Washtenaw County, Michigan
Northfield Township Real Estate and Local Guide
Lake-and-farm township north of Ann Arbor settled by Irish Catholics in the 1820s, centered today on the Whitmore Lake community Ranked Realty pairs verified local data with the agents who know Northfield Township best.
About the area
Living in Northfield Township, MI
Home of the oldest English-speaking Catholic parish in Michigan, founded on this site in 1831.
The housing market
Homes in Northfield Township
- 80.4% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied.
- 74.8% of housing units are single-family detached homes.
- Median home value of $286,300.
Landmarks and lifestyle
What makes Northfield Township home
St. Patrick's Parish Complex
Parish founded as St. Brigid with an 1831 log church, the oldest English-speaking Catholic parish in Michigan; the 1878 Gothic Revival church joined the National Register in 1982
Whitmore Lake
The township's namesake lake community on the Washtenaw-Livingston line
St. Patrick's cemetery and rectory
Historic burial ground of the Irish settlers ministered by Father Patrick O'Kelly from 1829
Whitmore Lake waters
Swimming and boating lake anchoring the township's largest community
Township rural lands
Farm and wetland country between Ann Arbor and Whitmore Lake
Neighborhoods
Northfield Township areas to know
Whitmore Lake
Unincorporated lake community shared with Green Oak Township
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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.