Keeler Township is a civil township in Van Buren County, Michigan, USA. At the 2020 census, the population was 1,968. Keeler Township is largely agricultural, though it has a large influx of summer visitors who own cottages or stay at summer resorts in the Sister Lakes area in the township's southwest corner. The Sister Lakes area, though unincorporated, has the largest collection of retail establishments in the township. (The area extends into adjacent Silver Creek Township in Cass County.) Township offices are in Keeler, which also has some stores.

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Living in Keeler

Health in Keeler

Health Grade D

Healthier than 8% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.

Compared with Michigan

17worse than MI

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 15 are too close to call.

Conditions 6▼ 6 close Habits 2▼ 2 close Care 3▼ 4 close Mind 2▼ 3 close Everyday needs 4▼ 0 close

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What stands out

19.5%More older adults who have lost all their teethMI 10.2% · worse 11%More uninsured adultsMI 6.9% · worse 22.1%More adults facing food insecurityMI 15.4% · worse

Care nearby

Corewell Health Watervliet HospitalWatervliet · 7.2 mi · ER

Cass Family Clinic DowagiacDowagiac · 9.9 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careShortage · county-wide

DentalShortage · county-wide

Mental healthNo shortage

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · ZIP codes 49057, 49045, 49047 · CMS · HRSAHealth in Keeler →

Natural hazards in Keeler

Low

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 30% of U.S. communities.

🌊 Inland flooding🧊 Hail🌪️ Tornadoes

0Does Keeler flood?no paid flood claims on record NoneDisasters that paid out hereof 11 declared for Van Buren County MapKeeler vs. its neighborsnearby towns shaded by rating

FEMA National Risk Index December 2025 · OpenFEMANatural hazards in Keeler →

Schools in Keeler

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School Grade C

The public schools Keeler’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 71% of Michigan’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

DistrictDowagiac Union School DistrictSchools1

Sister Lakes Elementary School CElementary · Grades K–5 · 166 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within MI. Ratings are from neighbors.