Denmark Township’s library lends 4.7 print items per resident, against a typical 3.8 for libraries its size
Reese Unity District Library serves 5,134 people in and around Denmark Township. Last year it lent 27K books, movies and e-books and logged 7,969 visits.
What’s behind Denmark Township’s civic life grade
On community nonprofits and volunteering, Denmark Township is ahead of 77% of U.S. towns, #193 of 697 in Michigan. Denmark Township is graded on two of the three inputs. The share of younger adults in volunteering groups holds the grade up; Denmark Township’s count of community nonprofits pulls it down.
Civic life counts registered nonprofits, library visits and online volunteering groups, so it can miss civic life that runs through congregations, mutual aid or neighbors looking out for each other.
Library visits: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024. Nonprofits: IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File, October 2026. Volunteering: Social Capital Atlas (Opportunity Insights), from data by Meta Platforms, Inc.; Chetty et al., Nature 2022. How TownRatings grades civic life →
9 community nonprofits are registered in Denmark Township
3.2 per 1,000 residents, against a U.S. town median of 3.7. The largest group: civic groups, clubs & veterans.
Community nonprofits, by kind
Counted from the IRS list of tax-exempt organizations by mailing address (fractions where a ZIP code spans towns). Congregations are counted apart (1 here), since whether a church registers depends on its denomination, not the town.
15.1%
15.1% of Denmark Township’s Facebook users aged 25–44 belong to a volunteering or activism group, against 12.4% in the typical Michigan town and 7.5% nationally.
Volunteering: Social Capital Atlas (Opportunity Insights), from data by Meta Platforms, Inc.; Chetty et al., Nature 2022. ZIP-code figures, weighted by where Denmark Township’s residents live; 2022.
Ahead of most similar-size libraries on 3 of 8 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people across the U.S.
Reese Unity District Library serves 5,134 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000.
Every hour the doors are open, about 10 items go out
Fiscal year 2024, for the whole Reese Unity District Library system. The library’s own count.
Mostly books and media off the shelf
27K loans last year: print, kids’ and digital.
2,847 e-books, e-audiobooks and streams last year. Borrow from home with your card, plus research databases: courses, journals, genealogy and more.
90 programs a year
Story times, clubs, classes and events, across the whole system, by who they’re for.
Programs last year by age group
story times and programs a week for ages 0–5, on average.
Find it
Reese Unity District Library, 2065 Gates Street, Reese.
E-books and audiobooks from home. Loans renew on their own if no one’s waiting. Research databases: courses, journals, genealogy. Good at every Reese Unity District Library branch.
New in Denmark Township? The Handbook →Hours are the survey’s yearly average. Check the library’s own site for today’s hours.
For every $1 it spends, the library lends about $1.28 worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average Denmark Township cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $331K.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $424K worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $331K budget.
Late fines apply to some overdue items.
Retail prices are typical, rounded down: a new book $17, a kids’ book $12, an e-book or e-audiobook $15, a movie rental $4, a class or program $10, a computer or Wi-Fi session $3. The average cardholder’s month = the library’s yearly loans, attendance and Wi-Fi sessions ÷ its 2,083 cardholders ÷ 12.
Libraries next door
Who has a library of their own, and how much each town borrows. Tap a town to see its library.
| Town | Library | Loans per resident | Hours | Civic life |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark Township | Reese Unity District Library | — | 54 | A− |
| Blumfield Township | None of its own | — | — | B |
| Tuscola Township | None of its own | — | — | B |
| Gilford Township | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| Juniata Township | None of its own | — | — | A− |
Loans = print + digital items borrowed in the library’s fiscal year, per person it serves. — = no library of its own, a county or regional system (its numbers cover many towns), or no report. Civic life: — = not graded (unincorporated places, whose nonprofits can’t be placed by mailing address, or towns with fewer than two of the three inputs).
What this data can and can’t tell you
From the Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024.
- System-wide. Reese Unity District Library serves 5,134 people in and around Denmark Township, so the yearly numbers cover all of them, not just Denmark Township.
Hours are the survey’s yearly average; libraries are compared with others serving about as many people. How TownRatings uses library figures →
Questions about the library and civic life in Denmark Township
Does Denmark Township have a public library?
Yes. Reese Unity District Library, 2065 Gates Street, serves 5,134 people in and around Denmark Township (the survey’s count) and is open about 54 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Reese Unity District Library fine-free? Does it lend e-books?
It charges late fines on some overdue items, and it lends e-books and audiobooks with a card (the library’s 2024 survey report).
How busy is Denmark Township’s library?
It logged 1.6 visits and lent 5.3 items per resident in 2024, against a typical 3 visits for libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people.
What is Denmark Township’s civic life grade?
A− Denmark Township is ahead of 77% of U.S. towns on civic life, #193 of 697 in Michigan. The grade combines library visits per resident, community nonprofits per 1,000 residents and the share of adults 25–44 in volunteering groups. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Book talk
Reading, story times and the library in Denmark Township.
Libraries: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024. Each library reports its own numbers. Distances are straight-line from the town center. “What your card is worth” uses typical retail prices and is an estimate, not an official figure.