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A township of 4,838 people in Delta County, Michigan
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Map of Wells: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land4.8%1,214 of 25,472 acres
Trails21 mi0.5 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves3251 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Wells

Civil township in Michigan, United States
4,876Population
39.8 sq miArea
699 ftElevation

Wells Township is a civil township of Delta County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,876 at the 2020 census, slightly down from 4,885 at the 2010 census.

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Osf St. Francis Hospital and Medical GroupEscanaba · 4.3 mi · ER · rural critical access
Gwinn Family Health CenterGwinn · 36 mi · sliding-scale fees
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CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · ZIP codes 49829, 49837, 49807 · CMS · HRSAHealth in Wells →

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School Grade B+

The public schools Wells’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 69% of Michigan’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

DistrictDelta-Schoolcraft ISDSchools1

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.

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