Maple River TownshipMI
A town of 1,279.
Is Maple River Township a good place to live?
Maple River Township’s best subject grades are a B+ for civic life and a B for the outdoors; its weakest is a C− for incomes. Only 59 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns score lower on hazard risk. Maple River Township’s July high is 79°F, against 82°F in Michigan’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns. Mackinaw State Forest - Gaylord Unit, at 1,809 acres with 1.8 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Maple River Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,279 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Maple River Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Maple River Township is from typical.
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Moving to Maple River Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Maple River 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 Maple River Township.
Maple River Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Maple River Township for work: only 1% work in town. 16% of residents live below the poverty line in Maple River Township, above both the Michigan town median (8.9%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). The top destinations are Petoskey (16%), Bear Creek Township (10%) and Little Traverse Township (7%).
| Maple River Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.9% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Work from home | 8% | 10% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Maple River Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Maple River Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Maple River Township’s January low is 11°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Maple River Township faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 60% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
On CDC estimates, Maple River Township is less healthy than 58% of U.S. towns
Maple River Township beats the Michigan average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 31% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Maple River Township.
| Maple River Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 34% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 36% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 12% | 12% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 80% | 79% |
| What stands out | Maple River Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.8% | 11.9% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.3% | 8.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.1% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Maple River Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 3.6% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Mackinaw State Forest - Gaylord Unit | 1.8 mi | 1,809 |
| 2. University of Michigan Biological Station | — | 318 |
| 3. Philip J. Braun Nature Preserve | 0.1 mi | 133 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Maple River Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Maple River Township
About 2 of every 100 Maple River Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
99% of working residents leave Maple River Township for work
Where Maple River Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
About Maple River Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Maple River Township is a civil township of Emmet County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,295 at the 2020 census. Mennonite settlers from Waterloo County, Ontario arrived in Maple River in 1883.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 715 ft
Questions about Maple River Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Maple River 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−.