Trout Lake Township’s average trip to work is 45 minutes, where Michigan’s towns sit at 25 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. No town among the 702 in Michigan we compare has a higher median age than Trout Lake Township. 80% of the land in Trout Lake Township is conserved, where Michigan’s towns sit at 4.4% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. The biggest park or preserve is Muir Woods Nature Preserve, at 61 acres. Trout Lake Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

335 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns

Chippewa Township · 10 mi Hendricks Township · 11 mi Moran Township · 11 mi Brevort Township · 12 mi Hulbert Township · 14 mi Kinross Township · 15 mi

Rudyard TownshipMoran TownshipKinross TownshipChippewa TownshipBrevort TownshipHendricks TownshipTrout Lake Township

Birch Lodge Hospital and Summer Resort Sanitarium · National Register of Historic Places

Trout Lake Township’s story

138 years in pictures

1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.

1888Trout Lake Township is settled

Explore the history →

Getting set up

Moving to Trout Lake Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Trout Lake Township, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →

PowerCloverland Electric Co-op14.3¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA

Internet3 providers95% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC

Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Trout Lake Township’s trash rules yet

SchoolsRudyard Area SchoolsWhich school depends on your addressNCES

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.gov

Who runs elections hereTrout Lake Township ClerkThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Nov 2025

ZIP codes49793, 49760, 4978049793 91% · 49760 5% · 49780 3%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 Trout Lake Township.

Outdoors

Nearly a third of Trout Lake Township is conserved land

142 miles of trail in 11 parks and preserves. The trail density in Trout Lake Township is 1.0 miles per square mile.

79.8%conserved

79.8%

conserved · 72,832 of 91,324 acres

142 mi

of trails · 1 per sq mi

Biggest places to walk	Trails	Acres
1. Lake Superior State Forest - Sault Ste. Marie Unit	7.7 mi	5,131
2. Muir Woods Nature Preserve	—	61
3. Anna Badgley Little Trout Lake Nature Preserve	—	30

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Trail map142 miles of trail, mapped Pick a walk7.7 miles of trail · Lake Superior State Forest - Sault Ste. Marie Unit Conserved land79.8% conserved · 72,832 acres protected Questions“Where can I hike in Trout Lake Township?”

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Natural hazards

Trout Lake Township faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 94% of U.S. communities.

6risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingCold wavesWildfire

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What it facesVery low risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters5 disaster declarations · Declared for the county Get ready0.2 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Work & commute

Trout Lake Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Most working residents leave Trout Lake Township for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Sault Ste. Marie (22%), Whitefish Township (17%) and Kinross Township (7%).

3%work in town

	Trout Lake Township	Michigan towns	U.S. towns
Working residents who work in town	3.4%	5.9%	8%
Below the poverty line	8.4%	8.9%	9.6%

Where working residents work

In Trout Lake Township3%

Sault Ste. Marie22%

Whitefish Township17%

Kinross Township7%

Clark Township5%

34 mi

median commute distance

jobs based in Trout Lake Township

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

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The jobs here27 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work3% work in Trout Lake Township Commute times45 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 34 miles

Census LEHD 2021 · ACS

Housing

Homes in Trout Lake Township are worth about $203K, by Zillow’s estimate

The typical Trout Lake Township home is worth about $203,000, up 7.7% in a year, 23% below the Michigan typical home. 92% of Trout Lake Township households own their home.

$203KZillow home value

Typical home value

Trout Lake Township$203K

Michigan$264K

+7.7%

value change, 1 year

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Prices over the yearsUp 7.7% in a year Years of income to buyA typical home costs 4.4 years of income RentsRents Vs. the neighbors6 bordering towns

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Climate

A typical July afternoon in Trout Lake Township is cooler than in most of Michigan or the rest of the country

Trout Lake Township’s July high is 77°F. Trout Lake Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers.

99″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter10–26°

Spring27–49°

Summer52–75°

Fall36–54°

Oct 1

typical first frost

May 21

typical last frost

+1.6°

vs. the 20th-century average

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A year of weatherJuly highs 77°, January lows 8°Rain & snow99″ of snow a winter · 34 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+1.6° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Trout Lake Township is

Trout Lake Township beats the Michigan average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 44% of adults have high blood pressure in Trout Lake Township.