Thirty-Sixth Street Bridge, Spanning Rabbit River
Hamilton Township’s story
185 years in pictures
The archive holds 1 old photo or paper and 3 maps from 1927 on.
- 1841Hamilton Township is settled
Hamilton TownshipMI
4 bordering townsMap →
Population
1,365
2025 Census estimate · −0.6% since 2020
Median home value
$214K
Census ACS
Household income
$65K
median
Median age
40.9
years
Jobs based here
61
A commuter town
Is Hamilton Township a good place to live?
The best of Hamilton Township’s subject grades is a B for history; the weakest is a C− for incomes. Hamilton Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Hamilton Township stand out
Where Hamilton Township beats most towns.
Small town
1,365 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Keeler TownshipWayne TownshipDecatur TownshipLawrence TownshipHamilton Township
How Hamilton Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Hamilton Township is from typical.
Jobs & income$65K median household income; 61 jobs based hereC−Open →HealthAscension Borgess Lee Hospital 9.6 miles awayC−Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 3.8 of 20; 1.9% of households have no car; 3% of workers walk, bike or ride transitCOpen →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listB+Open →Cost of livingTypical home $214K, 3.1 years of the county’s $68K median household incomeB−Open →SchoolsBehind 53% of Michigan districts on tests and graduationB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors1 mile of trail; 0% conserved landCOpen →HistoryBOpen →Civic life3 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsB−Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Hamilton Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Hamilton Township, and how to reach them.
PowerMidwest Energy Cooperative19.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterPhelps Mobile Home Villa water system3 health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Hamilton Township’s trash rules yet
Register to voteOnlineIn Michigan you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereHamilton Township ClerkThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Nov 2025
ZIP codes49045, 4904749045 91% · 49047 8%Census 2020
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 Hamilton Township.
HealthC−
On CDC estimates, Hamilton Township is less healthy than three in four U.S. towns
28% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Hamilton Township. Among adults locally, 16% report frequent physical distress, above both Michigan’s towns (14%) and U.S. towns (14%).
23%healthier than U.S. townsC−Health Grade
| Hamilton Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 12% | 12% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 25% | 25% |
32 measures vs. Michigan
0 better23 too close to call9 worse
| What stands out | Hamilton Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 14.5% | 10.2% |
| More uninsured adults | 8.5% | 6.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.9% | 8.1% |
Ascension Borgess Lee Hospital
9.6 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C−
Most of Hamilton Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
The top destinations are Portage (7%), Keeler Township (7%) and Decatur Township (5%). Commuting out is the norm in Hamilton Township: 2% of working residents work locally. Among residents in the town, 14% live below the poverty line, where Michigan’s towns sit at 8.9% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. The town’s mean commuting time is 21 minutes.
2%work in town
| Hamilton Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.7% | 5.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Hamilton Township2%
Portage7%
Keeler Township7%
Decatur Township5%
Benton Township5%
21 mi
median commute distance
61
jobs based in Hamilton Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C
Walkability grade: more walkable than 28% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B+
Hamilton Township has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
In Hamilton Township, the risk rating from FEMA is 30 of 100. Expected losses in Hamilton Township break down as 46% from inland flooding and 16% from hail.
30risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingHailTornadoes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
Snowy winters and pleasant summers: that is Hamilton Township’s year
A winter brings about 109 inches of snow, with January nights at 18° and July afternoons at 83°.
109″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter20–35°
Spring37–58°
Summer59–81°
Fall42–62°
Oct 11
typical first frost
May 4
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
OutdoorsC
Conserved land covers 0.4% of Hamilton Township
0.9 miles of trail wind through 1 park or preserve.
0.4%conserved
0.4%
conserved · 101 of 22,627 acres
0.9 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lake of the Woods Public Access | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Hamilton Township
18pages on Hamilton Township
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Hamilton Township
About 4 of every 100 Hamilton Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
A commuter town
98% of working residents leave Hamilton Township for work
Where Hamilton Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
61jobs based in Hamilton Township
2%of working residents work in town
21 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2021
About Hamilton Township
Township in Michigan, United States
Hamilton Township is a civil township of Van Buren County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 1,370. The township is mostly agricultural with no towns. There are some private campgrounds and cottages at Lake-of-the-Woods. Hamilton Township was organized in 1839.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 771 ft
Questions about Hamilton Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Hamilton 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 B−.