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A town of 2,370. Nearly 41.3% of it is conserved land.

Population
2,370
−58.8% since 2010
Median home value
$166K
Census ACS
Household income
$57K
median
Median age
51.2
years
Jobs based here
706
Balanced

What makes Indianfields stand out

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A shrinking town

Indianfields has shrunk 58.8% since 2010

6,048 people in 2010; 2,370 today.

6,0482010
2,4922020
2,370Today

U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 · ACS

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Outdoors

Nearly a third of Indianfields is conserved land

11 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves.

41.3%conserved
41.3%
conserved · 8,678 of 21,009 acres
11 mi
of trails · 0.3 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Tuscola State Game Area6.2 mi8,400
2. Indianfields Township Park1.7 mi53
3. Caro Exchange Club Forest1 mi72
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Health

Healthier than 13% of U.S. towns

Indianfields beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12.

DHealth Grade
32 measures vs. Michigan
0 better20 too close to call12 worse
What stands outIndianfieldsMI
More adults with COPD11.5%8.1%
More adults with heart disease9.2%7%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth13.2%10.2%
Mclaren Caro Region
3.3 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
8th
percentile among MI towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Natural hazards

High risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 68% of U.S. communities.

68risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
68High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
2
paid flood claims since 1996
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Indianfields has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 16°, and about 42 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

42″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter18–32°
Spring35–56°
Summer58–80°
Fall41–60°
Oct 9
typical first frost
May 7
typical last frost
+1.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Indianfields

Most working residents leave Indianfields for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Caro (15%), Saginaw (5%) and Frankenmuth (5%). Half commute less than 25 miles.

3%work in town

Where working residents work

In Indianfields3%
Caro15%
Saginaw5%
Frankenmuth5%
Elkland3%
25 mi
median commute distance
706
jobs based in Indianfields
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2021 · ACSCommute map →
Schools

Indianfields’s public schools outperform 45% of Michigan districts

The public schools Indianfields’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 55% of Michigan’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

B−School Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Caro Center—Not graded
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduationAll 1 schools →
Get outside

11 miles of trails in Indianfields

41.3% of the town is conserved land, across 4 parks and preserves.

Map of trails and conserved land in IndianfieldsConservedTrails
1
Tuscola State Game Area6.2 mi of trails · 8,400 acres
Directions
2
Indianfields Township Park1.7 mi of trails · 53 acres
Directions
3
Caro Exchange Club Forest1 mi of trails · 72 acres
Directions
Trails © OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US

About Indianfields

Township in Michigan, United States

Indianfields Township is a civil township of Tuscola County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population of the township was 2,492 at the 2020 census. The township is immediately adjacent to the city of Caro, which is north of the township.

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

Population
2,492
Area
35 sq mi
Elevation
696 ft

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