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A town of 1,890.
Winsor Township’s best subject grades are an A− for walkability and an A+ for civic life; its weakest is a C− for incomes. 31% of working residents work locally in Winsor Township, against 5.9% in Michigan’s towns and 8% across U.S. towns. On civic life, just 77 of Michigan’s 1,265 towns do better. The biggest park or preserve is Pigeon Village Park, at 26 acres. Winsor Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Winsor Township beats most towns.
Where Winsor 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 Winsor Township is from typical.
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The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 1904.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Winsor Township, and how to reach them.
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Ordered by what stands out in Winsor Township.
About one in 3 of Winsor Township’s working residents works in town. At 17 minutes, Winsor Township’s average trip to work is below both the Michigan town median (25 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Since 2011, Winsor Township has added 234 jobs, to 2,087 in 2021.
| Winsor Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 17 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $64,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross Lutheran School PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 78 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 74% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Winsor Township beats the Michigan average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 42% of adults have high blood pressure in Winsor Township.
| Winsor Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 36% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 12% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 17% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Winsor Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.3% | 11.9% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.9% | 8.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12.2% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Winsor Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Winsor Township is 81°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
2.3 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Winsor Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Pigeon Village Park | 0.2 mi | 26 |
| 2. Veterans Memorial Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Winsor Township; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Winsor Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Michigan.
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Winsor Township is a civil township of Huron County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,960 at the 2020 census.
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4 towns share a border with Winsor Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winsor Township | — | — | B | — | B | C |
| McKinley Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fairhaven Township | — | — | B+ | — | B | C |
| Oliver Township | — | — | A− | — | B | C− |
| Brookfield Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Winsor Township, Fairhaven Township and Oliver Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Winsor Township, Fairhaven Township and Oliver Township report no FBI crime data of their own. McKinley Township and Brookfield Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Winsor Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.