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Girard

A township of 1,694 people in Branch County, Michigan
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Civil township in Michigan, United States
1,770Population
36.2 sq miArea
958 ftElevation

Girard Township is a civil township of Branch County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 1,770. A small area in the south of the township, just west of I-69, has been annexed to the city of Coldwater, even though it is noncontiguous with the rest of the city. An area on the east side of Morrison Lake in the Coldwater River is considered to be part of the Coldwater urban area, although it remains unincorporated.

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Health Grade C

Healthier than 28% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.

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9worse than MI

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Insight Hospital and Medical Center ColdwaterColdwater · 6.7 mi · ER
Grace HealthAlbion · 19.8 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careShortage · county-wide
DentalShortage · county-wide
Mental healthNo shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · ZIP codes 49036, 49092, 49094 · CMS · HRSAHealth in Girard →
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