Walker TownshipMI
A town of 297.
Is Walker Township a good place to live?
12% of residents are 65 or older in Walker Township, below both Michigan’s towns (19%) and U.S. towns (18%). 50% of the land in Walker Township is conserved, against 4.4% in Michigan’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. The biggest place to walk is Pigeon River Country State Forest, 11,994 acres with 34.2 miles of trail. Walker Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Walker Township stand out
Where Walker Township beats most towns.
297 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Walker Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Walker 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 Walker Township.
Walker Township has set aside nearly a third of its land for conservation
43 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. The trail density in Walker Township is 1.3 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Pigeon River Country State Forest | 34.2 mi | 11,994 |
| 2. Mackinaw State Forest - Gaylord Unit | 6.4 mi | 2,630 |
| 3. Jack and Tucker Harris Working Forest Reserve | 0.3 mi | 274 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Walker Township has 2.2 jobs for every working resident, and 219 people commute in
Most working residents leave Walker Township for work: only 1% work in town. Since 2011, Walker Township has added 98 jobs, to 220 in 2021. Walker Township’s average trip to work is 29 minutes.
| Walker Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1% | 5.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
In Walker Township, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Walker Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 80°, January nights drop to 11° and about 87 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Walker Township is
Walker Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12. 20% of adults smoke cigarettes in Walker Township.
| Walker Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 15% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 37% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 36% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 12% | 12% |
| What stands out | Walker Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 11.9% | 8.1% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 14.7% | 10.2% |
| More smokers | 20.4% | 14.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Walker Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 54% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Walker Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Walker Township; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Walker Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
Every workday, about 219 people come to Walker Township for work
Where Walker Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
About Walker Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Walker Township is a civil township of Cheboygan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 297.
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- Area
- 35 sq mi
- Elevation
- 883 ft
Questions about Walker Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Walker Township, MI a good place to live?
Walker Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.