▁Lake ▁Township ▁is ▁a ▁town ship ▁in ▁Jackson ▁County , ▁Minnesota , ▁United ▁States . ▁The ▁population ▁was ▁ 4 0 1 ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁census . ▁ ▁Her on ▁Lake ▁Township ▁was ▁organized ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 0 , ▁and ▁named ▁for ▁Her on ▁Lake . ▁ ▁Geography ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Census ▁Bureau , ▁the ▁town ship ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁of ▁which ▁ ▁is ▁land ▁and ▁ ▁( 1 1 . 7 1 %) ▁is ▁water . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁census ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁there ▁were ▁ 4 0 1 ▁people , ▁ 1 4 6 ▁households , ▁and ▁ 1 1 0 ▁families ▁res iding ▁in ▁the ▁town ship . ▁ ▁The ▁population ▁density ▁was ▁ 1 0 . 3 ▁people ▁per ▁square ▁mile ▁( 4 . 0 / km ²). ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁ 1 5 2 ▁housing ▁units ▁at ▁an ▁average ▁density ▁of ▁ 3 . 9 / sq   mi ▁( 1 . 5 / km ²). ▁ ▁The ▁ra cial ▁make up ▁of ▁the ▁town ship ▁was ▁ 9 9 . 5 0 % ▁White , ▁ 0 . 2 5 % ▁Asian , ▁ 0 . 2 5 % ▁from ▁other ▁races . ▁His pan ic ▁or ▁Lat ino ▁of ▁any ▁race ▁were ▁ 1 . 2 5 % ▁of ▁the ▁population . ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁ 1 4 6 ▁households ▁out ▁of ▁which ▁ 3 2 .