Eckford TownshipMI
A town of 1,282, settled in 1834.
Is Eckford Township a good place to live?
The best of Eckford Township’s subject grades is an A− for civic life; the weakest is a C− for walkability. Eckford Township’s median age is 47.7 years, against 42.5 years in Michigan’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. Eckford Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Eckford Township stand out
Where Eckford Township beats most towns.
1,282 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Eckford Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Eckford Township is from typical.
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Moving to Eckford Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Eckford 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 Eckford Township.
Inland flooding leads a very low hazard risk in Eckford Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 87% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Eckford Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Eckford Township for work: only 1% work in town. Since 2011, Eckford Township has lost 116 jobs, to 151 in 2021. 5.3% of Eckford Township residents live below the poverty line, where Michigan’s towns sit at 8.9% and U.S. towns at 9.6%.
| Eckford Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 5.3% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.3% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Health in Eckford Township trails 70% of U.S. towns
Eckford Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 41% of Eckford Township adults have obesity.
| Eckford Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 37% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 34% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Eckford Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 12.6% | 10.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.6% | 8.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Fewer young adults than Michigan overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 12% of residents (22% statewide); people 65 and older are 24% of residents (19% statewide). 27% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Michigan.
| Eckford Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 24% | 21% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 27% | 26% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±7.8 points. Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Eckford Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.6% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13.9% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.2% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 3.7% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.1% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 16.2% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.2% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.3% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.9% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 21.4% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.8% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.6% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,300, single groups can be off by several points
Eckford Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Eckford Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 17° and about 40 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Upper Brace Lake Public Access | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Air Zoo and 15 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Eckford Township. Close and well known come first.
34 mi Theme parkAir Zoo
7 mi MuseumAmerican Museum of Magic14 mi Zoo & aquariumBinder Park Zoo
32 mi MuseumGilmore Car Museum87K visitors a year36 mi Theme parkFun Spot Amusement Park & Zoo
36 mi MuseumKalamazoo Institute of ArtsPhoto credits
Air Zoo: User:my name, 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 · Kalamazoo Institute of Arts: 72elyod, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Eckford Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Eckford Township
About 7 of every 100 Eckford Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Michigan.
99% of working residents leave Eckford Township for work
Where Eckford Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
About Eckford Township
Township in Michigan, United States
Eckford 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 1,298 at the 2020 census. Eckford Township was named after Henry Eckford.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 978 ft
Questions about Eckford Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Eckford Township, MI expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.