Monroe County, Michigan
Ida Township Real Estate and Local Guide
Ida Township is a rural township of 36.92 square miles in central Monroe County, about 11 miles west-southwest of the county seat of Monroe, organized in 1837 and named after local civic leader Ida M. Taylor, with a 2020 census population of 4,783 Ranked Realty pairs verified local data with the agents who know Ida Township best.
About the area
Living in Ida Township, MI
The Christmas in Ida Parade of Lights is often called the granddaddy of all light parades and is described as one of the largest Christmas events in the Midwest.
The housing market
Homes in Ida Township
- 93.5% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied.
- 97.9% of housing units are single-family detached homes.
- Median home value of $269,900.
Landmarks and lifestyle
What makes Ida Township home
Christmas in Ida Festival and Parade of Lights
Annual December festival in the Ida hamlet whose Parade of Lights features about 130 illuminated entries and runs nearly two hours
Ida Branch Library
Monroe County Library System branch at 3016 Lewis Avenue that began in 1937 as a WPA project and moved into its permanent building in 2003
Ida Village and Ida Township Historical Marker
Monroe County Historical Society marker at Lewis Avenue and Van Akins Street recording the township's 1837 organization and its naming for Ida M. Taylor
Ida Fireman's Park
Township park behind the municipal and library building with a children's playground, a one third mile paved walking loop and a first come first serve pavilion
Neighborhoods
Ida Township areas to know
Ida
Unincorporated community and census-designated place of 790 residents at the 2020 census on the township's northern boundary
Lulu
Unincorporated community northwest of the township center that had a post office from 1880 to 1941 and a depot on the Ann Arbor Railroad line
Ida Center
Small community at the intersection of Ida Center and Lewis roads near the center of the township
Yargerville
Community on the eastern boundary with La Salle Township that had a post office from 1890 to 1906
Federman
Historical community and ghost town that once operated a railway station linking two railroad lines
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Local facts on this page are verified against public sources as part of the AppWT local-data project. Data reflects the most recent available figures.