Chicago Street, looking west, Sturgis, Michigan (68050), c. 1930
Sturgis Township’s story
199 years in pictures
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1930.
- 1827Sturgis Township is settled
Sturgis TownshipMI
5 bordering townsMap →
Photo: F. D. Richards from Clinton, MI · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
2,022
2025 Census estimate · −1.2% since 2020
Median home value
$206K
Census ACS
Household income
$70K
median
Median age
39.1
years
Jobs based here
1,515
A job hub
Is Sturgis Township a good place to live?
Sturgis Township’s best subject grade is an A− for cost of living; its weakest is a C− for health. Sturgis Township’s mean commuting time is 20 minutes, below both the Michigan town median (25 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 39 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns score lower on the outdoors. Sturgis Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Sturgis Township stand out
Where Sturgis Township beats most towns.
A job hub
Every workday, about 1,454 people come to Sturgis Township for work
Where Sturgis Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
1,515jobs based in Sturgis Township
7%of working residents work in town
15 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2021
How Sturgis Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Sturgis Township is from typical.
Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 23% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listAOpen →Cost of livingTypical home $206K, 3.1 years of the Sturgis area’s $66K median household incomeA−Open →HealthSturgis Hospital 3.5 miles awayC−Open →Jobs & income$70K median household incomeBOpen →SchoolsBehind 57% of Michigan districts on tests and graduationC+Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 5.8 of 20; 5.9% of households have no car; 3.1% of workers walk, bike or ride transitB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
OutdoorsConserved land, trails and parksDOpen →HistoryAbout average among the towns comparedB−Open →Civic life0 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsCOpen →
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 Sturgis Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Sturgis Township, and how to reach them.
PowerCity of Sturgis16.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterMemory Lane Mobile Home ParkNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet8 providers97% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Sturgis 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 hereSturgis Township ClerkThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Nov 2025
ZIP code4909149091 100%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 Sturgis Township.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B
With 1.7 jobs for every working resident, Sturgis Township draws in 1,454 commuters
In Sturgis Township, 4.9% of residents live below the poverty line. Commuting out is the norm in the town: 7% of working residents work locally. Jobs in Sturgis Township grew by 949 from 2011 to 2021, reaching 1,515. The top destinations are Sturgis (22%), Middlebury (5%) and Elkhart (4%).
7%work in town
| Sturgis Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.9% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $70,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
In Sturgis Township7%
Sturgis22%
Middlebury5%
Elkhart4%
York Township4%
15 mi
median commute distance
1,515
jobs based in Sturgis Township
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents
B−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 46% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
HealthC−
Sturgis Township is less healthy than three in four U.S. towns
The share of adults in Sturgis Township who smoke cigarettes: 18%. Two figures for adults in the town: 16% report frequent physical distress, 23% say their health is fair or poor.
23%healthier than U.S. townsC−Health Grade
| Sturgis Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 19% | 19% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 14% | 14% |
32 measures vs. Michigan
0 better22 too close to call10 worse
| What stands out | Sturgis Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 10.9% | 6.9% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 15.1% | 10.2% |
| More smokers | 17.9% | 14.6% |
Sturgis Hospital
3.5 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A
Natural hazards: low risk in Sturgis Township, mostly inland flooding
55% of Sturgis Township’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 10%. Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 77% of U.S. communities.
23risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Sturgis Township
July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 17° and about 41 inches of snow falls in a winter.
41″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter20–35°
Spring38–59°
Summer60–81°
Fall42–62°
Oct 21
typical first frost
Apr 26
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Sturgis Township
17pages on Sturgis Township
The big questions
Out and about
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Sturgis Township
About 2 of every 100 Sturgis Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Sturgis Township
City in Michigan, United States
Sturgis is a city in St. Joseph County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 11,082 at the 2020 census. The city is located at the northeast corner of Sturgis Township and at the intersection of US 12 and M-66. Sturgis is just north of the Michigan–Indiana border and the I-80/90 Indiana Toll Road. Sturgis has been assigned a ZIP code of 49091.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1827
- Area
- 6.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 915 ft
- ZIP code
- 49091
Sturgis Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Sturgis Township.
SturgisWhite Pigeon TownshipSherman TownshipLima TownshipVan Buren TownshipSturgis Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sturgis Township | — | — | A− | — | C+ | C− |
| Sturgis | #587 | C− | A− | C− | C+ | C− |
| White Pigeon Township | #591 | C− | B | — | C | C− |
| Sherman Township | #515 | C | B | — | B− | C− |
Sturgis Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Sturgis Township, White Pigeon Township and Sherman Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Sturgis Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Sturgis Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Sturgis 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−.