Hanover Township, Wexford County, MI location
Hanover Township’s story
Hanover Township in pictures
The archive holds 1 old photo or paper and 2 maps from 1956 on.
Explore the history →Hanover TownshipMI
A town of 1,729.
Population
1,729
2025 Census estimate · +1.6% since 2020
Median home value
$228K
Census ACS
Household income
$68K
median
Median age
37.0
years
Jobs based here
254
A commuter town
Is Hanover Township a good place to live?
Hanover Township’s best subject grade is an A+ for the outdoors; its weakest is a C− for incomes. 64% of the land in Hanover Township is conserved, against 4.4% in Michigan’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. On the outdoors, just 5 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns do better. Hanover Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Hanover Township stand out
Where Hanover Township beats most towns.
A commuter town
96% of working residents leave Hanover Township for work
Where Hanover Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
254jobs based in Hanover Township
4%of working residents work in town
18 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2021
How Hanover Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Hanover Township is from typical.
Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 16% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listAOpen →Jobs & income$68K median household incomeC−Open →HealthMunson Medical Center 19.7 miles awayCOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 6.2 of 20; 0.8% of households have no car; 1% of workers walk, bike or ride transitCOpen →Cost of livingTypical home $228K, 3.7 years of the Cadillac area’s $62K median household incomeCOpen →SchoolsB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
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 Hanover Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Hanover Township, and how to reach them.
PowerConsumers Energy20.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterVillage of Buckley water system1 health-based violation in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers78% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Hanover Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsBuckley Community School DistrictMesick Consolidated Schools2 districts serve Hanover Township; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
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 hereHanover Township ClerkThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Nov 2025
ZIP codes49620, 4966849620 86% · 49668 13%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 Hanover Township.
OutdoorsA+
In Hanover Township, nearly a third of the land is conserved
Count the trails in 2 parks and preserves and they come to 78 miles. Hanover Township’s concentration of trails is 2.2 miles per square mile, where Michigan’s towns sit at 0.3 and U.S. towns at 0.4.
64.4%conserved
64.4%
conserved · 14,794 of 22,974 acres
78 mi
of trails · 2.2 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Pere Marquette State Forest - Cadillac Unit | 73 mi | 15,064 |
| 2. Kohn Family Nature Preserve | — | 17 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
SchoolsB−
Public schools in Hanover Township beat 51% of Michigan districts
The public schools here belong to the Buckley Community Schools. The largest public high school is Buckley Community Schools, with 488 students. Its one school is below.
51%of MI districts it outscoresB−School Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buckley Community SchoolsLargest public high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 488 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A
Natural hazards: very low risk in Hanover Township, mostly inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 84% of U.S. communities. Paid flood insurance claims in Hanover Township since 2008: 3. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 56% come from inland flooding and 25% from cold waves.
16risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingCold wavesWinter weather
3
paid flood claims since 2008
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C−
With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Hanover Township’s workers commute out
The median commute is under 18 miles. Hanover Township’s mean commuting time comes in at 30 minutes. Also worth knowing: just 4% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. Employers in Hanover Township added 144 jobs between 2011 and 2021, to 254.
4%work in town
| Hanover Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 8.2% | 10% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $68,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
In Hanover Township4%
Traverse City19%
Garfield Township15%
Cadillac5%
Springville Township4%
18 mi
median commute distance
254
jobs based in Hanover Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C
Walkability grade: more walkable than 29% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
HealthC
Health in Hanover Township trails 74% of U.S. towns
Among adults in Hanover Township, 29% have been diagnosed with depression. For adults in the town, the share who smoke cigarettes is 19%.
26%healthier than U.S. townsCHealth Grade
| Hanover Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 15% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 27% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
32 measures vs. Michigan
0 better27 too close to call5 worse
| What stands out | Hanover Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 13.8% | 10.2% |
| More smokers | 18.5% | 14.6% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.8% | 8.1% |
Munson Medical Center
19.7 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Climate
Hanover Township: snowy winters and pleasant summers
In Hanover Township, the midsummer high is 81°F.
120″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter15–30°
Spring31–54°
Summer54–79°
Fall38–57°
Oct 1
typical first frost
May 19
typical last frost
+2.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Hanover Township
18pages on Hanover Township
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Hanover Township; the nearest are
Northwestern Michigan CollegeCommunity college · Public · Traverse City20.2 mi$5,860 in-state tuitionWest Shore Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Scottville47 mi$4,470 in-state tuitionFerris State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Big Rapids55.1 mi$14,778 in-state tuition
About 3 of every 100 Hanover Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Hanover Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Hanover Township is a civil township of Wexford County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,698 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,047 ft
Hanover Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Hanover Township.
Greenwood TownshipMayfield TownshipAntioch TownshipWexford TownshipHanover Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanover Township | — | — | C | — | B− | C |
| Greenwood Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mayfield Township | — | — | A− | — | A− | C+ |
| Antioch Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wexford Township | — | — | A− | — | B− | C− |
Hanover Township, Mayfield Township and Wexford Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Hanover Township, Mayfield Township and Wexford Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Greenwood Township and Antioch Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Hanover Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Hanover Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Hanover 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.