Gilead TownshipMI
A town of 661, settled in 1833.
Is Gilead Township a good place to live?
22% of residents live below the poverty line in Gilead Township, above both the Michigan town median (8.9%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Of the 702 Michigan towns we compare, none has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Gilead Township. Gilead Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
661 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Gilead Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Gilead 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 Gilead Township.
Most of Gilead Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Gilead Township for work: only 0% work in town. Gilead Township’s average trip to work is 34 minutes, against 25 minutes in Michigan’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. The top destinations are Coldwater (19%), Angola (11%) and Sturgis (4%).
| Gilead Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $68,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Gilead Township
Gilead Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 17° and about 39 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Gilead Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 67% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Gilead Township is
Gilead Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 18% of adults smoke cigarettes in Gilead Township.
| Gilead Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| What stands out | Gilead Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 14.9% | 10.2% |
| More uninsured adults | 9.4% | 6.9% |
| More smokers | 18.4% | 14.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Gilead Township has set aside 0% of its land for conservation
0.6 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Gilead Lake Park | — | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Air Zoo and 12 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Gilead Township. Close and well known come first.
38 mi Theme parkAir Zoo9 mi Theme parkFun Spot Amusement Park & Zoo
30 mi MuseumAuburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum
35 mi MuseumAmerican Museum of Magic32 mi Zoo & aquariumBinder Park Zoo
38 mi MuseumKingman MuseumPhoto credits
Air Zoo: User:my name, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum: Michael Walter, a.k.a. Cuppysfriend, CC BY-SA 3.0 · American Museum of Magic: rossograph, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kingman Museum: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain
Everything we know about Gilead Township
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Gilead Township
About 1 of every 100 Gilead Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
100% of working residents leave Gilead Township for work
Where Gilead Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
About Gilead Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Gilead Township is a civil township of Branch County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 656.
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- Area
- 21 sq mi
- Elevation
- 955 ft
Questions about Gilead Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Gilead Township, MI a good place to live?
Gilead Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.