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A town of 1,554.

Population
1,554
−7.8% since 2010
Median home value
$184K
Census ACS
Household income
$71K
median
Median age
40.1
years
Jobs based here
123
A commuter town
A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Convis for work

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

13% → Marshall Marshall 13% 11% → Battle Creek Battle Creek 11% 4% → Albion Albion 4% 3% → Kalamazoo Kalamazoo 3% 3% → Lansing Lansing 3% 3% → Olivet Olivet 3% Convis · 1% stay
123jobs based in Convis
1%of working residents work in town
20 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2021

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Fog
H 74° · L 56°

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Convis

Most working residents leave Convis for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Marshall (13%), Battle Creek (11%) and Albion (4%). Half commute less than 20 miles.

1%work in town

Where working residents work

In Convis1%
Marshall13%
Battle Creek11%
Albion4%
Kalamazoo3%
20 mi
median commute distance
123
jobs based in Convis
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2021 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Convis has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 17°, and about 65 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

65″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter19–33°
Spring36–57°
Summer58–81°
Fall41–60°
Oct 12
typical first frost
May 6
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards

Low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 38% of U.S. communities.

38risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
38Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesStrong wind
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health

Healthier than 43% of U.S. towns

Convis beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.

C+Health Grade
32 measures vs. Michigan
0 better31 too close to call1 worse
What stands outConvisMI
More adults who have had cancer9.8%8.9%
Oaklawn Hospital
7.8 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
56th
percentile among MI towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

5.6% of Convis is conserved land

3.4 miles of trails across 5 parks and preserves.

5.6%conserved
Map of Convis: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
5.6%
conserved · 1,290 of 23,201 acres
3.4 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Bernard W. Baker Sanctuary1.3 mi972
2. Convis Township Hall Park0.5 mi8
3. LB Acres—14
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Stow-Hasbrouck House
Stow-Hasbrouck House · National Register of Historic Places
Convis’s story

Convis in pictures

2 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 2 places on the National Register.

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Landmarks

2 places in Convis on the National Register of Historic Places.

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About Convis

Township in Michigan, United States

Convis Township is a civil township of Calhoun County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is part of the Battle Creek metropolitan statistical area. The population was 1,508 at the 2020 census.

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

Population
1,508
Area
37 sq mi
Elevation
945 ft

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