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Michigan›Montmorency County

Canada Creek RanchMI

In Michigan, this town has 381 residents.

Is Canada Creek Ranch a good place to live?

Canada Creek Ranch’s midpoint age is 67.3 years, against 42.5 years in Michigan’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Mackinac State Forest - Atlanta Unit, at 88 acres. Canada Creek Ranch has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Edit -1-16 - Flickr - Dane Van
Edit -1-16 - Flickr - Dane Van, 2017
Canada Creek Ranch’s story

Canada Creek Ranch in pictures

Census counts: 405 in 2000, 258 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2017 and 2 maps from 1955 on.

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Small town

381 people, and everyone knows the way

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The data

Ordered by what stands out in Canada Creek Ranch.

Work & commute

With only 0.5 jobs per working resident, most people in Canada Creek Ranch work out of town

5%work in town

The average trip to work for Canada Creek Ranch comes to 30 minutes. Commuting out is the norm in the town: 5% of working residents work locally. Since 2011, Canada Creek Ranch has added 28 jobs, to 35 in 2021. For residents in the town, the share who live below the poverty line is 4.5%.

Canada Creek RanchMichigan townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work30 minutes25 minutes25 minutes
Below the poverty line4.5%8.9%9.6%

Where working residents work

In Canada Creek Ranch5%
Briley Township27%
Gaylord7%
Montmorency Township5%
Alpena4%
27 mi
median commute distance
35
jobs based in Canada Creek Ranch
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2021 · ACS

Natural hazards

Top of a low hazard risk in Canada Creek Ranch: inland flooding

32risk score of 100

80% of Canada Creek Ranch’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 8%. Compared with 68% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage here is lower.

FEMA risk score
32Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold waves

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Canada Creek Ranch: snowy winters and pleasant summers

84″snow a winter

For Canada Creek Ranch, the July high is 80°F.

Typical low → high °F

Winter13–29°
Spring29–53°
Summer53–78°
Fall37–57°
Sep 27
typical first frost
May 22
typical last frost
+1.6°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

A larger share of adults had a checkup this year in Canada Creek Ranch than in most of Michigan or the rest of the country

Among adults in Canada Creek Ranch, 29% sleep under 7 hours. No town among the 702 in Michigan we compare has a lower share of adults who binge drink than Canada Creek Ranch. The town does better than the Michigan average on 10 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 11. Only 6 of the 702 Michigan towns we compare have a lower share of adults who report frequent mental distress than Canada Creek Ranch.

Canada Creek RanchMichigan townsU.S. towns
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)20%12%12%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)8.4%17%16%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)55%36%35%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)89%80%79%
32 measures vs. Michigan
10 better11 too close to call11 worse
What stands outCanada Creek RanchMI
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity6.1%11.9%
Fewer binge drinkers8.4%15.9%
More adults with heart disease14.9%7%
Mymichigan Medical Center Alpena
37.7 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Outdoors

In Canada Creek Ranch, 5.7% of the land is conserved

5.7%conserved

The trail network density in Canada Creek Ranch is 2.0 miles per square mile. There are 4.9 miles of trail across 2 parks and preserves.

Canada Creek RanchMichigan townsU.S. towns
Miles of trail per square mile2.0 miles per square mile0.30.4
Conserved land5.7%4.4%4.3%
5.7%
conserved · 89 of 1,569 acres
4.9 mi
of trails · 2 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Mackinac State Forest - Atlanta Unit—88
2. Tibbits Landing—1

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

1
homes sold in September

Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Canada Creek Ranch

16pages on Canada Creek Ranch
Getting set up

Moving to Canada Creek Ranch: who provides what

Canada Creek Ranch is unincorporated, so Montmorency County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerPresque Isle Elec & Gas Coop23.9¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet6 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesMontmorency CountyMontmorency County provides services here
SchoolsAtlanta Community SchoolsHillman Community Schools2 districts serve Canada Creek Ranch; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Michigan you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereMontmorency Township ClerkMontmorency Township; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Nov 2025
ZIP code4970949709 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.

A commuter town

95% of working residents leave Canada Creek Ranch for work

Where Canada Creek Ranch’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

27% → Briley Township Briley Township 27% 7% → Gaylord Gaylord 7% 5% → Montmorency Township Montmorency Township 5% 4% → Alpena Alpena 4% 4% → Greenwood Township Greenwood Township 4% 3% → Traverse City Traverse City 3% Canada Creek Ranch · 5% stay
35jobs based in Canada Creek Ranch
5%of working residents work in town
27 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2021

After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Canada Creek Ranch; the nearest are

About Canada Creek Ranch

Census-designated place & unincorporated community in Michigan, United States

Canada Creek Ranch is an unincorporated community in Montmorency Township, Montmorency County, in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a census-designated place (CDP) used for statistical purposes. The population was 258 at the 2020 census, down from 304 in 2010.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
3.7 sq mi
Elevation
820 ft

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