Kawkawlin TownshipMI
A town of 4,349.
Is Kawkawlin Township a good place to live?
Kawkawlin Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $189K for a typical one, or 3.1 years of the Bay City metro’s $62K median household income. It grades B overall, 319th of 697 graded towns in Michigan. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 94% of U.S. towns. The biggest place to walk is Bay City State Park, 1,597 acres with 2.4 miles of trail.
95% of working residents leave Kawkawlin Township for work
Where Kawkawlin Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
How Kawkawlin Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Kawkawlin Township is from typical.
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USS Edson and 10 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Kawkawlin Township. Close and well known come first.
8 mi MuseumUSS Edson
15 mi GardenDow Gardens
8 mi MuseumSaginaw Valley Naval Ship Museum
17 mi GardenChippewa Nature Center
18 mi TheatreTemple Theatre20 mi Zoo & aquariumChildren's Zoo at Celebration SquarePhoto credits
USS Edson: U.S. Navy, Public domain · Dow Gardens: Chris.Schiemann, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Saginaw Valley Naval Ship Museum: John McCullough, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Chippewa Nature Center: Christian Collins, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Temple Theatre: Ian Poellet, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Moving to Kawkawlin Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Kawkawlin 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 Kawkawlin Township.
Most of Kawkawlin Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.5 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Kawkawlin Township for work: only 5% work in town. At 22 minutes, Kawkawlin Township’s average trip to work is below both Michigan’s towns (25 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). The top destinations are Bay City (14%), Midland (9%) and Saginaw (8%).
| Kawkawlin Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $85,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 8% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.1% | 5.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
On state tests, Kawkawlin Township’s schools trail 54% of Michigan districts
Its public schools are run by the Pinconning Area Schools. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linwood Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 122 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
Kawkawlin Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 74% of U.S. communities. Since 1983, 47 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Kawkawlin Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Fewer young adults than Michigan overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 13% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 44% of residents (38% statewide). At 49.5 years, Kawkawlin Township’s median age is against 42.5 years in Michigan’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. 24% of Kawkawlin Township residents are 65 or older.
| Kawkawlin Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49.5 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 24% | 19% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 24% | 26% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.4 points. Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Kawkawlin Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.4% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.5% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.3% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.9% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.1% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.1% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 18.5% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.9% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.4% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.8% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 34.7% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.4% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 15.4% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.6% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 4.1% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,300, single groups can be off by several points
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Kawkawlin Township
Kawkawlin Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Kawkawlin Township is 82°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Conserved land covers 7% of Kawkawlin Township
4.1 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. Kawkawlin Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Kawkawlin Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 7% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bay City State Park | 2.4 mi | 1,597 |
| 2. Kawkawlin Township Park | 0.2 mi | 47 |
| 3. Linwood Bicentennial Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Residents of Kawkawlin Township are healthier than 55% of U.S. towns
Kawkawlin Township beats the Michigan average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 32% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Kawkawlin Township.
| Kawkawlin Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 34% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 27% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 36% | 35% |
| What stands out | Kawkawlin Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.4% | 8.7% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.8% | 11.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.7% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Kawkawlin Township
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Kawkawlin Township
About 2 of every 100 Kawkawlin Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Kawkawlin Township
Charter township in Michigan, United States
Monitor Charter Township is a charter township of Bay County in the U.S. state of Michigan, organized in 1869. The township's population was 10,687 as of the 2020 census and is included in the Bay City Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 37 sq mi
- Elevation
- 600 ft
Kawkawlin Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Kawkawlin Township.
It grades higher overall than all 4 graded towns on its borders; Fraser Township (C+) comes closest.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kawkawlin Township | #319 | B | B+ | — | B− | B |
| Monitor Township | #504 | C+ | C+ | — | B− | C+ |
| Bangor Township | #531 | C | B− | — | B− | C+ |
| Fraser Township | #490 | C+ | B+ | — | B | C+ |
| Beaver Township | #499 | C+ | C+ | — | B− | B+ |
Kawkawlin Township, Monitor Township, Bangor Township, Fraser Township and Beaver Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Kawkawlin Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Kawkawlin Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Kawkawlin Township, MI a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Kawkawlin Township grades B overall, better than 59% of U.S. towns and #319 of 697 in Michigan. It grades B for health and B− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Kawkawlin Township, MI expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.