Sauble TownshipMI
A town of 408, settled in 1910.
Is Sauble Township a good place to live?
38% of residents are 65 or older in Sauble Township, where Michigan’s towns sit at 19% and U.S. towns at 18%. Only 3 of the 702 Michigan towns we compare have a higher median age than Sauble Township. 54% of the land in Sauble Township is conserved, against 4.4% in Michigan’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Sauble Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
408 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Sauble Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Sauble 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 Sauble Township.
Nearly a third of Sauble Township is conserved land
69 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves. The trail density in Sauble Township is 2.0 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Manistee National Forest - Baldwin Ranger District | 54.3 mi | 12,091 |
| 2. Sauble Township Community Gardens | 0.2 mi | 11 |
| 3. Manistee National Forest - Manistee Ranger District | — | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The median household income in Sauble Township is lower than in most of Michigan or the rest of the country
Sauble Township’s median household income is $38,000. Most working residents leave Sauble Township for work: only 2% work in town. 23% of residents live below the poverty line in Sauble Township.
| Sauble Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 23% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 35 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $38,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2% | 5.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
In Sauble Township, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Sauble Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 15° and about 120 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Sauble Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 67% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Sauble Township since 1986.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A larger share of adults in Sauble Township have high blood pressure than in the typical Michigan or U.S. town
47% of Sauble Township adults have high blood pressure. Sauble Township beats the Michigan average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 14. 17% of Sauble Township adults have diabetes.
| Sauble Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 47% | 36% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 12% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 17% | 16% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Sauble Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 13.6% | 15.9% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 83.1% | 77.6% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 16.8% | 10.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Sauble Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Sauble Township; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Sauble Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
69 miles of trails in Sauble Township
53.9% of the town is conserved land, across 5 parks and preserves.
About Sauble Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Sauble Township is a civil township of Lake County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 373 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 35 sq mi
- Elevation
- 751 ft
Questions about Sauble Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Sauble Township, MI a good place to live?
Sauble Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.