A town of 6,559, settled in 1836. Nearly 6.2% of it is conserved land.
The 3 things Thetford Township does most differently from other towns.
Where Thetford Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
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0.2 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Buell Lake County Park | 0.2 mi | 597 |
The public schools Thetford Township’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 70% of Michigan’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clio Elementary | PK–3 | 726 | B+ |
Thetford Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10.
| What stands out | Thetford Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 13.2% | 10.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.3% | 8.1% |
| More smokers | 17.9% | 14.6% |
Most working residents leave Thetford Township for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Flint (10%), Vienna Township (5%) and Flint Township (5%). Half commute less than 22 miles.
Adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 43% of residents (38% statewide). 14% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Michigan.
| Thetford Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.4% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.7% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.6% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.1% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.6% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.1% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.4% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.8% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 41.9% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 24.7% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.9% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 9% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 4.7% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 31% of U.S. communities.
Thetford Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 16°, and about 49 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
1 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Thetford Township, is a civil township of Genesee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 6,640 at the 2020 census, a significant decrease from 7,049 at the 2010 census.
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4 towns share a border with Thetford Township.