Lawrence township, Van Buren County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Land area: 35.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.9 sq. mi.
Population: 3,341 (all rural)
| Males: 1,635 |  (48.9%) |
| Females: 1,706 |  (51.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 3,273 (2,713 owner occupied, 560 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 17% |
| State: | 26% |
Races in Lawrence township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 80.2%
- Black: 2.9%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 1.0%
- Asian: 0.4%
- Two or more races: 2.2%
Median age of males: 35.8
Median age of females: 36.3
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Average household size: 2.74
| Lawrence township: | 2.7 people |
| Michigan: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.16
| Lawrence township: | $45,081 |
| Michigan: | $48,273 |
| Here: | $495 |
| State: | $629 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $113,600 (it was $90,100 in 2000)
| : | $113,600 |
| Michigan: | $117,500 |
| Population density: 95 people per square mile | (average). |
Cities in this township include: Lawrence.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Lawrence township include: Full Gospel Church (A), Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Prospect Lake Cemetery (1), Hill Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes: Reynolds Lake (A), Nelson Lake (B), Hall Lake (C), Cornwall Lake (D), Christie Lake (E), Baker Lake (F), Shafer Lake (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Red Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Lawrence township: Van Buren County Poorhouse Historical Marker (1). Display/hide its location on the map
79% of Lawrence township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 0% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 0% lived in Michigan.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 29
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 1
- South: 4
- West: 4
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.5%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
People in group quarters in Lawrence township, Michigan:
- 42 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 10 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
- 8 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 5 people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 3 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 15
- Mobile homes: 3
Median worth of mobile homes: $45,000
Housing units in Lawrence township with a mortgage: 2 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4
- Construction (13%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Food (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Transportation equipment (4%)
- Plastics and rubber products (3%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Health care (14%)
- Plastics and rubber products (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Food (4%)
- Public administration (3%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Cashiers (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Lawrence township:
- German (50.0%)
- English (23.7%)
- Norwegian (15.8%)
- Austrian (5.3%)
- Irish (5.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 7 (35%)
- Walked: 6 (30%)
- Worked at home: 7 (35%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (73%)
- Electricity (13%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%)
People in group quarters in Lawrence township, Michigan:
- 42 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 10 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
- 8 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 5 people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 3 people in homes for the mentally retarded
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 38- In family households: 36 (12 male householders, 0 female householders)
12 spouses, 8 children (8 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 4 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 2 (0 male householders (0 living alone)), 2 female householders (2 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 6 2-persons, 3 3-persons, 3 4-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 2 1-person,
644 married couples with children.
201 single-parent households (57 men, 144 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Michigan: | 11.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4
| Here: | 100.0% |
| Michigan: | 8.7% |