Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,996. 4.4 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Michigan town.
Trash: drop-off onlyClark Township’s best subject grades are an A+ for schools and civic life and an A− for the outdoors; its weakest is a C− for incomes. 40% of residents are 65 or older in Clark Township, against 19% in Michigan’s towns and 18% across U.S. towns. On hazard risk, just 19 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns do better. Homes are within reach, about $213K for a typical one, or 3.3 years of the county’s $64K median household income. On civic life, just 2 of Michigan’s 1,265 towns do better. The biggest place to walk is Aldo Leopold Nature Preserve, 1,735 acres with 1.1 miles of trail. Clark Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Clark Township beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Cedarville School | PK–12 | 219 |
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Clark Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 1937.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Clark 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Clark Township.
Its public schools are run by the Les Cheneaux Community Schools. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedarville SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 219 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
At 1 of 100, Clark Township’s FEMA risk score is below both the Michigan town median (25 of 100) and the median of U.S. towns (44 of 100).
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The median age in Clark Township is 56.7 years. Clark Township has grown 3.5% since 2020, to 1,996 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 15% of residents are under 18 in Clark Township.
| Clark Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 56.7 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 15% | 21% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 42% | 26% | 29% |
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.6 points. Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Clark Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.4% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 5.4% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.4% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.4% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 5.6% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 6.6% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.7% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 18.4% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 22.1% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.4% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 17% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23.2% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 18.5% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,000, single groups can be off by several points
Clark Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Clark Township’s July high is 76°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
About one in 3 of Clark Township’s working residents works in town. Jobs based in Clark Township grew to 571 in 2021, 184 more than in 2011. The top destinations are Sault Ste.
| Clark Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 33% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 17 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $71,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
| Clark Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 7.2% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lake Superior State Forest - Sault Ste. Marie Unit | 16.2 mi | 8,490 |
| 2. William B. Derby Nature Preserve | 1.6 mi | 189 |
| 3. Oliver and Edna Birge Nature Preserve | 1.4 mi | 487 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Clark Township beats the Michigan average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 14% of Clark Township adults binge drink.
| Clark Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 17% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 84% | 80% | 79% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 36% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 33% |
| What stands out | Clark Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9% | 11.9% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7% | 8.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 13% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Clark Township. Close and well known come first.
24 mi LakeLake Michigan–Huron
34 mi DamSoo Locks16 mi Park & preserveMackinac National Park
17 mi LandmarkFort Mackinac
24 mi Ancient siteFort Michilimackinac
34 mi MuseumSS Valley CampLake Michigan–Huron: ChongDae, Public domain · Soo Locks: USGS, Public domain · Fort Mackinac: P. Hughes, CC BY 4.0 · Fort Michilimackinac: WMrapids, CC BY-SA 4.0 · SS Valley Camp: Cason at English Wikipedia, Public domain
None within 15 miles of Clark Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Clark Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Clark Township is a civil township of Mackinac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,917 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
4 towns share a border with Clark Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Township | — | — | B+ | — | A+ | C+ |
| Marquette Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Raber Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pickford Township | — | — | A | — | C+ | B− |
| Detour Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Clark Township and Pickford Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Clark Township and Pickford Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Marquette Township, Raber Township and Detour Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Clark Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
4.4 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Michigan town.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.
