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A township of 1,632 people in Kalkaska County, Michigan

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Map of Boardman: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk

Conserved land1.5%340 of 23,041 acres

Trails50 mi1.4 mi per sq mi

Parks & preserves3208 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

1Pere Marquette State Forest - Traverse City Unit40.1 mi of trails · 6,998 acres

2South Boardman Preserve0.7 mi of trails · 108 acres Directions

3Boardman Township Park0.5 mi of trails · 91 acres

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About Boardman

Civil township in Michigan, United States

1,479Population

36.1 sq miArea

1,010 ftElevation

Boardman Township is a civil township of Kalkaska County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 1,479.

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School Grade C

The public schools Boardman’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 72% of Michigan’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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Forest Area Middle School C-Middle · Grades 4–8 · 193 students Forest Area High School CHigh · Grades 9–12 · 156 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within MI. Ratings are from neighbors.

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