. S . ▁state ▁of ▁Michigan . ▁ ▁The ▁population ▁was ▁ 3 , 0 1 8 ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁census . ▁ ▁Commun ities ▁Lap orte ▁is ▁an ▁un in cor por ated ▁community ▁at ▁, ▁about ▁ 8 ▁miles ▁south - s out heast ▁of ▁dow nt own ▁Mid land . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁at ▁the ▁corners ▁of ▁sections ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 3 5 , ▁and ▁ 3 6 ▁in ▁the ▁sout heast ▁corner ▁of ▁both ▁the ▁town ship ▁and ▁county . ▁ ▁The ▁community ▁first ▁got ▁a ▁post ▁office ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 8 7 4 ▁with ▁the ▁name ▁Lee ' s ▁Cor ner , ▁after ▁a ▁local ▁land owner . ▁ ▁The ▁post ▁office ▁was ▁renamed ▁Lap orte ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁and ▁closed ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 1 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁city ▁of ▁Mid land ▁lies ▁just ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁town ship , ▁and ▁has ▁incorpor ated ▁a ▁small ▁area ▁of ▁land ▁in ▁n ortheast ▁corner ▁of ▁the ▁town ship . ▁P ose y ville ▁is ▁another ▁small ▁un in cor por ated ▁community ▁at ▁, ▁about ▁ 5 ▁miles ▁south ▁of ▁dow nt own ▁Mid land . ▁It ▁is ▁at ▁the ▁corners ▁of ▁sections ▁ 8 , ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 6 , ▁and ▁ 1 7 . ▁ ▁A ▁post ▁office ▁opened ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁and ▁operated ▁until ▁January ▁ 1 9 0 7 . ▁