Denmark TownshipMI
A town of 2,704, settled in 1862.
Is Denmark Township a good place to live?
Denmark Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $166K, 2.6 years of the county’s $64K median household income. It grades B− overall, 412th among Michigan's 697 graded towns. Only 65 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns score lower on hazard risk. 25% of residents are 65 or older in Denmark Township, above both Michigan’s towns (19%) and U.S. towns (18%). The biggest park or preserve is Denmark Township State Game Area, at 89 acres.
Denmark Township has shrunk 12% since 2010
3,068 counted in 2010 and 2,741 in 2020; an estimated 2,704 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Denmark Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Denmark Township is from typical.
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Moving to Denmark Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Denmark 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 Denmark Township.
Denmark Township is healthier than Tuscola Township and its other neighbors, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Michigan (mostly inland flooding).
Most of Denmark Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.4 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Denmark Township for work: only 5% work in town. Since 2011, Denmark Township has added 79 jobs, to 427 in 2021. Denmark Township’s average trip to work is 21 minutes.
| Denmark Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 6.8% | 10% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 7% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $71,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
On state tests, Denmark Township’s schools trail 52% of Michigan districts
Its public schools are run by the Reese Public Schools. Two of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reese Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 328 | B+ |
| Reese High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 254 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Denmark Township
Denmark Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 16° and about 42 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Older than Michigan overall
The median age in Denmark Township is 45.8 years. 26% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Michigan.
| Denmark Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45.8 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 26% | 26% | 29% |
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 ±3.7 points. Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Denmark Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.8% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.8% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.6% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.9% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.4% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.3% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.7% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.4% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 12% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.3% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 34.4% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 22.2% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.8% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17.3% | 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 2,700, single groups can be off by several points
Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Denmark Township
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 95% of Michigan towns; that rating is what its C for hazard risk is built on.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Residents of Denmark Township are less healthy than 54% of U.S. towns
Its B− for health tops all 3 graded neighbors; Tuscola Township (C) comes closest.
Denmark Township beats the Michigan average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 39% of adults have obesity in Denmark Township.
| Denmark Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 27% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 36% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 34% | 36% |
| What stands out | Denmark Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.4% | 11.9% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.9% | 8.7% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 12.6% | 10.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Denmark Township State Game Area | — | 89 |
| 2. Reese Community Park | — | 17 |
| 3. Memorial Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
USS Edson and 14 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Denmark Township. Close and well known come first.
18 mi MuseumUSS Edson
28 mi MuseumSloan Museum
18 mi MuseumSaginaw Valley Naval Ship Museum
34 mi GardenDow Gardens23 mi MuseumCrossroads Village (Michigan)
16 mi TheatreTemple TheatrePhoto credits
USS Edson: U.S. Navy, Public domain · Sloan Museum: Amancour, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Saginaw Valley Naval Ship Museum: John McCullough, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Dow Gardens: Chris.Schiemann, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Temple Theatre: Ian Poellet, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Everything we know about Denmark Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Denmark Township; the nearest are
About 8 of every 100 Denmark Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
95% of working residents leave Denmark Township for work
Where Denmark Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
About Denmark Township
Township in Michigan, United States
Denmark Township is a civil township of Tuscola County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,741 at the 2020 census. Denmark Township was organized in 1853.
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- Area
- 35 sq mi
- Elevation
- 646 ft
Denmark Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Denmark Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark Township | #412 | B− | A− | — | B− | B− |
| Blumfield Township | — | — | B− | — | A | D |
| Tuscola Township | — | — | B+ | — | A− | C |
| Gilford Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Juniata Township | — | — | A | — | C+ | C− |
Blumfield Township, Tuscola Township and Juniata Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Denmark Township, Blumfield Township, Tuscola Township and Juniata Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Gilford Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Denmark Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Denmark Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Denmark Township, MI a good place to live?
Denmark Township grades B− overall, better than 48% of U.S. towns and #412 of 697 in Michigan. It grades B− for health and B− for schools.
Is Denmark Township, MI expensive?
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 A−.