Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
The best of Convis Township’s subject grades is an A for history; the weakest is a D for walkability. On history, just 70 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns do better. Bernard W. Baker Sanctuary, at 972 acres with 1.3 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Convis Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Convis Township beats most towns.
Where Convis Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Convis Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,068 in 1960, 1,508 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 1837 and 3 maps from 1958 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Convis 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 Convis Township.
The share of residents in Convis Township who live below the poverty line: 12%. Jobs in Convis Township grew by 111 from 2011 to 2021, reaching 123. Half commute less than 20 miles. The top destinations are Marshall (13%), Battle Creek (11%) and Albion (4%).
| Convis Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.8% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $71,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 17° and about 65 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 62% of U.S. communities. Expected losses in Convis Township break down as 50% from inland flooding and 19% from tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Convis Township: 18% of adults report frequent mental distress, against 18% in Michigan’s towns and 17% across U.S. towns. Among adults here, 27% have been diagnosed with depression.
| Convis Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 27% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 34% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 36% | 35% |
| What stands out | Convis Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.8% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Trails total 3.4 miles in 5 parks and preserves. In Convis Township, the concentration of trails is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Convis Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5.6% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bernard W. Baker Sanctuary | 1.3 mi | 972 |
| 2. Convis Township Hall Park | 0.5 mi | 8 |
| 3. LB Acres | — | 14 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Convis Township. Close and well known come first.
31 mi Theme parkAir Zoo
36 mi MuseumEli and Edythe Broad Art Museum150K visitors a year
8 mi MuseumAmerican Museum of Magic12 mi Zoo & aquariumBinder Park Zoo
22 mi MuseumGilmore Car Museum87K visitors a year
33 mi Zoo & aquariumPotter Park ZooAir Zoo: User:my name, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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
2 within 15 miles of the center of Convis Township
About 2 of every 100 Convis Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
2 places in Convis Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Michigan, United States
Convis Township is a civil township of Calhoun County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is part of the Battle Creek metropolitan statistical area. The population was 1,508 at the 2020 census.
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4 towns share a border with Convis Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Convis Township | — | — | B | — | B | C+ |
| Lee Township | — | — | B | — | B | B |
| Pennfield Township | #600 | C− | B− | — | B− | C− |
| Marshall Township | #432 | B− | C | — | B | B− |
| Bellevue Township | #481 | C+ | A− | — | C | C+ |
Convis Township and Lee Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Convis Township, Lee Township, Pennfield Township, Marshall Township and Bellevue Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Convis Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
