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A town of 4,370. Nearly 13.4% of it is conserved land.

Population
4,370
+23.5% since 2010
Median home value
$262K
Census ACS
Household income
$95K
median
Median age
43.6
years
Jobs based here
236
A commuter town

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A growing town

Aurelius has grown 23.5% since 2010

3,525 people in 2010; 4,370 today.

3,5252010
4,3542020
4,370Today

U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 · ACS

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Outdoors

13.4% of Aurelius is conserved land

6.5 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves.

13.4%conserved
Map of Aurelius: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
13.4%
conserved · 3,109 of 23,201 acres
6.5 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
#85
most conserved land in MI
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Burchfield Park6.5 mi225
2. Bunker Nature Preserve—129
3. Glenn Dorscha Park—20
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Aurelius

Most working residents leave Aurelius for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Lansing (27%), East Lansing (8%) and Mason (6%). Half commute less than 13 miles.

3%work in town

Where working residents work

In Aurelius3%
Lansing27%
East Lansing8%
Mason6%
Delhi5%
13 mi
median commute distance
236
jobs based in Aurelius
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2021 · ACSCommute map →
Schools

Aurelius’s public schools outperform 76% of Michigan districts

The public schools Aurelius’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 76% of Michigan’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

A−School Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
North Aurelius Elementary SchoolPK–5371B+
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduationAll 1 schools →
Health

Healthier than 73% of U.S. towns

Aurelius beats the Michigan average on 12 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0.

B+Health Grade
32 measures vs. Michigan
12 better20 too close to call0 worse
What stands outAureliusMI
Fewer adults facing food insecurity10.1%15.4%
Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off6%8.7%
Eaton Rapids Medical Center
7 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: primary care
85th
percentile among MI towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Natural hazards

Low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 31% of U.S. communities.

31risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
31Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Aurelius has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 16°, and about 36 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

36″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter19–33°
Spring36–57°
Summer58–80°
Fall41–60°
Oct 14
typical first frost
Apr 30
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
A commuter town

97% of working residents leave Aurelius for work

Where Aurelius’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

27% → Lansing Lansing 27% 8% → East Lansing East Lansing 8% 6% → Mason Mason 6% 5% → Delhi Delhi 5% 4% → Delta Delta 4% 4% → Meridian Meridian 4% Aurelius · 3% stay
236jobs based in Aurelius
3%of working residents work in town
13 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2021

About Aurelius

Civil township in Michigan, United States

Aurelius Township is a civil township of Ingham County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 4,354, a significant increase from 3,525 at the 2010 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
4,354
Area
37 sq mi
Elevation
915 ft

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