Wheatland TownshipMI
A town of 1,342, settled in 1835.
Is Wheatland Township a good place to live?
The best of Wheatland Township’s subject grades is an A− for cost of living; the weakest is a D for walkability. Wheatland Township’s median age is 49.5 years, above both the Michigan town median (42.5 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). On the outdoors, just 125 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns do worse. The biggest park or preserve is Clarence F. Hobert Memorial Nature Sanctuary, at 37 acres. Wheatland Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Wheatland Township stand out
Where Wheatland Township beats most towns.
1,342 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Wheatland Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Wheatland Township is from typical.
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Moving to Wheatland Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Wheatland 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 Wheatland Township.
Most of Wheatland Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Wheatland Township for work: only 2% work in town. Jobs based in Wheatland Township grew to 44 in 2021, 22 more than in 2011. At 28 minutes, Wheatland Township’s average trip to work is against 25 minutes in Michigan’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns.
| Wheatland Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.7% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
On CDC estimates, Wheatland Township is less healthy than 74% of U.S. towns
Wheatland Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 29% of Wheatland Township adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Wheatland Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 27% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 36% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Wheatland Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.2% | 8.1% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.6% | 7% |
| More smokers | 17.4% | 14.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Low risk in Wheatland Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 74% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Wheatland Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Wheatland Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 16° and about 33 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Wheatland Township has set aside 0.2% of its land for conservation
The biggest park or preserve is Clarence F. Hobert Memorial Nature Sanctuary, at 37 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Clarence F. Hobert Memorial Nature Sanctuary | — | 37 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
American Museum of Magic and 8 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Wheatland Township. Close and well known come first.
36 mi MuseumAmerican Museum of Magic37 mi Theme parkFun Spot Amusement Park & Zoo
17 mi GardenHidden Lake Gardens
11 mi GardenSlayton Arboretum
13 mi MuseumE.O. Grosvenor House
27 mi MuseumGardner HousePhoto credits
American Museum of Magic: rossograph, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hidden Lake Gardens: Dwight Burdette, CC BY 3.0 · Slayton Arboretum: Brother Atticus, CC0 · E.O. Grosvenor House: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Gardner House: Christopher L. Riley, CC BY-SA 4.0
Everything we know about Wheatland Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Wheatland Township
About 1 of every 100 Wheatland Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
98% of working residents leave Wheatland Township for work
Where Wheatland Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
About Wheatland Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Wheatland Township is a civil township of Hillsdale County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,224 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,089 ft
Questions about Wheatland Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Wheatland Township, MI expensive?
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−.