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RaberMI

A town of 597.

Population
597
−2.3% since 2010
Median home value
$113K
Census ACS
Household income
$49K
median
Median age
61.0
years
Jobs based here
21
A commuter town
Small town

597 people, and everyone knows the way

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The data

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Natural hazards

Very low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 11% of U.S. communities.

11risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
11Very low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Raber

Most working residents leave Raber for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Sault Ste. Marie (33%), Kinross (14%) and Pickford (8%). Half commute less than 27 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Raber0%
Sault Ste. Marie33%
Kinross14%
Pickford8%
Clark7%
27 mi
median commute distance
21
jobs based in Raber
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2021 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Raber has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 78°, a January night drops to 8°, and about 75 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

75″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter11–27°
Spring29–50°
Summer53–76°
Fall38–55°
Sep 25
typical first frost
May 31
typical last frost
+1.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Raber is

Raber beats the Michigan average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5.

32 measures vs. Michigan
8 better19 too close to call5 worse
What stands outRaberMI
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth7.7%10.2%
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity9.3%11.9%
More adults who have had cancer11.6%8.9%
Chippewa County War Memorial Hospital
28.1 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

4.8% of Raber is conserved land

59 miles of trails across 6 parks and preserves.

4.8%conserved
Map of Raber: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
4.8%
conserved · 4,377 of 90,913 acres
59 mi
of trails · 0.4 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Lake Superior State Forest - Sault Ste. Marie Unit37.3 mi16,642
2. Lime Island State Recreation Area5 mi995
3. Schafer Family Nature Sanctuary at Roach Point—919
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Raber for work

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

33% → Sault Ste. Marie Sault Ste. Marie 33% 14% → Kinross Kinross 14% 8% → Pickford Pickford 8% 7% → Clark Clark 7% 5% → Rudyard Rudyard 5% 2% → Soo Soo 2% Raber · 0% stay
21jobs based in Raber
0%of working residents work in town
27 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2021

Famous people from Raber

3 notable people were born in Raber.

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About Raber

Civil township in Michigan, United States

Raber Township is a civil township of Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 632 at the 2020 census.

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

Population
632
Area
143 sq mi
Elevation
600 ft

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