Clarence TownshipMI
A town of 1,897, settled in 1841.
Is Clarence Township a good place to live?
The best of Clarence Township’s subject grades is a B+ for history; the weakest is a D for walkability. 28% of residents are 65 or older in Clarence Township, where Michigan’s towns sit at 19% and U.S. towns at 18%. Homes are expensive, about $222K for a typical one and 3.5 times the Battle Creek metro’s $63K median household income. Only 41 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns score lower on the outdoors. Clarence Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
98% of working residents leave Clarence Township for work
Where Clarence Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
How Clarence Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Clarence Township is from typical.
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Moving to Clarence Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Clarence 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 Clarence Township.
Most of Clarence Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Clarence Township for work: only 2% work in town. Clarence Township’s average trip to work is 29 minutes, against 25 minutes in Michigan’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Since 2011, Clarence Township has added 50 jobs, to 101 in 2021.
| Clarence Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 6.8% | 10% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.3% | 5.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Clarence Township is less healthy than 74% of U.S. towns
Clarence Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 41% of adults have obesity in Clarence Township.
| Clarence Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 37% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 36% | 35% |
| What stands out | Clarence Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 13.6% | 10.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.2% | 8.1% |
| Fewer adults seeing a dentist | 65% | 68% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Older than Michigan overall
14% of Clarence Township residents are under 18. 27% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Michigan. Clarence Township’s median age is 47.2 years.
| Clarence Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 14% | 21% | 22% |
| Median age | 47.2 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±8.6 points. Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Clarence Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 6.9% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.5% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 11.9% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.3% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.1% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.6% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.5% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.4% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 17.9% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 19.2% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 29.1% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.6% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.5% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17.6% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.9% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,900, single groups can be off by several points
In Clarence Township, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Clarence Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 17° and about 40 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Clarence Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 62% of U.S. communities. Since 1989, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Clarence Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Clarence Township has set aside 0.1% of its land for conservation
1.6 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Clarence Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.1% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Prairie Lake Public Access | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum and 18 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Clarence Township. Close and well known come first.
29 mi MuseumEli and Edythe Broad Art Museum150K visitors a year
12 mi MuseumAmerican Museum of Magic21 mi Zoo & aquariumBinder Park Zoo
33 mi MuseumGilmore Car Museum87K visitors a year
27 mi Zoo & aquariumPotter Park Zoo
27 mi MuseumR. E. Olds Transportation MuseumPhoto credits
Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum: Dj1997, CC BY-SA 3.0 · American Museum of Magic: rossograph, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Gilmore Car Museum: Kevin S. Forsyth, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Potter Park Zoo: Dj1997, CC BY-SA 3.0 · R. E. Olds Transportation Museum: kennethaw88, CC BY 4.0
Everything we know about Clarence Township
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Clarence Township
About 3 of every 100 Clarence Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Clarence Township
Township in Michigan, United States
Clarence Township is a civil township located in northeast Calhoun County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is part of the Battle Creek, Michigan Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,903 at the 2020 census. The township was originally named Pinkney Township.
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- Area
- 34 sq mi
- Elevation
- 968 ft
Clarence Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Clarence Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarence Township | — | — | C | — | C+ | C |
| Lee Township | — | — | B | — | B | B |
| Sheridan Township | — | — | A | — | B | D |
| Brookfield Township | — | — | B | — | B | C+ |
| Springport Township | — | — | B+ | A− | C+ | C |
Clarence Township, Lee Township, Sheridan Township, Brookfield Township and Springport Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Clarence Township, Lee Township, Sheridan Township and Brookfield Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Clarence Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Clarence Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Clarence 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 C.