Greenwood TownshipMI
A town of 648.
Is Greenwood Township a good place to live?
29% of residents are under 18 in Greenwood Township, where Michigan’s towns sit at 21% and U.S. towns at 22%. Only 1 of the 702 Michigan towns we compare have a higher share of households owning their home than Greenwood Township. 53% of the land in Greenwood Township is conserved, above both Michigan’s towns (4.4%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Greenwood Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
648 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Greenwood Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Greenwood 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 Greenwood Township.
Conserved land covers nearly a third of Greenwood Township
42 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Greenwood Township’s trail density is 1.2 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Pere Marquette State Forest - Cadillac Unit | 38.7 mi | 11,813 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Greenwood Township faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 84% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Greenwood Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.0 jobs for each of them
The average trip to work in Greenwood Township is 31 minutes. The top destinations are Cadillac (14%), Traverse City (10%) and Garfield Township (7%). Half commute less than 20 miles.
| Greenwood Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 7.3% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Greenwood Township
Greenwood Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 81°, January nights drop to 13° and about 74 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More children than Michigan overall
26% of Greenwood Township residents are 65 or older. 26% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Michigan.
| Greenwood Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 26% | 19% | 18% |
| Median age | 38.6 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 27% and 55% women
The Census survey reached too few of Greenwood Township’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±14 points. Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Greenwood Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 21.8% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.3% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.1% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 7% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.2% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.8% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 7% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 18.9% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.9% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 10.6% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 31.1% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 24.8% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.3% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.7% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.6% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 600, single groups can be off by several points
How healthy Greenwood Township is
Greenwood Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 19% of adults smoke cigarettes in Greenwood Township.
| Greenwood Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 35% |
| What stands out | Greenwood Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 13.8% | 10.2% |
| More smokers | 18.8% | 14.6% |
| More adults with COPD | 10% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Greenwood Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Greenwood Township; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Greenwood Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
100% of working residents leave Greenwood Township for work
Where Greenwood Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
About Greenwood Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Greenwood Township is a civil township of Wexford County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 633 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 35 sq mi
- Elevation
- 965 ft
Questions about Greenwood Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Greenwood Township, MI a good place to live?
Greenwood Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.