Sweetwater TownshipMI
A town of 279.
Is Sweetwater Township a good place to live?
Sweetwater Township’s average trip to work is 36 minutes, against 25 minutes in Michigan’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Of the 702 Michigan towns we compare, none has a higher median age than Sweetwater Township. 70% of the land in Sweetwater Township is conserved, against 4.4% in Michigan’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Sweetwater Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
279 people, and everyone knows the way
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Moving to Sweetwater Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Sweetwater 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 Sweetwater Township.
Sweetwater Township has set aside nearly a third of its land for conservation
80 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Sweetwater Township’s trail density is 2.2 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Manistee National Forest - Baldwin Ranger District | 68.2 mi | 15,748 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
51% of residents are 65 or older
People 65 and older are 51% of residents (19% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 2% of residents (22% statewide). Sweetwater Township has grown 9.4% since 2020, to 279 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 23% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Michigan.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
39% women, 61% men
About 158 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±9.2 points). Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Sweetwater Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 1.5% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 5.5% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0.5% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 1.5% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 21.9% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 37.8% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 13.4% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 17.7% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 39.8% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.8% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 1.1% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 11.8% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.8% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 300, single groups can be off by several points
Most working residents commute out of Sweetwater Township
Most working residents leave Sweetwater Township for work: only 0% work in town. The median household income in Sweetwater Township is $51,000. The top destinations are Pleasant Plains Township (10%), Webber Township (6%) and Pere Marquette Township (5%).
| Sweetwater Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $51,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Sweetwater Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Sweetwater Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 15° and about 75 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Sweetwater Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 62% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A larger share of adults have high blood pressure in Sweetwater Township than in most of Michigan or the rest of the country
46% of Sweetwater Township adults have high blood pressure. Sweetwater Township beats the Michigan average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 14. 17% of Sweetwater Township adults have diabetes.
| Sweetwater Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 36% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 12% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Sweetwater Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.4% | 77.6% |
| More adults getting cholesterol checked | 89.4% | 87.4% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 17.2% | 10.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Sweetwater Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Sweetwater Township; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Sweetwater Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
100% of working residents leave Sweetwater Township for work
Where Sweetwater Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
Questions about Sweetwater Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Sweetwater Township, MI a good place to live?
Sweetwater Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.