Grant TownshipMI
A town of 819.
Is Grant Township a good place to live?
36% of residents are 65 or older in Grant Township, where Michigan’s towns sit at 19% and U.S. towns at 18%. 44% of the land in Grant Township is conserved, above both Michigan’s towns (4.4%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest place to walk is Mackinac State Forest - Atlanta Unit, 12,244 acres with 80.5 miles of trail. Grant Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
819 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Grant Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Grant 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 Grant Township.
Nearly a third of Grant Township is conserved land
98 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves. The trail density in Grant Township is 1.7 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Mackinac State Forest - Atlanta Unit | 80.5 mi | 12,244 |
| 2. Mackinaw State Forest - Gaylord Unit | 5 mi | 2,150 |
| 3. Caroline and Willis Brown Nature Preserve | — | 23 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Most of Grant Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.3 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Grant Township for work: only 2% work in town. Grant Township’s average trip to work is 35 minutes. Jobs based in Grant Township grew to 71 in 2021, 28 more than in 2011.
| Grant Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 35 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.6% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Grant Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Grant Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 80°, January nights drop to 11° and about 87 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Grant Township is
Grant Township beats the Michigan average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 42% of adults have high blood pressure in Grant Township.
| Grant Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 36% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 12% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 37% | 35% |
| What stands out | Grant Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.2% | 77.6% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.9% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Moderate risk in Grant Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 50% of U.S. communities. Since 2026, 14 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Grant Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Grant Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Grant Township; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Grant Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
98 miles of trails in Grant Township
43.5% of the town is conserved land, across 5 parks and preserves.
About Grant Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Grant Township is a civil township of Cheboygan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 810.
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- Area
- 58 sq mi
- Elevation
- 669 ft
Questions about Grant Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Grant Township, MI a good place to live?
Grant Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.