Lincoln Township (Clare), MI location, 2019
Lincoln Township’s story
Lincoln Township in pictures
The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2019.
Explore the history →Lincoln TownshipMI
A town of 1,841.
Population
1,841
2025 Census estimate · +1.9% since 2020
Median home value
$144K
Census ACS
Household income
$49K
median
Median age
56.8
years
Jobs based here
35
A commuter town
Is Lincoln Township a good place to live?
The best of Lincoln Township’s subject grades are a B+ for the outdoors and civic life; the weakest is a D for incomes. 32% of residents are 65 or older in Lincoln Township, against 19% in Michigan’s towns and 18% across U.S. towns. On incomes, just 77 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns do worse. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 90% of the country. On history, just 33 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns do worse. The biggest park or preserve is Lincoln Hunt Club, at 267 acres. Lincoln Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Lincoln Township stand out
Where Lincoln Township beats most towns.
A commuter town
99% of working residents leave Lincoln Township for work
Where Lincoln Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
35jobs based in Lincoln Township
1%of working residents work in town
25 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2021
How Lincoln Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Lincoln Township is from typical.
Jobs & income$49K median household incomeDOpen →HealthMymichigan Medical Center Gladwin 20.5 miles awayDOpen →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 18% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listAOpen →Cost of livingB+Open →SchoolsBehind 64% of Michigan districts on tests and graduationC+Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 4.6 of 20; 7.3% of households have no car; 7.2% of workers walk, bike or ride transitB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors6% conserved landB+Open →HistoryDOpen →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 Lincoln Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lincoln Township, and how to reach them.
PowerConsumers Energy20.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Lincoln 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 hereLincoln Township ClerkThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Nov 2025
ZIP codes48625, 48622, 48632, 4863348625 35% · 48622 27% · 48632 21% · 48633 17%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 Lincoln Township.
HealthD
Lincoln Township earns a D for health
45% of adults have high blood pressure in Lincoln Township, above both Michigan’s towns (36%) and U.S. towns (35%). 16% of Lincoln Township adults have diabetes. Lincoln Township beats the Michigan average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 14.
11%healthier than U.S. townsDHealth Grade
| Lincoln Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 36% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 12% | 12% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 19% | 19% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 17% | 16% |
32 measures vs. Michigan
1 better17 too close to call14 worse
| What stands out | Lincoln Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.9% | 77.6% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 18.1% | 10.2% |
Mymichigan Medical Center Gladwin
20.5 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A
Lincoln Township faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 82% of U.S. communities.
18risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingStrong windCold waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade D
Most of Lincoln Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Lincoln Township for work: only 1% work in town. Lincoln Township’s average trip to work is 36 minutes. Jobs based in Lincoln Township fell to 35 in 2021, 30 fewer than in 2011.
1%work in town
| Lincoln Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 36 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $49,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.6% | 5.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Lincoln Township1%
Clare10%
Surrey Township9%
Mount Pleasant7%
Grant Township5%
25 mi
median commute distance
35
jobs based in Lincoln Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
B−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 52% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Climate
In Lincoln Township, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Lincoln Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Lincoln Township is 81°F.
49″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter15–30°
Spring32–55°
Summer55–79°
Fall38–58°
Oct 4
typical first frost
May 9
typical last frost
+1.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
OutdoorsB+
Lincoln Township has set aside 6.4% of its land for conservation
22 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves.
6.4%conserved
| Lincoln Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 6.4% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
6.4%
conserved · 1,468 of 22,864 acres
22 mi
of trails · 0.6 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lincoln Hunt Club | 0.9 mi | 267 |
| 2. Au Sable State Forest - Gladwin Unit | — | 21 |
| 3. Shingle Lake Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Lincoln Township
18pages on Lincoln Township
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Lincoln Township
About 1 of every 100 Lincoln Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Lincoln Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Lincoln Township is a civil township of Clare County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,805 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,099 ft
Lincoln Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Lincoln Township.
Freeman TownshipSurrey TownshipGreenwood TownshipHatton TownshipLincoln Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Township | — | — | B+ | — | C+ | D |
| Freeman Township | — | — | B− | — | C+ | C− |
| Surrey Township | #616 | C− | B+ | — | C+ | C− |
| Greenwood Township | — | — | C | — | C+ | D |
| Hatton Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Lincoln Township, Freeman Township and Greenwood Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Lincoln Township, Freeman Township, Surrey Township and Greenwood Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Hatton Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Lincoln Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Lincoln Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lincoln Township, MI expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $144,000. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.