Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,606. Public schools that outperform most of Michigan.
Stanton Township’s best subject grades are an A for schools and an A− for history; its weakest is a D for walkability. Only 101 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns score lower on walkability. Stanton Township’s trail density is 1.8 miles per square mile, above both Michigan’s towns (0.3) and U.S. towns (0.4). Only 91 of Michigan’s 1,265 towns score lower on civic life. Redridge Steel and Log Dams is on the National Register of Historic Places. Stanton Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Stanton Township beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| EB Holman Elementary School | K–8 | 183 |
Redridge Steel and Log Dams1,419 counted in 2010 and 1,590 in 2020; an estimated 1,606 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Stanton Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 1 old photo or paper and 2 maps from 1954 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Stanton 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Stanton Township.
Its public schools are run by the Stanton Township Public Schools. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| EB Holman Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 183 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests
Adults 18 to 34 are 8% of residents (22% statewide); children under 18 are 29% of residents (21% statewide). 24% of Stanton Township residents are 65 or older, above both the Michigan town median (19%) and the median of U.S. towns (18%). 36% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Stanton Township.
| Stanton Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 29% | 21% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 24% | 19% | 18% |
| Median age | 45.3 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 36% | 26% | 29% |
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±6.8 points. Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women. Among residents 45 to 54, 69% are men (MI 50%).
| Stanton Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 16.8% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.4% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 2.9% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 5.5% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.8% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.4% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.8% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 15.3% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.5% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 20% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.1% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.2% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.2% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,600, single groups can be off by several points
Most working residents leave Stanton Township for work: only 2% work in town. The average trip to work in Stanton Township is 31 minutes. Since 2011, Stanton Township has added 50 jobs, to 65 in 2021.
| Stanton Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.5% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $86,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 77% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Stanton Township’s July high is 76°F. Stanton Township has cold winters and pleasant summers.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Stanton Township beats the Michigan average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 30% of Stanton Township adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Stanton Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 34% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 27% | 23% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 80% | 79% |
| What stands out | Stanton Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.9% | 11.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.8% | 15.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.7% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
215 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Stanton Park, at 267 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Marsin Nature Area | 0.3 mi | 55 |
| 2. Stanton Park | — | 267 |
| 3. Keweenaw Underwater Preserve | — | 160 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Stanton Township. Close and well known come first.
39 mi MountainMount Arvon
9 mi National Historical ParkKeweenaw National Historical Park35K visitors a year
11 mi MuseumA. E. Seaman Mineral Museum
10 mi MuseumCarnegie Museum of the KeweenawMount Arvon: Yinan Chen, Public Domain · Keweenaw National Historical Park: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0 · A. E. Seaman Mineral Museum: Chris857, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Carnegie Museum of the Keweenaw: Chris857, CC BY-SA 3.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Stanton Township
About 2 of every 100 Stanton Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
Where Stanton Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Stanton Township is a civil township of Houghton County in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,590 as of the 2020 census. Stanton Township holds the distinction of having the highest concentration of people with Finnish ancestry of any place in the United States at 47%.
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5 towns share a border with Stanton Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanton Township | — | — | B− | — | A | B |
| Houghton | – | A− | D | B+ | A+ | A− |
| Hancock Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adams Township | #168 | A− | A− | — | A− | B |
| Elm River Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bohemia Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Stanton Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Stanton Township and Adams Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Hancock Township, Elm River Township and Bohemia Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Stanton Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Public schools that outperform most of Michigan.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
