8.8/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.

In the township the population was spread out, with 23.7% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 33.9% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 118.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 124.2 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $36,667, and the median income for a family was $42,813. Males had a median income of $28,977 versus $21,736 for females. The per capita income for the township was $18,739. About 6.5% of families and 8.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.8% of those under age 18 and 3.1% of those age 65 or over.

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References

External links

Official Fife Lake Township website

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[GR2-1] 1 2 "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[2] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fife Lake Township, Michigan

[3] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Walton, Michigan

[4] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Walton Junction, Michigan

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Grand Traverse County, Michigan, United States
County seat: Traverse City
City	Traverse City‡	Map of Michigan highlighting Grand Traverse County.svg
Villages	Fife Lake Kingsley
Charter townships	East Bay Garfield Long Lake
Civil townships	Acme Blair Fife Lake Grant Green Lake Mayfield Paradise Peninsula Union Whitewater
CDPs	Chums Corner Grawn Interlochen
Other communities	Acme Brookside Devils Elbow Fivemile Corner Hannah Hilltop Jacks Landing Karlin Long Lake Mapleton Mayfield Monroe Center Neahtawanta Old Mission Summit City Walton Wexford Corner‡ Williamsburg Yuba
Ghost towns	Angell Archie Bartlett Bates Beitner Cedar Run‡ East Bay Hodge Keystone Kratochvil's Plat Mabel Ogdensburg Slights Westminster Wylie
Indian reservation	Grand Traverse Indian Reservation‡
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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