Pinora TownshipMI
A town of 832.
Is Pinora Township a good place to live?
Pinora Township’s average trip to work is 36 minutes, above both the Michigan town median (25 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). 30% of the land in Pinora Township is conserved, above both the Michigan town median (4.4%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). Pinora Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
832 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Pinora Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Pinora 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 Pinora Township.
Nearly a third of Pinora Township is conserved land
56 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The trail density in Pinora Township is 1.6 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Pere Marquette State Forest - Cadillac Unit | 40.8 mi | 6,779 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Mary Magdalene Catholic School PrivateLargest high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 58 | – |
NCES · EDFacts
With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Pinora Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Pinora Township for work: only 2% work in town. Jobs based in Pinora Township grew to 37 in 2021, 30 more than in 2011. Pinora Township’s median household income is $63,000.
| Pinora Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $63,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.1% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Pinora Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Pinora Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 81°, January nights drop to 13° and about 61 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Pinora Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 61% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Pinora Township is
Pinora Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 13. 18% of adults report frequent physical distress in Pinora Township.
| Pinora Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 15% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 19% | 19% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 36% | 35% |
| What stands out | Pinora Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 19.4% | 10.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 12.1% | 8.1% |
| More smokers | 20.2% | 14.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia and 2 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Pinora Township. Close and well known come first.
18 mi MuseumJim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia
15 mi National forestManistee National Forest13 mi MuseumShrine of the PinesPhoto credits
Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia: Jim Crow Museum, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Manistee National Forest: RomanKahler, CC BY-SA 4.0
Everything we know about Pinora Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Pinora Township; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Pinora Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
98% of working residents leave Pinora Township for work
Where Pinora Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
About Pinora Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Pinora Township is a civil township of Lake County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 757 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,211 ft
Questions about Pinora Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Pinora Township, MI a good place to live?
Pinora Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.