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A township of 1,090 people in Branch County, Michigan
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Civil township in Michigan, United States
1,417Population
35.8 sq miArea
1,010 ftElevation

Butler Township is a civil township in northeastern Branch County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 1,417.

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C

Health Grade C

Healthier than 33% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.

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3worse than MI

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 29 are too close to call.

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Insight Hospital and Medical Center ColdwaterColdwater · 8.5 mi · ER
Grace HealthAlbion · 16.3 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careShortage · county-wide
DentalShortage · county-wide
Mental healthNo shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · ZIP codes 49082, 49092, 49252 · CMS · HRSAHealth in Butler →

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School Grade B-

The public schools Butler’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 54% of Michigan’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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