Lakeview, Michigan
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Lakeview is a village in Cato Township
Cato Township, Michigan
Cato Township is a civil township of Montcalm County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,920 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:As of the census of...

 in Montcalm County
Montcalm County, Michigan
-Michigan State Highways:* M-46* M-57* M-66* M-82* M-91-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 61,266 people, 22,079 households, and 16,183 families residing in the county. The population density was 86 people per square mile . There were 25,900 housing units at an average density...

 of the U.S. state
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 of Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....

. The population was 1,112 at the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
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. The village is within Cato Township
Cato Township, Michigan
Cato Township is a civil township of Montcalm County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,920 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:As of the census of...

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History

Lakeview was first settled in 1858 and plat
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ted in 1867 by Albert S. French, a settler from New York. It had been a Native American
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 camp site. French named it for its location on the west side of Tamarack Lake. A post office was established on October 7, 1867, with Hiram S. Barton as its first postmaster. It was a station on the Chicago, Saginaw and Canada Railroad in 1879.
Further Reading, Lakeview Michigan is also the remnant of log transport via Tamarack lake and a small industry in pickles, as well as notable oddities such as the dance hall and hotel once located on the island centered in Lakeviews own Tamarack Lake. Lakeview as a small settlement was once taken almost completely out by fire but with government aid rebuilt once again.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the village has a total area of 1.9 square miles (4.9 km²), of which, 1.6 square miles (4.1 km²) of it is land and 0.3 square mile (0.776996433 km²) of it (17.37%) is water.

The Lakeview post office, with ZIP code 48850, serves most of Cato Township
Cato Township, Michigan
Cato Township is a civil township of Montcalm County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,920 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:As of the census of...

 as well as part of Belvidere Township
Belvidere Township, Michigan
Belvidere Township is a civil township of Montcalm County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 2,438.- Communities :...

 to the east, Douglass Township
Douglass Township, Michigan
Douglass Township is a civil township of Montcalm County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,377 at the 2000 census.-Communities:*Entrican, is a small unincorporated community on the Flat River at ....

 to the southeast, Pine Township to the south, and Winfield Township
Winfield Township, Michigan
Winfield Township is a civil township of Montcalm County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 2,049.- Communities :...

 to the west. It also serves a large portion of Hinton Township
Hinton Township, Michigan
Hinton Township is a civil township of Mecosta County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 1,035. John Hinton was the first white settler here in 1855. The township was named for him when it was organized in 1860...

 to the north and Millbrook Township
Millbrook Township, Michigan
Millbrook Township is a civil township of Mecosta County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,081 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...

 to the northeast in Mecosta County
Mecosta County, Michigan
Mecosta County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. The county is named after Chief Mecosta, the leader of the Potawatomi Native American tribe that once traveled the local waterways in search of fish and game. Chief Mecosta was one of the signers the Treaty of Washington in 1836. The easily...

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Demographics

As of the census
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of 2000, there were 1,112 people, 396 households, and 287 families residing in the village. The population density
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 was 707.2 per square mile (273.5/km²). There were 452 housing units at an average density of 287.4 per square mile (111.2/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.57% White, 0.09% African American, 0.45% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 0.72% from other races
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, and 0.90% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.06% of the population.

There were 396 households out of which 36.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.0% were married couples
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 living together, 15.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.3% were non-families. 24.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the village the population was spread out with 29.0% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 16.2% from 45 to 64, and 20.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 81.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.1 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $33,611, and the median income for a family was $38,594. Males had a median income of $28,681 versus $22,955 for females. The per capita income
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 for the village was $14,154. About 9.8% of families and 9.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.8% of those under age 18 and 8.8% of those age 65 or over.
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