Lincoln TownshipMI
The town, home to 2,134 people, lies in Michigan.
Is Lincoln Township a good place to live?
Lincoln Township’s best subject grade is an A− for civic life; its weakest is a D− for walkability. On walkability, just 93 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns do worse. On the outdoors, just 119 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns do worse. 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.
99% of working residents leave Lincoln Township for work
Where Lincoln Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
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.
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Moving to Lincoln Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lincoln 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 Lincoln Township.
Very low risk in Lincoln Township, with inland flooding at the top
FEMA puts 45% of Lincoln Township’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 18% to tornadoes. Compared with just over four fifths of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage locally is lower.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Lincoln Township’s workers commute out
Among 702 Michigan towns, just 9 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Lincoln Township. Employers in Lincoln Township shed 97 jobs between 2011 and 2021, to 63. Half commute less than 13 miles. The share of residents in Lincoln Township who live below the poverty line is 7%, below both the Michigan town median (8.9%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%).
| Lincoln Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.9% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $73,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
On CDC estimates, Lincoln Township is less healthy than 73% of U.S. towns
The share of adults in Lincoln Township who report frequent mental distress is 20%, above both Michigan’s towns (18%) and U.S. towns (17%). For adults locally, the share who have obesity is 40%.
| Lincoln Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 27% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Lincoln Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 14% | 10.2% |
| More smokers | 17.3% | 14.6% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.3% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Lincoln Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Expect July afternoons of 83° and January nights of 15°, with about 39 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Open space protected for good: 1.6% of Lincoln Township
In 1 park or preserve, walkers have 0.8 miles of trail. One park or preserve covers 2 acres in Lincoln Township.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lincoln Township Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Lincoln Township
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Lincoln Township
About 3 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 Isabella County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,069 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 801 ft
Lincoln Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Lincoln Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Township | — | — | B− | — | B+ | C |
| Fremont Township | — | — | B+ | — | B− | C |
| Seville Township | — | — | A | — | B− | C− |
| Union Township | #629 | C− | C | — | C+ | C+ |
| Coe Township | #549 | C | B− | — | B+ | C− |
Lincoln Township, Fremont Township and Seville Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Lincoln Township, Fremont Township, Seville Township, Union Township and Coe Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Lincoln Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Lincoln Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lincoln 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−.