Lincoln Charter Township is a

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of Berrien County in the

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. The population was 14,691 at the 2010 census. Lincoln Charter Township is located in the west-central portion of Berrien County, with

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to the west. The village of Shoreham and St. Joseph Charter Township are to the north, Royalton Township to the east, Baroda Township to the southeast and south, and Lake Charter Township to the south and southwest.

Communities

*Glenlord was initially called Lincoln in the 1870s. It was named after Monroe N. Lord who donated land for the railroad right-of-way. It had a post office from 1879 until 1905. *The village of Stevensville is located within the township.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.67%, is water.

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passes through the western portion of the township. Grand Mere State Park is centered on the three Grand Mere Lakes and is home to

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s that range from 3,000 to 10,000 years old. The park lies between Stevensville and Lake Michigan.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 13,952 people, 5,486 households, and 3,999 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 5,992 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 95.62%

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, 1.06%

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, 0.32% Native American, 1.39% Asian, 0.02%

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, 0.59% from

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, and 1.00% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.30% of the population. There were 5,486 households, out of which 34.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.8% were

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living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.1% were non-families. 24.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.00. In the township the population was spread out, with 26.1% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 26.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.5 males. The median income for a household in the township was $53,718, and the median income for a family was $64,211. Males had a median income of $48,571 versus $26,984 for females. The

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for the township was $27,559. About 1.3% of families and 2.7% of the population were below the

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, including 1.9% of those under age 18 and 5.0% of those age 65 or over.

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External links

Lincoln Charter Township official website
{{Berrien County, Michigan Townships in Berrien County, Michigan Charter townships in Michigan