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GileadMI

A town of 708.

Population
708
−0.8% since 2010
Median home value
$226K
Census ACS
Household income
$68K
median
Median age
37.8
years
Jobs based here
55
A commuter town
Small town

708 people, and everyone knows the way

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The data

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Gilead

Most working residents leave Gilead for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Coldwater (19%), Angola (11%) and Sturgis (4%). Half commute less than 16 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Gilead0%
Coldwater19%
Angola11%
Sturgis4%
Fremont4%
16 mi
median commute distance
55
jobs based in Gilead
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2021 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Gilead has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 17°, and about 39 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

39″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter19–34°
Spring37–59°
Summer59–81°
Fall41–61°
Oct 16
typical first frost
Apr 30
typical last frost
+1.2°
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 33% of U.S. communities.

33risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
33Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health

How healthy Gilead is

Gilead beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6.

32 measures vs. Michigan
0 better26 too close to call6 worse
What stands outGileadMI
More older adults who have lost all their teeth14.9%10.2%
More uninsured adults9.4%6.9%
More smokers18.4%14.6%
Cameron Health
12.1 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

0% of Gilead is conserved land

0.6 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 13,622 acres
0.6 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Gilead Lake Park—8
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Gilead for work

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

19% → Coldwater Coldwater 19% 11% → Angola Angola 11% 4% → Sturgis Sturgis 4% 4% → Fremont Fremont 4% 4% → Coldwater Coldwater 4% 3% → Hillsdale Hillsdale 3% Gilead · 0% stay
55jobs based in Gilead
0%of working residents work in town
16 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2021

About Gilead

Civil township in Michigan, United States

Gilead Township is a civil township of Branch County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 656.

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

Population
656
Area
21 sq mi
Elevation
955 ft

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