Plat book of Osceola County, Michigan, 1900
Richmond Township’s story
Richmond Township in pictures
The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 1900 and 2 maps from 1959 on.
Explore the history →Richmond TownshipMI
Population
1,697
2025 Census estimate · +2.7% since 2020
Median home value
$161K
Census ACS
Household income
$71K
median
Median age
50.0
years
Jobs based here
553
Balanced
Is Richmond Township a good place to live?
The best of Richmond Township’s subject grades are an A− for cost of living and an A for civic life; the weakest is a C− for health. Richmond Township’s age of the median resident is 50 years, against 42.5 years in Michigan’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 77% of U.S. towns. Richmond Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Richmond Township stand out
Where Richmond Township beats most towns.
Natural hazardsA
Very low risk of storm and flood damage
FEMA National Risk Index.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
Richmond Township3.9
Typical U.S. town3.7
Typical MI town3.1
Civic lifeA
27% more nonprofits per person
than the typical Michigan town
Charities, civic groups and human services; churches not counted.
How Richmond Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Richmond Township is from typical.
Hazard riskInland flooding tops the listAOpen →Cost of livingTypical home $161K, 2.8 years of the county’s $58K median household incomeA−Open →HealthCorewell Health Reed City Hospital 2.4 miles awayC−Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 6.4 of 20; 5.9% of households have no car; 0.3% of workers walk, bike or ride transitC−Open →Jobs & income$71K median household incomeCOpen →SchoolsGraded on exam and test resultsBOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors2 miles of trails; 5% conserved landB−Open →HistoryNear typical for the towns comparedC+Open →Civic life3.9 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsAOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Richmond Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Richmond Township, and how to reach them.
PowerDTE20.2¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterCity of Reed City water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers90% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Richmond Township’s trash rules yet
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.govWho runs elections hereRichmond Township ClerkThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Oct 2021
ZIP codes49677, 49639, 4933849677 85% · 49639 14% · 49338 1%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 Richmond Township.
HealthC−
On CDC estimates, Richmond Township is less healthy than 81% of U.S. towns
In Richmond Township, 17% of adults report frequent physical distress. Among adults in the town, 18% smoke cigarettes and 28% have been diagnosed with depression.
19%healthier than U.S. townsC−Health Grade
| Richmond Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 36% | 35% |
32 measures vs. Michigan
0 better22 too close to call10 worse
| What stands out | Richmond Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 14.1% | 10.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.8% | 8.1% |
| More smokers | 18.3% | 14.6% |
Corewell Health Reed City Hospital
2.4 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
SchoolsB
Public schools in Richmond Township beat 58% of Michigan districts
Its public schools are run by the Reed City Area Public Schools. 471 students attend Richmond Township’s public school.
58%of MI districts it outscoresBSchool Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reed City Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 5–8 | Grades 5–8 | 471 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A
Richmond Township has a very low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
The FEMA risk score for Richmond Township comes to 17 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 49% come from inland flooding and 16% from strong winds. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 83% of U.S. communities.
17risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingStrong windCold waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
Snowy winters and pleasant summers: that is Richmond Township’s year
July afternoons reach 81°, January nights drop to 13° and about 61 inches of snow falls in a winter.
61″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter15–31°
Spring31–55°
Summer54–79°
Fall37–58°
Oct 2
typical first frost
May 13
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C
With 0.9 jobs for every working resident, most of Richmond Township’s workers commute out
The top destinations are Reed City (14%), Big Rapids (9%) and Evart (7%). Most working residents leave Richmond Township for work: only 4% work in town. Also worth knowing: between 2011 and 2021, jobs in Richmond Township dropped by 378, to 553. Its average commute is 22 minutes.
4%work in town
| Richmond Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 4% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $71,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
In Richmond Township4%
Reed City14%
Big Rapids9%
Evart7%
Grand Rapids7%
27 mi
median commute distance
553
jobs based in Richmond Township
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
C−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 23% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Who lives here
More middle-aged adults than Michigan overall
19% of Richmond Township residents are under 18. Adults 35 to 64 are 43% of residents (38% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 17% of residents (22% statewide). Michigan has nearly a third of adults 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or more; here it is 25%. The town is growing: up 2.7% since 2020, to 1,697 residents (2025 estimate).
50median age · MI 40.2
| Richmond Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 19% | 21% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 25% | 26% | 29% |
Richmond TownshipMichiganUnited States
Ages · share of residents
23%
Education · adults 25 and older
No diploma5%
High school36%
Some college22%
Associate’s13%
Bachelor’s16%
Graduate9%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.1 points. Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Richmond Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.4% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.9% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.9% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.3% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.1% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.4% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 22.5% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.4% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.2% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.7% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 35.6% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 22.1% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.5% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,700, single groups can be off by several points
OutdoorsB−
In Richmond Township, 4.6% of the land is conserved
Trails total 1.7 miles in 1 park or preserve. For Richmond Township, the density of trails is 0.1 miles per square mile.
4.6%conserved
| Richmond Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.6% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
4.6%
conserved · 962 of 20,954 acres
1.7 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Westerburg Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Richmond Township
18pages on Richmond Township
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Richmond Township
About 3 of every 100 Richmond Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Richmond Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Richmond Township is a civil township of Osceola County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,657 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 33 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,076 ft
Richmond Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Richmond Township.
Hersey TownshipChase TownshipHerseyLincoln TownshipGreen TownshipRichmond Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond Township | — | — | A− | — | B | C− |
| Hersey Township · Hersey | — | — | B+ | — | B | C− |
| Chase Township | — | — | C | — | B | D |
| Lincoln Township | — | — | A− | — | B+ | C− |
| Green Township | #557 | C | A− | — | B | C |
Richmond Township, Hersey Township, Chase Township and Lincoln Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Richmond Township, Hersey Township, Chase Township, Lincoln Township and Green Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Hersey and Hersey Township are one community, graded once. Compare Richmond Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Richmond Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Richmond 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 A−.