Plat book of Osceola County, Michigan, 1900
Lincoln Township’s story
Lincoln Township in pictures
The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 1900 and 3 maps from 1954 on.
Explore the history →Lincoln TownshipMI
54% more nonprofits per person than the typical Michigan town. Population 1,508: a town in Michigan.
Population
1,508
2025 Census estimate · +3.1% since 2020
Median home value
$152K
Census ACS
Household income
$70K
median
Median age
38.0
years
Jobs based here
93
A commuter town
Is Lincoln Township a good place to live?
Lincoln Township’s best subject grades are an A− for cost of living and an A for civic life; its weakest is a C− for walkability. 28% of residents are under 18 in Lincoln Township, above both Michigan’s towns (21%) and U.S. towns (22%). Only 2 of the 702 Michigan towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Lincoln Township. 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.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
Lincoln Township4.7
Typical U.S. town3.7
Typical MI town3.1
Civic lifeA
54% more nonprofits per person
than the typical Michigan town
Charities, civic groups and human services; churches not counted.
Natural hazardsA−
Lower risk than 80% of U.S. communities
Low risk of storm and flood damage
FEMA National Risk Index.
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.
93jobs based in Lincoln Township
1%of working residents work in town
23 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.
Hazard riskInland flooding tops the listA−Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 5.3 of 20; 5.9% of households have no car; 0.6% of workers walk, bike or ride transitC−Open →Cost of livingTypical home $152K, 2.6 years of the county’s $58K median household incomeA−Open →HealthCorewell Health Reed City Hospital 4.7 miles awayC−Open →SchoolsBeat 65% of Michigan districts on tests and graduationB+Open →Jobs & income$70K median household income; 93 jobs based hereC+Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors4% conserved landBOpen →HistoryLess recorded history than most townsC+Open →Civic life4.7 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsAOpen →
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.
PowerDTE20.2¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Lincoln Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsReed City Area Public SchoolsPine River Area Schools2 districts serve Lincoln 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 hereLincoln Township ClerkThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Oct 2021
ZIP codes49677, 4965549677 89% · 49655 11%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.
HealthC−
Lincoln Township is less healthy than 81% of U.S. towns
In Lincoln Township, 23% of adults say their health is fair or poor. 18% of adults in Lincoln Township smoke cigarettes; 29% have been diagnosed with depression.
19%healthier than U.S. townsC−Health Grade
| Lincoln Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 27% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 36% | 35% |
32 measures vs. Michigan
0 better22 too close to call10 worse
| What stands out | Lincoln Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 14.5% | 10.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.8% | 8.1% |
| More smokers | 18.4% | 14.6% |
Corewell Health Reed City Hospital
4.7 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−
Top of a low hazard risk in Lincoln Township: inland flooding
Expected losses in Lincoln Township break down as 46% from inland flooding and 17% from cold waves. For Lincoln Township, the risk rating from FEMA is 20 of 100.
20risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingCold wavesStrong wind
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C+
Most of Lincoln Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them
Just 1% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. In Lincoln Township, the average commute is 28 minutes. The top destinations are Reed City (12%), Cadillac (11%) and Grand Rapids (6%). Half of commuters travel less than 23 miles.
1%work in town
| Lincoln Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6.7% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $70,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
In Lincoln Township1%
Reed City12%
Cadillac11%
Grand Rapids6%
Big Rapids5%
23 mi
median commute distance
93
jobs based in Lincoln Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 16% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Climate
Lincoln Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Lincoln Township’s midsummer high comes in at 81°F.
61″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter15–31°
Spring31–55°
Summer54–79°
Fall37–58°
Oct 2
typical first frost
May 13
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
OutdoorsB
Protected land: 3.8% of Lincoln Township
11 miles of trail. Lincoln Township’s density of trails stands at 0.3 miles per square mile.
3.8%conserved
| Lincoln Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.8% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
3.8%
conserved · 855 of 22,552 acres
11 mi
of trails · 0.3 per sq mi
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
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Lincoln Township; the nearest are
Ferris State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Big Rapids17.7 mi$14,778 in-state tuitionMid Michigan CollegeCommunity college · Public · Harrison36.8 mi$6,132 in-state tuition
About 2 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 Osceola County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 1,462.
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.
Cedar TownshipLe Roy TownshipPinora TownshipRichmond TownshipLincoln Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Township | — | — | A− | — | B+ | C− |
| Cedar Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Le Roy Township | — | — | B+ | — | B+ | C− |
| Pinora Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Richmond Township | — | — | A− | — | B | C− |
Lincoln Township, Le Roy Township and Richmond Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Lincoln Township, Le Roy Township and Richmond Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Cedar Township and Pinora Township aren’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 a good place to live?
54% more nonprofits per person than the typical Michigan town.
Is Lincoln 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 A−.