[9] Lyon Township has a coastline along Higgins Lake.

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 1,462 people, 688 households, and 467 families residing in the township.

There were 2,267 housing units at an average density of 75.6 per square mile (29.2/km2).

There were 688 households, out of which 17.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.4% were married couples living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.1% were non-families.

28.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.