Lyon township, Roscommon County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Land area: 30.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 6.5 sq. mi.
Population: 1,462 (all rural)
| Males: 753 |  (51.5%) |
| Females: 709 |  (48.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,462 (1,326 owner occupied, 136 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 9% |
| State: | 26% |
Races in Lyon township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.3%
- Black: 0.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.5%
Median age of males: 51.7
Median age of females: 52.9
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Average household size: 2.13
| Lyon township: | 2.1 people |
| Michigan: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.55
| Lyon township: | $33,324 |
| Michigan: | $48,273 |
| Here: | $476 |
| State: | $629 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $88,825 (it was $76,600 in 2000)
| : | $88,825 |
| Michigan: | $117,500 |
| Population density: 49 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 4.0% |
| Whole state: | 10.5% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Lyon township: Houghton Lake State Game Farm (A), Higgins Lake Rest Area (B), Rockefellers Cabins (C), Lyon Township Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Lyon township include: Saint Huberts Church (A), Higgins Lake Baptist Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Oakwood Cemetery (1), Heidemann Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Swamps: Heidemann Marsh (A), Grass Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Big Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Lyon township include: Lyon Township Park (1), American Legion Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
61% of Lyon township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 75% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in Michigan.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 59
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 10
- South: 4
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.5%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 31
Housing units in Lyon township with a mortgage: 3 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 8
- Construction (16%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (7%)
- Truck transportation (7%)
- Transportation equipment (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Health care (4%)
- Health care (18%)
- Educational services (17%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Personal and laundry services (4%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Registered nurses (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Lyon township:
- Norwegian (38.5%)
- German (27.7%)
- French (except Basque) (18.5%)
- Polish (9.2%)
- Dutch (3.1%)
- Scandinavian (3.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 36 (82%)
- Carpooled: 4 (9%)
- Worked at home: 4 (9%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (35%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (26%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (23%)
- Utility gas (10%)
- Solar energy (6%)
94.4% of residents of Lyon township speak English at home.
2.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English not well).
2.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 75- In family households: 66 (23 male householders, 0 female householders)
24 spouses, 17 children (16 natural, 0 adopted, 1 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 9 (3 male householders (3 living alone)), 6 female householders (6 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 7 2-persons, 10 3-persons, 6 4-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 9 1-person,
166 married couples with children.
58 single-parent households (25 men, 33 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): 1
| Here: | 12.5% |
| Michigan: | 8.7% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Michigan: | 16.5% |