De Tour Village, 2021
De Tour Village’s story
126 years in pictures
Census counts: 880 in 1900, 263 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2021 and a map from 1964 on.
- 1900De Tour Village is settled
De Tour VillageMI
Today 262 people live in this town, first settled in 1900.
DeTour Reef Light Station · Photo: United States Coast GuardThe original uploader was Asher196 at English Wikipedia. · Public domain
Population
262
2025 Census estimate · +1.2% since 2020
Typical home
$209K
+3.8% in a year
Household income
$49K
median
Median age
64.8
years
Jobs based here
71
Balanced
Is De Tour Village a good place to live?
De Tour Village’s midpoint age is 64.8 years, above both the Michigan town median (42.5 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). The biggest park or preserve is Detour Peninsula Nature Preserve, at 149 acres. De Tour Village has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Small town
262 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to De Tour Village: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in De Tour Village, and how to reach them.
PowerCloverland Electric Co-op14.3¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterDetour water system1 health-based violation in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet2 providers3% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have De Tour Village’s trash rules yet
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.govWho runs elections hereDetour Township ClerkDetour Township; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Nov 2025
ZIP code4972549725 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in De Tour Village.
Who lives here
49% of residents are 65 or older
Among adults 25 and older, 29% have a four-year degree or more, against 32% across Michigan.
64.8median age · MI 40.2
De Tour VillageMichiganUnited States
Ages · share of residents
28%
Education · adults 25 and older
No diploma7%
High school33%
Some college23%
Associate’s8%
Bachelor’s18%
Graduate12%
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±8.8 points. Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women.
| De Tour Village | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 0% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 0% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.4% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 7.5% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.9% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 24.1% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 28.3% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 20.8% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.1% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 32.5% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 23.1% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17.5% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.8% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 300, single groups can be off by several points
Natural hazards
Compared with most of Michigan and the rest of the country, the FEMA risk score in De Tour Village is lower
Expected losses in De Tour Village break down as 84% from inland flooding and 9% from cold waves.
2risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingCold waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
De Tour Village stands out in Michigan and nationally, with a typical July afternoon cooler than most
Winters in De Tour Village are cold, snowy and summers pleasant. July afternoons reach 77°, January nights drop to 10° and about 75 inches of snow falls in a winter.
75″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter13–28°
Spring30–49°
Summer55–75°
Fall40–54°
Oct 20
typical first frost
May 5
typical last frost
+1.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Housing
Homes in De Tour Village are worth about $209K, by Zillow’s estimate
Among households in De Tour Village, 92% live in a home they own. Home values are up 3.8% over the year to September 2026.
$209KZillow home value
Typical home value
De Tour Village$209K
Michigan$264K
+3.8%
value change, 1 year
1
homes sold in September
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Work & commute
About one in nine working residents works right in De Tour Village
In De Tour Village, the typical journey to work is 18 minutes. For most workers, De Tour Village is a place to come home to: only 11% work in town. The top destinations are Sault Ste. Marie (20%), Drummond Township (18%) and Detour Township (15%). Half the trips to work are shorter than 40 miles.
11%work in town
| De Tour Village | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 11% | 5.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In De Tour Village11%
Sault Ste. Marie20%
Drummond Township18%
Detour Township15%
Rogers City3%
40 mi
median commute distance
71
jobs based in De Tour Village
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Health
How healthy De Tour Village is
For adults in De Tour Village, the share who sleep under 7 hours is 29%. Against the Michigan average, De Tour Village comes out ahead on 9 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 9. No town among the 702 in Michigan we compare has a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than De Tour Village. Among adults here, 11% binge drink and 51% have high blood pressure.
| De Tour Village | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 12% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 17% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 51% | 36% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 86% | 80% | 79% |
32 measures vs. Michigan
9 better14 too close to call9 worse
| What stands out | De Tour Village | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 11.3% | 15.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.7% | 11.9% |
| More adults with heart disease | 12.6% | 7% |
Mackinac Straits Hospital and Health Center
39.6 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Outdoors
7.9% of the land in De Tour Village is protected from building
De Tour Village has 4 parks and preserves, 193 acres in all.
7.9%conserved
7.9%
conserved · 179 of 2,268 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Detour Peninsula Nature Preserve | — | 149 |
| 2. James V. Foster Hartley Lake Nature Preserve | — | 37 |
| 3. De Tour Passage Underwater Preserve | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about De Tour Village
17pages on De Tour Village
The big questions
Out and about
The story
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of De Tour Village; the nearest are
Lake Superior State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Sault Ste Marie40.7 mi$14,890 in-state tuitionNorth Central Michigan CollegeCommunity college · Public · Petoskey66.4 mi$5,430 in-state tuition
About 1 of every 100 De Tour Village residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About De Tour Village
Village in Michigan, United States
DeTour Village ( DEE-tu-ər) is a village in Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 263 at the 2020 census. The village is at the extreme eastern tip of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, in Detour Township, at the turning point for the shipping channel connecting the St. Mary's River with Lake Huron and the Straits of Mackinac. Drummond Island, one of the largest islands in the St. Mary's River, is only one mile across the river from DeTour. The DeTour Reef Light is nearby.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 8.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 600 ft
- ZIP code
- 49725
Questions about De Tour Village
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is De Tour Village, MI a good place to live?
De Tour Village has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.