Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
The best of Macon Township’s subject grades is an A for history; the weakest is a D for walkability. The typical home is worth about $268K, 3.8 years of the Adrian area’s $71K median household income. On history, just 59 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns do better. Macon Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Macon Township beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Macon Township is from typical.
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The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2010.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Macon Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw16 mi Stadium & arenaMichigan Stadium
35 mi MuseumThe Henry Ford1.8M visitors a year
21 mi Park & preserveDomino's Farms
18 mi LandmarkYpsilanti Water Tower
30 mi MuseumToledo Museum of Art340K visitors a year
35 mi MuseumAutomotive Hall of FameMichigan Stadium: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · The Henry Ford: Alvintrusty, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Domino's Farms: Dwight Burdette, CC BY 3.0 · Ypsilanti Water Tower: Dwight Burdette, CC BY 3.0 · Toledo Museum of Art: Ɱ, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Automotive Hall of Fame: Dwight Burdette, CC BY 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Macon 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Macon Township.
Most working residents leave Macon Township for work: only 2% work in town. 18% of Macon Township residents live below the poverty line, above both the Michigan town median (8.9%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Jobs based in Macon Township grew to 107 in 2021, 87 more than in 2011.
| Macon Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 18% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.6% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 9.7% | 10% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Adults 18 to 34 are 13% of residents (22% statewide); children under 18 are 29% of residents (21% statewide). 24% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Michigan.
| Macon Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 24% | 26% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 20% | 19% | 18% |
47% women, 53% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±6.9 points. Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Macon Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.9% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 18% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.1% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.5% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.5% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.7% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.4% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.3% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.8% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.3% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 35.7% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 25% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13.4% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.6% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.1% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,300, single groups can be off by several points
Macon Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 17° and about 39 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 59% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Macon Township beats the Michigan average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 28% of Macon Township adults have been diagnosed with depression, where Michigan’s towns sit at 27% and U.S. towns at 23%. 39% of adults have obesity in Macon Township.
| Macon Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 33% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Macon Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.8% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.8% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Martin-Beland-Miller Memorial Woods | — | 10 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of Macon Township
About 8 of every 100 Macon Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
1,486 counted in 2010 and 1,330 in 2020; an estimated 1,314 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
2 places in Macon Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Civil Township in Michigan, United States
Macon Township is a civil township of Lenawee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 1,330.
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Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
