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A town of 1,020. Healthier than 86% of U.S. towns.

Population
1,020
−4.8% since 2010
Median home value
$163K
Census ACS
Household income
$72K
median
Median age
40.4
years
Jobs based here
21
A commuter town

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Small town

1,020 people, and everyone knows the way

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Health

Healthier than 14% of U.S. towns

Grant beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3.

DHealth Grade
32 measures vs. Michigan
0 better29 too close to call3 worse
What stands outGrantMI
More adults with COPD9.5%8.1%
More adults with heart disease8.1%7%
More adults who have had cancer10.1%8.9%
Hills & Dales General Hospital
8.3 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
9th
percentile among MI towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Grant

Most working residents leave Grant for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Bad Axe (18%), Bingham (10%) and Colfax (7%). Half commute less than 14 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Grant0%
Bad Axe18%
Bingham10%
Colfax7%
Winsor5%
14 mi
median commute distance
21
jobs based in Grant
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2021 · ACSCommute map →
Natural hazards

Low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 28% of U.S. communities.

28risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
28Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Grant has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 81°, a January night drops to 15°, and about 43 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

43″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter18–32°
Spring34–54°
Summer57–79°
Fall41–59°
Oct 19
typical first frost
May 5
typical last frost
+1.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Outdoors

3.8% of Grant is conserved land

3.9 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

3.8%conserved
3.8%
conserved · 854 of 22,527 acres
3.9 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Gagetown State Game Area—872
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Grant for work

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

18% → Bad Axe Bad Axe 18% 10% → Bingham Bingham 10% 7% → Colfax Colfax 7% 5% → Winsor Winsor 5% 2% → Sandusky Sandusky 2% 2% → Flint Flint 2% Grant · 0% stay
21jobs based in Grant
0%of working residents work in town
14 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2021

Plat book of Huron County, Michigan - also patron's business and general farmer's directory of Huron Co., Mich. - with …
1904 · Plat book of Huron County, Michigan - also patron's business and general farmer's directory of Huron Co., Mich. - with … · Wikimedia Commons
Grant’s story

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Grant Township (Huron), MI location
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About Grant

Civil township in Michigan, United States

Grant Township is a civil township of Huron County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 869.

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

Population
869
Area
36 sq mi
Elevation
725 ft

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