Lake Township, Macomb County, Michigan
Lake Township is a former civil township located in Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The small township consisted of 0.6 mi2 (1.7 km2) of the Macomb County portion of the village of Grosse Pointe Shores, which was part of Grosse Pointe Township and mostly located in Wayne County on the western shores of Lake Saint Clair. At the 2000 census, the township population was 80.
Lake Township, Michigan | |
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Former civil township | |
Former location within Macomb County at the 2000 Census before incorporation as the city of Grosse Pointe Shores in 2009 | |
Lake Township Location within the state of Michigan Lake Township Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 42°27′18″N 82°52′19″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Macomb |
| Organized | 1837 |
| Disestablished | 2009 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.6 sq mi (1.7 km2) |
| • Land | 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.5 sq mi (1.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 574 ft (175 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 80 |
| • Density | 511.5/sq mi (197.5/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 26-44340 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626575 |
On February 24, 2009, the residents of the village of Grosse Pointe Shores voted to incorporate as a city, effectively disestablishing Lake and Grosse Pointe townships when the city was formally established on April 1, 2009.
At one point, the area of Lake Township was part of the former Erin Township.
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