Girard TownshipMI
A town of 1,768, settled in 1835.
Is Girard Township a good place to live?
Girard Township’s best subject grades are a B for history and schools; its weakest is a D− for walkability. Only 68 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns score lower on walkability. 15% of residents live below the poverty line in Girard Township, above both the Michigan town median (8.9%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Girard Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Girard Township stand out
Where Girard Township beats most towns.
99% of working residents leave Girard Township for work
Where Girard Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
How Girard Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Girard Township is from typical.
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Moving to Girard Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Girard 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 Girard Township.
With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Girard Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Girard Township for work: only 1% work in town. Since 2011, Girard Township has lost 89 jobs, to 116 in 2021. Girard Township’s average trip to work is 22 minutes, against 25 minutes in Michigan’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns.
| Girard Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 6.9% | 10% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.4% | 5.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Residents of Girard Township are less healthy than 73% of U.S. towns
Girard Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 40% of adults have high blood pressure in Girard Township.
| Girard Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 36% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| What stands out | Girard Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 13.9% | 10.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.2% | 8.1% |
| More smokers | 17.5% | 14.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Girard Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 70% of U.S. communities. Since 2008, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Girard Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Girard Township
Girard Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 17° and about 43 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Girard Township has set aside 0.3% of its land for conservation
0.2 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Craig Lake Public Access | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Air Zoo and 14 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Girard Township. Close and well known come first.
31 mi Theme parkAir Zoo
17 mi MuseumAmerican Museum of Magic16 mi Zoo & aquariumBinder Park Zoo
35 mi MuseumGilmore Car Museum87K visitors a year25 mi Theme parkFun Spot Amusement Park & Zoo
34 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 Girard Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Girard Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Girard Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Girard Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Girard Township is a civil township of Branch County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 1,770. A small area in the south of the township, just west of I-69, has been annexed to the city of Coldwater, even though it is noncontiguous with the rest of the city. An area on the east side of Morrison Lake in the Coldwater River is considered to be part of the Coldwater urban area, although it remains unincorporated.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 958 ft
Girard Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Girard Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Girard Township | — | — | C+ | — | B | C |
| Coldwater | #563 | C | B | C | B | D |
| Coldwater Township | #518 | C | B+ | — | B | C− |
| Union Township | #526 | C | A− | — | B− | C− |
| Butler Township | — | — | C+ | — | B− | C |
| Tekonsha Township | — | — | A− | — | C− | C+ |
Girard Township, Butler Township and Tekonsha Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Girard Township, Coldwater Township, Union Township, Butler Township and Tekonsha Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Girard Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Girard Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Girard 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+.