North Star TownshipMI
A town of 878, settled in 1857.
Is North Star Township a good place to live?
North Star Township’s average trip to work is 32 minutes, where Michigan’s towns sit at 25 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. The biggest park or preserve is Reed Park, at 93 acres. North Star Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
878 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to North Star Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in North Star 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 North Star Township.
Most of North Star Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave North Star Township for work: only 0% work in town. 5.8% of North Star Township residents live below the poverty line, against 8.9% in Michigan’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. The top destinations are Ithaca (12%), St.
| North Star Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 7.3% | 10% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 5.8% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in North Star Township
North Star 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.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More children than Michigan overall
Children under 18 are 27% of residents (21% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 17% of residents (22% statewide). 16% of residents are 65 or older in North Star Township. North Star Township has lost 2.1% of its people since 2020, down to 878 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| North Star Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 27% | 21% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 19% | 18% |
| Median age | 38.9 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 24% | 26% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 35% and 60% women
The Census survey reached too few of North Star Township’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±12.4 points. Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women.
| North Star Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.4% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.3% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.1% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.5% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8.5% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.6% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.2% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.4% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.9% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 42.1% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.4% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.3% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17.7% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.5% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 900, single groups can be off by several points
Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in North Star Township
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 61% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy North Star Township is
North Star Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 16% of North Star Township adults report frequent physical distress.
| North Star Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 27% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 36% | 35% |
| What stands out | North Star Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 13.7% | 10.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.2% | 8.1% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.5% | 7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Reed Park | — | 93 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about North Star Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of North Star Township
About 6 of every 100 North Star Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Michigan.
100% of working residents leave North Star Township for work
Where North Star Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
About North Star Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
North Star Township is a civil township of Gratiot County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 895 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 35 sq mi
- Elevation
- 719 ft
Questions about North Star Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is North Star Township, MI a good place to live?
North Star Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.