De Tour Village, 2021
Detour Township’s story
170 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.
- 1856Detour Township is settled
Detour TownshipMI
A town of 675, settled in 1856.
3 bordering townsMap →
Martin Reef Light Station · Public domain
Population
675
2025 Census estimate · +1% since 2020
Median home value
$226K
Census ACS
Household income
$55K
median
Median age
67.2
years
Jobs based here
235
Balanced
Is Detour Township a good place to live?
57% of residents are 65 or older in Detour Township, above both Michigan’s towns (19%) and U.S. towns (18%). Of the 702 Michigan towns we compare, none has a higher median age than Detour Township. The biggest park or preserve is De Tour Passage Underwater Preserve, at 3,359 acres. Detour Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Small town
675 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Raber TownshipDrummond TownshipClark TownshipDetour Township
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Detour Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Detour Township, and how to reach them.
PowerCloverland Electric Co-op14.3¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterDetour water system1 health-based violation in 5 years · EPAEPA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Detour Township’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 ClerkThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Nov 2025
ZIP codes49725, 4973649725 95% · 49736 5%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 Detour Township.
Schools
The schools Detour Township’s kids attend
One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| DeTour Arts and Technology AcademyLargest public high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 77 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts
Natural hazards
The FEMA risk score in Detour Township is lower than in the typical Michigan or U.S. town
At 2 of 100, Detour Township’s FEMA risk score is where Michigan’s towns sit at 25 of 100 and U.S. towns at 44 of 100.
2risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingCold waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
Detour Township stands out in Michigan and nationally: a typical July afternoon there is cooler
Detour Township’s July high is 77°F. Detour Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers.
75″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter13–27°
Spring29–49°
Summer54–75°
Fall39–54°
Oct 20
typical first frost
May 5
typical last frost
+1.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Work & commute
With 1.3 jobs for every working resident, Detour Township draws in 213 commuters
Most working residents leave Detour Township for work: only 13% work in town. Since 2011, Detour Township has added 107 jobs, to 235 in 2021. The average trip to work in Detour Township is 21 minutes.
13%work in town
| Detour Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $55,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 13% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 8.1% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
In Detour Township13%
Sault Ste. Marie20%
Drummond Township15%
Rogers City5%
Pickford Township5%
38 mi
median commute distance
235
jobs based in Detour Township
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Health
How healthy Detour Township is
Detour Township beats the Michigan average on 11 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 51% of Detour Township adults have high blood pressure. Of the 702 Michigan towns we compare, none has a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Detour Township.
| Detour Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 17% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 51% | 36% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 12% | 12% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 86% | 80% | 79% |
32 measures vs. Michigan
11 better11 too close to call10 worse
| What stands out | Detour Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.2% | 11.9% |
| Fewer binge drinkers | 11.4% | 15.9% |
| More adults with heart disease | 12.4% | 7% |
Mackinac Straits Hospital and Health Center
35.3 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Outdoors
Detour Township has set aside 4.1% of its land for conservation
32 miles of trail in 12 parks and preserves.
4.1%conserved
| Detour Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.1% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
4.1%
conserved · 1,947 of 47,951 acres
32 mi
of trails · 0.4 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lake Superior State Forest - Sault Ste. Marie Unit | 9.5 mi | 4,609 |
| 2. Carl A. Gerstacker Nature Preserve | 1.2 mi | 678 |
| 3. De Tour Passage Underwater Preserve | — | 3,359 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Detour Township
19pages on Detour Township
The big questions
Out and about
The story
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Detour Township; the nearest are
Lake Superior State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Sault Ste Marie37.9 mi$14,890 in-state tuitionNorth Central Michigan CollegeCommunity college · Public · Petoskey63.6 mi$5,430 in-state tuition
About 0 of every 100 Detour Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Detour Township
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 Detour Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Detour Township, MI a good place to live?
Detour Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.