A town of 1,559. Healthier than 84% of U.S. towns.
The 2 things Springville Township does most differently from other towns.
Where Springville Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
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Ordered by what stands out in Springville Township. Another town gets a different order.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 8% of U.S. communities.
Springville Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10.
| What stands out | Springville Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 15.1% | 10.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.1% | 8.1% |
| More smokers | 19.2% | 14.6% |
56 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Manistee National Forest - Cadillac Ranger District | 32.4 mi | 6,691 |
| 2. Pere Marquette State Forest - Cadillac Unit | — | 521 |
| 3. Mesik Park | — | 6 |
Most working residents leave Springville Township for work: only 5% work in town. The top destinations are Traverse City (14%), Cadillac (13%) and Garfield Township (8%). Half commute less than 24 miles.
Adults 18 to 34 are 17% of residents (22% statewide). 14% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Michigan. 17% never finished high school.
| Springville Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.2% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.8% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.6% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.5% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.3% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.9% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.1% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.4% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.1% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 16.5% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 37% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 23.4% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.7% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 10.6% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 3.8% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
Springville Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 81°, a January night drops to 14°, and about 93 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
The public schools Springville Township’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 56% of Michigan’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Floyd M Jewett Elem School | K–5 | 256 | B |
| Mesick Consolidated JrSr High School | 6–12 | 276 | C+ |
| Highpoint Virtual Academy of MIchigan | K–12 | 3,455 | B− |
4 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Springville Township is a civil township of Wexford County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,739 at the 2020 census.
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4 towns share a border with Springville Township.