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A town of 2,451, settled in 1851. Public schools that outperform most of Michigan.
Westphalia Township’s best subject grades are an A for schools and an A− for health and incomes. Westphalia Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Westphalia Township beats most towns.
Where Westphalia Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Westphalia Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 350 in 1890, 924 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 1936 and 2 maps from 1945 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Westphalia 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Westphalia Township.
Public schools: the Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools. The largest public high school is PewamoWestphalia MiddleHigh School, with 504 students. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Mary Elementary School PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 312 | – |
| PewamoWestphalia MiddleHigh SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 504 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
Among adults in Westphalia Township, 18% binge drink, against 17% in Michigan’s towns and 16% across U.S. towns. The town does better than the Michigan average on 14 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 1. 30% of Westphalia Township adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Westphalia Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 34% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 25% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 19% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.6% | 12% | 12% |
| What stands out | Westphalia Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.2% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 5.5% | 8.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most people who work leave Westphalia Township to do it: just 4% work in town. Westphalia Township’s median household income is $92,000, above both Michigan’s towns ($77,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). Also worth knowing: between 2011 and 2021, jobs in the town rose by 254, to 448. The top destinations are Lansing (21%), Delta Township (9%) and East Lansing (6%).
| Westphalia Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $92,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 7% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.8% | 5.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
A winter brings about 37 inches of snow, with January nights at 16° and July afternoons at 83°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 62% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in Westphalia Township, 51% come from inland flooding and 21% from tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Among residents in Westphalia Township, 27% are under 18. Children under 18 are 27% of residents (21% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 34% of residents (38% statewide). A bachelor’s degree or higher: 29% of adults 25 and older, vs 32% across Michigan. The median age in the town is 37.1 years.
| Westphalia Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 27% | 21% | 22% |
| Median age | 37.1 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.5 points. Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Westphalia Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 17.3% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.3% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.3% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.5% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.5% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.1% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.9% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.1% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.9% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.1% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 27.9% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 23.3% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13.6% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23.5% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 5.7% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,500, single groups can be off by several points
1.8 miles of trail wind through 1 park or preserve. Westphalia Township’s density of trails stands at 0.1 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves in the town: one, of 12 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Daniel Droste Memorial Park | 0.2 mi | 12 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Westphalia Township. Close and well known come first.
29 mi Park & preserveNorth Country Trail
19 mi MuseumEli and Edythe Broad Art Museum150K visitors a year
17 mi Zoo & aquariumPotter Park Zoo
16 mi MuseumR. E. Olds Transportation Museum
18 mi GardenW. J. Beal Botanical Garden
16 mi MuseumImpression 5 Science CenterNorth Country Trail: Huron-Manistee National Forests, Public domain · Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum: Dj1997, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Potter Park Zoo: Dj1997, CC BY-SA 3.0 · R. E. Olds Transportation Museum: kennethaw88, CC BY 4.0 · W. J. Beal Botanical Garden: Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Impression 5 Science Center: Dj1997, CC BY-SA 3.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Westphalia Township
About 5 of every 100 Westphalia Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Michigan.
Village in Michigan, United States
Westphalia is a village in Clinton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 924 at the time of the 2020 census. The village is in Westphalia Township, about 25 miles (40.2 km) northwest of Lansing and 55 miles (88.5 km) east of Grand Rapids. The village is known for its German and Catholic roots.
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4 towns share a border with Westphalia Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westphalia Township | — | — | A− | — | A | A− |
| Riley Township | — | — | B+ | — | A− | A− |
| Portland Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dallas Township | — | — | A | — | A+ | B+ |
| Eagle Township | #83 | A | C+ | — | A− | A− |
Westphalia Township, Riley Township and Dallas Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Westphalia Township, Riley Township, Dallas Township and Eagle Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Portland Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Westphalia Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Public schools that outperform most of Michigan.
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−.
