Centerville TownshipMI
A town of 1,281. 55% more nonprofits per person than the typical Michigan town.
Is Centerville Township a good place to live?
The best of Centerville Township’s subject grades are an A for schools and civic life and an A− for health; the weakest is a D for walkability. Only 106 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns score higher on health. 28% of residents are 65 or older in Centerville Township, above both Michigan’s towns (19%) and U.S. towns (18%). 11% of the land in Centerville Township is conserved, where Michigan’s towns sit at 4.4% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. The biggest park or preserve is Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, at 644 acres. Centerville Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Centerville Township stand out
Where Centerville Township beats most towns.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
1,281 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Centerville Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Centerville Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore and 1 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Centerville Township. Close and well known come first.
2 mi National LakeshoreSleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore1.6M visitors a year30 mi MuseumMichigan Legacy Art ParkPhoto credits
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore: en:User:Grod028, Public domain
Moving to Centerville Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Centerville Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Centerville Township.
On CDC estimates, Centerville Township is healthier than 82% of U.S. towns
Centerville Township beats the Michigan average on 15 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 29% of Centerville Township adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Centerville Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 34% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 18% | 17% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 83% | 80% | 79% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 25% | 25% |
| What stands out | Centerville Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.3% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 6.8% | 11.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Fewer young adults than Michigan overall
Centerville Township’s median age is 50 years. Centerville Township has grown 3.3% since 2020, to 1,281 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 40% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Centerville Township.
| Centerville Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 40% | 26% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 24% | 21% | 22% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 114 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.7 points). Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Centerville Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.2% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.5% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.1% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 3.4% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.2% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.9% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.5% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 15.9% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 12.4% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.5% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 24.5% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 22.8% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.4% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 25.6% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14.2% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,300, single groups can be off by several points
Cold waves leads a low hazard risk in Centerville Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 79% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Centerville Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Centerville Township for work: only 1% work in town. Jobs based in Centerville Township grew to 73 in 2021, 20 more than in 2011. The median household income in Centerville Township is $98,000.
| Centerville Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $98,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.1% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.3% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
In Centerville Township, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Centerville Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 79°, January nights drop to 15° and about 143 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Conserved land covers 10.9% of Centerville Township
3.9 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore | 0.3 mi | 644 |
| 2. Sleeping Bear Dunes Wilderness | — | 73 |
| 3. Manitou Passage Underwater Preserve | — | 38 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Centerville Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Centerville Township
About 1 of every 100 Centerville Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
99% of working residents leave Centerville Township for work
Where Centerville Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
About Centerville Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Centerville Township is a civil township of Leelanau County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,243 at the 2020 census. The township is bounded to the east by Lake Leelanau.
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- Area
- 30 sq mi
- Elevation
- 820 ft
Questions about Centerville Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Centerville Township, MI a good place to live?
55% more nonprofits per person than the typical Michigan town.
Is Centerville Township, MI expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.