Weldon TownshipMI
A town of 598.
Is Weldon Township a good place to live?
Weldon Township’s trail network density is 2.8 miles per square mile, above both the Michigan town median (0.3) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). The biggest place to walk is Misty Acres: The Borwell Preserve, 165 acres with 1 miles of trail. Weldon Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Weldon Township stand out
Where Weldon Township beats most towns.
598 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore and 2 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Weldon Township. Close and well known come first.
7 mi National LakeshoreSleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore1.6M visitors a yearin town MuseumMichigan Legacy Art Park
27 mi TheatreRamsdell TheatrePhoto credits
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore: en:User:Grod028, Public domain · Ramsdell Theatre: Doug Coldwell, CC BY-SA 4.0
Moving to Weldon Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Weldon 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 Weldon Township.
A job hub: Weldon Township has 2.0 jobs for every working resident and draws in 421 commuters
Since 2011, Weldon Township has added 98 jobs, to 432 in 2021. Just 5% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. Its typical journey to work is 30 minutes. In Weldon Township, the middle household income is $64,000, where Michigan’s towns sit at $77,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000.
| Weldon Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $64,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.2% | 5.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Low risk in Weldon Township, with cold waves at the top
Expected losses in Weldon Township break down as 46% from cold waves and 45% from inland flooding. Weldon Township’s natural-hazard score from FEMA stands at 21 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Weldon Township, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
In Weldon Township, the peak summer temperature is 80°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Weldon Township is
Among adults in Weldon Township, 41% have high blood pressure and 14% have diabetes. Weldon Township: 17% of adults smoke cigarettes.
| Weldon Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 36% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 12% | 12% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 34% | 36% |
| What stands out | Weldon Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.5% | 8.1% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.9% | 7% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 12.7% | 10.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
An age mix much like Michigan’s
Nearly a fifth of residents are under 18 in Weldon Township. No age group stands out against Michigan: all are within 4 points. Its midpoint age comes in at 47.8 years. It is growing: up 2.9% since 2020, to 598 residents (2025 estimate).
| Weldon Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47.8 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 19% | 21% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 19% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±6.7 points. Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women. Among residents 45 to 54, 66% are men (MI 50%).
| Weldon Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.2% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.2% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.8% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.5% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 4.5% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.5% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 18% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 16.8% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.5% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 10.1% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 30% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 23.2% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.3% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17.5% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.9% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 600, single groups can be off by several points
Open space protected for good: 4.1% of Weldon Township
Trails run 100 miles in 6 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Pere Marquette State Forest - Traverse City Unit | 69.4 mi | 15,178 |
| 2. Michigan Legacy Art Park | 1.7 mi | 38 |
| 3. Misty Acres: The Borwell Preserve | 1 mi | 165 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Weldon Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Weldon Township; the nearest are
About 7 of every 100 Weldon Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Michigan.
Every workday, about 421 people come to Weldon Township for work
Where Weldon Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
About Weldon Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Joyfield Township is a civil township of Benzie County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 763 at the 2020 census. The township is located in the south central portion of the county. US 31 and M-115 converge at the northern edge of the township.
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- Area
- 20 sq mi
- Elevation
- 843 ft
Questions about Weldon Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Weldon Township, MI a good place to live?
Weldon Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.