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Mottville Township’s best subject grade is an A− for history; its weakest is a C− for health. 14% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Mottville Township, below both the Michigan town median (26%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). Homes are within reach, about $168K for a typical one, or 2.5 years of the Sturgis area’s $66K median household income. Mottville Township has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them US 12 St. Joseph River Bridge and Wahbememe Burial Site and Monument. Mottville Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Mottville Township beats most towns.
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Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Mottville Township is from typical.
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The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 1909 and 2 maps from 1914 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Mottville 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 Mottville Township.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 81% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Mottville Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 18% of adults smoke cigarettes in Mottville Township, against 15% in Michigan’s towns and 14% across U.S. towns. 16% of adults report frequent physical distress in Mottville Township.
| Mottville Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 36% | 35% |
| What stands out | Mottville Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.3% | 8.1% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 12.9% | 10.2% |
| More smokers | 18.3% | 14.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents leave Mottville Township for work: only 4% work in town. Jobs based in Mottville Township fell to 406 in 2021, 325 fewer than in 2011. The top destinations are Elkhart (12%), White Pigeon Township (7%) and Middlebury (6%).
| Mottville Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 3.9% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $70,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Mottville Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 17° and about 41 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The biggest park or preserve is White Pigeon River, at 41 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. White Pigeon River | — | 41 |
| 2. Karl Chen Memorial Nature Sanctuary | — | 28 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of Mottville Township
About 3 of every 100 Mottville Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
Where Mottville Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
2 places in Mottville Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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 B+.
