Lake Township is a civil township of Roscommon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,119 at the 2020 census.
Communities
- Houghton Lake is a census-designated place at 44°18′53″N 84°45′53″W along the southwest side of Houghton Lake. The CDP also extends into Roscommon Township and Denton Township.
- Houghton Point is an unincorporated community within the township at . Houghton Point was settled along the northern shores of Houghton Lake in 1945. A post office opened on November 1, 1949 but is no longer in operation.
- Meads Landing is an unincorporated community in the northern portion of the township along the Muskegon River at .
- Michelson is an unincorporated community in the western portion of the township along the Dead Stream Flooding at . Michelson began as a railway station in 1904 along the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad. The community formed around a shingle mill and sawmill. A post office opened on June 1, 1909 but is no longer in operation.
- Nellsville is an unincorporated community on the southern border of the township at . The community is centered along M-55, which forms the boundary with Roscommon Township, and is just west of U.S. Route 127. The community was founded in 1906 and named after Roscommon Township supervisor Edward Nelson. A post office operated in Nellsville from August 20, 1906 until 1927.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (34.88%) is water.
The township surrounds the northwestern portion of Houghton Lake, and the western section of the township contains the Houghton Lake Flats Flooding State Wildlife Management Area and a portion of the Dead Stream Flooding State Wildlife Management Area. A small portion of the Houghton Lake community extends into Lake Township. The Houghton Lake 48629 ZIP Code serves the majority of the township, except a very small portion of the western edge served by the Merritt 49667 ZIP Code.
Demographics
As of the census