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Newark TownshipMI

A town of 1,113, settled in 1857.

Population
1,113
2025 Census estimate · −1.1% since 2020
Median home value
$235K
Census ACS
Household income
$75K
median
Median age
35.3
years
Jobs based here
191
A commuter town

Is Newark Township a good place to live?

The best of Newark Township’s subject grades is an A− for civic life. 29% of residents are under 18 in Newark Township, where Michigan’s towns sit at 21% and U.S. towns at 22%. A typical home costs about $235K, 3.7 years of the Alma area’s $64K median household income. The biggest park or preserve is McNabb Park, at 45 acres. Newark Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

StrongestA−Civic life

What makes Newark Township stand out

Where Newark Township beats most towns.

27Low riskLowerHigher
Natural hazardsB+
Low risk of storm and flood damage
FEMA National Risk Index.
Small town

1,113 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Perrinton · 4 miIthaca · 5 miNew Haven Township · 6 miFulton Township · 6 miArcada Township · 6 miNorth Star Township · 6 mi
New Haven TownshipIthacaFulton TownshipNew Haven TownshipIthacaFulton TownshipNewark Township

How Newark Township grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Newark Township is from typical.

How grading works

Cost of livingB+Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 27% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listB+Open →HealthUniversity of Michigan Health-Sparrow Carson 10.2 miles awayC+Open →SchoolsBOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 3.3 of 20; 2.6% of households have no car; 6.8% of workers walk, bike or ride transitC+Open →Jobs & income$75K median household incomeBOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors1 mile of trailCOpen →HistoryB−Open →Civic life3.3 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsA−Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
Climate–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 35.3; 17% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Newark Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Newark Township, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerConsumers Energy20.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterMapleview Nursing Home water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet8 providers95% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Newark Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsIthaca Public SchoolsFulton Schools2 districts serve Newark 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.gov
Who runs elections hereNewark Township ClerkThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Nov 2025
ZIP codes48847, 48856, 4887148847 94% · 48856 4% · 48871 2%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 Newark Township.

Work & commuteJobs & income grade B

Newark Township stands out in Michigan and nationally: a smaller share of its residents live below the poverty line

1.9% of residents live below the poverty line in Newark Township, below both the Michigan town median (8.9%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). The average trip to work in Newark Township is 20 minutes. Since 2011, Newark Township has added 106 jobs, to 191 in 2021.

3%work in town
Newark TownshipMichigan townsU.S. towns
Below the poverty line1.9%8.9%9.6%
Average trip to work20 minutes25 minutes25 minutes
Working residents who work in town3.3%5.9%8%

Where working residents work

In Newark Township3%
Ithaca19%
Alma13%
St. Louis5%
Mount Pleasant5%
14 mi
median commute distance
191
jobs based in Newark Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C+
Walkability grade: more walkable than 42% of U.S. towns
Full pageNewark Township’s work & commute pageOpen the page
The jobs here191 jobs based here · A commuter townWhere people work3% work in Newark TownshipCommute times20 minutes · The average commuteHow far they goHalf commute less than 14 miles

Census LEHD 2021 · ACS

64%of MI districts it outscoresBSchool Grade
SchoolLevelStudentsLetter
Countryside Christian School PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades K–8Grades K–861–
Full pageNewark Township’s schools pageOpen the page
The districtsThe public schoolsVs. the neighborsAhead of 2 of its 3 graded neighborsEvery school1 school · Countryside Christian SchoolQuestions“Are Newark Township’s schools good?”

NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B+

Low risk in Newark Township, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 73% of U.S. communities.

27risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
27Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesStrong wind
Full pageNewark Township’s hazards pageOpen the page
What it facesLow riskFlood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on recordPast disasters10 disaster declarations · Declared for the countyGet ready0.4 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Four seasons and pleasant summers in Newark Township

Newark Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 16° and about 39 inches of snow falls in a winter.

39″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter18–32°
Spring35–56°
Summer58–81°
Fall40–60°
Oct 13
typical first frost
May 1
typical last frost
+1.5°
vs. the 20th-century average
Full pageNewark Township’s climate pageOpen the page
A year of weatherJuly highs 83°, January lows 16°Rain & snow39″ of snow a winter · 34 inches of rain and snow a yearHeating & coolingMostly a heating billThen and now+1.5° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

HealthC+

Residents of Newark Township are less healthy than 65% of U.S. towns

Newark Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 16% of Newark Township adults report frequent physical distress.

35%healthier than U.S. townsC+Health Grade
Newark TownshipMichigan townsU.S. towns
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)16%14%14%
Depression (CDC PLACES)27%27%23%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)33%34%36%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)16%15%14%
32 measures vs. Michigan
0 better27 too close to call5 worse
What stands outNewark TownshipMI
More older adults who have lost all their teeth13.2%10.2%
More adults with COPD9.9%8.1%
More adults with heart disease8.3%7%
University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Carson
10.2 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
Full pageNewark Township’s health reportOpen the page
Everyday habitsMore smokersHospitals & doctors nearby10.2 miles to an ER · University of Michigan Health-Sparrow CarsonHow adults are doingMore adults in frequent physical distressEvery CDC estimateBetter than MI on 0 of 32

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

OutdoorsC

3% of Newark Township is conserved land

0.8 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.

3%conserved
3%
conserved · 657 of 21,851 acres
0.8 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. McNabb Park0.1 mi45
Full pageNewark Township’s outdoors pageOpen the page
Trail map0.8 miles of trail, mappedPick a walk0.1 miles of trail · McNabb ParkConserved land3% conserved · 657 acres protectedQuestions“Where can I hike in Newark Township?”

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Newark Township

18pages on Newark Township
The big questions
SchoolsBBeat 64% of MI districts · 1 schoolHealthC+Better than MI on 0 of 32 CDC measuresCost of livingB+Work & commuteB$75K median household income · 191 jobs hereNatural hazardsB+FEMA risk higher than 27% of U.S. communities · inland flooding
Out and about
OutdoorsC1 mi of trails · 3% conserved landPlacesAttractions33 nearby · Chippewa Nature Center 31 miLibraryA−Thompson Home Public LibraryCollegesAlma College is 9.4 mi away
The story
HistoryB−Settled 1857Town Hall & politicsClimate83° summer highs · 39″ of snow
Day to day
NewsWeatherHandbookTown SquareNeighbors
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Newark Township

Alma CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Alma9.4 mi$49,552 tuition

About 2 of every 100 Newark Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

A commuter town

97% of working residents leave Newark Township for work

Where Newark Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

19% → Ithaca Ithaca 19% 13% → Alma Alma 13% 5% → St. Louis St. Louis 5% 5% → Mount Pleasant Mount Pleasant 5% 2% → Chesaning Township Chesaning Township 2% 2% → St. Johns St. Johns 2% Newark Township · 3% stay
191jobs based in Newark Township
3%of working residents work in town
14 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2021

About Newark Township

Civil township in Michigan, United States

Newark Township is a civil township of Gratiot County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,112 at the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
34 sq mi
Elevation
735 ft

Questions about Newark Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Newark 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 B+.