Half of Egelston Township’s homes were built after 1979
More historic than 14% of U.S. towns · #684 of 701 in Michigan. What drives it
Most of Egelston Township was built recently: 3% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1979. Below: maps from 1985 on and the census since 1860.
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Egelston Township is more historic than 14% of U.S. towns, #684 of 701 in Michigan. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Egelston Township’s overall grade.
Few Michigan towns list much on the Register (a typical Michigan town has 0.0 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Egelston Township’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (32% of Michigan towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on two of the three inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. The pre-1940 share (±1.8 points) is firm at this size.
Founding year: our sources. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Egelston Township’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.
Hamlets and corners on the map
Apple Carr VillageEgelcraft Mobile Home ParkMaple Island Estates Mobile Home ParkWolf Lake
1cemetery inside Egelston Township
Egelston Township
Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
The story so far
Egelston Township, in brief
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Egelston Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Egelston Township is a general law township (known in other states as a civil township) of Muskegon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 11,128, up from 9,909 in 2010.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 9,909 to 11,128 (+12%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
By decade
No old photos in the archives yet
Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
Be the first to add onePhotograph a print flat, in daylight, no flash.
The U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Egelston Township.
1985Wolf Lake sheet · 1:24,000
U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Egelston Township.
People over time
Egelston Township, census by census
Grew from 93 people in 1860 to 11,128 in 2020, more than tenfold.
17 censuses, 1860–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Egelston Township’s Wikipedia page.
Famous people
Famous people close to Egelston Township
Nobody well known was born in Egelston Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
Egelston Township is more historic than 14% of U.S. towns, #684 of 701 in Michigan. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
How old are the homes in Egelston Township?
3% of Egelston Township’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±1.8 points), against a typical 12% for a Michigan town; the median home was built in 1979.
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
