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A town of 1,040. Healthier than 85% of U.S. towns.

Population
1,040
−2.6% since 2010
Median home value
$170K
Census ACS
Household income
$60K
median
Median age
47.9
years
Jobs based here
76
A commuter town

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Small town

1,040 people, and everyone knows the way

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Natural hazards

Very low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 6% of U.S. communities.

6risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
6Very low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesStrong wind
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health

Healthier than 15% of U.S. towns

Day beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9.

C−Health Grade
32 measures vs. Michigan
0 better23 too close to call9 worse
What stands outDayMI
More older adults who have lost all their teeth15.8%10.2%
More adults with COPD10.9%8.1%
More smokers18.9%14.6%
Sheridan Community Hospital
9.3 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
10th
percentile among MI towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Day

Most working residents leave Day for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Home (10%), Stanton (5%) and Greenville (5%). Half commute less than 23 miles.

1%work in town

Where working residents work

In Day1%
Home10%
Stanton5%
Greenville5%
Alma5%
23 mi
median commute distance
76
jobs based in Day
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2021 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Day has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 14°, and about 39 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

39″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter17–32°
Spring34–56°
Summer56–80°
Fall39–59°
Oct 13
typical first frost
May 1
typical last frost
+1.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Outdoors

1.2% of Day is conserved land

2.0 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves.

1.2%conserved
Map of Day: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
1.2%
conserved · 268 of 22,474 acres
2.0 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Vestaburg State Game Area—162
2. McBride Village Park—16
3. Krum Park—16
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Day for work

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

10% → Home Home 10% 5% → Stanton Stanton 5% 5% → Greenville Greenville 5% 5% → Alma Alma 5% 4% → Mount Pleasant Mount Pleasant 4% 4% → Lansing Lansing 4% Day · 1% stay
76jobs based in Day
1%of working residents work in town
23 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2021

About Day

Township in Michigan, United States

Day Township is a civil township of Montcalm County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 1,141. The Mid Michigan Motorplex, formerly known as the Central Michigan Dragway, is located within the township.[1]

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

Population
1,141
Area
35 sq mi
Elevation
961 ft

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