Jackson County, Michigan
Sandstone Township Real Estate and Local Guide
Rural township in western Jackson County encompassing the entire T2S R2W survey township of about 36 square miles, crossed by Interstate 94 with access at Exits 130 and 133 roughly 7 miles west of the city of Jackson and drained by Sandstone Creek flowing north toward the Grand River; it incorporated as a charter township in 2000 after commercial and industrial growth Ranked Realty pairs verified local data with the agents who know Sandstone Township best.
About the area
Living in Sandstone Township, MI
Named for the extensive sandstone quarries once worked in its southeastern part near Sandstone Creek, deposits that also yielded coal and limestone.
The housing market
Homes in Sandstone Township
- 93.5% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied.
- 90.6% of housing units are single-family detached homes.
- Median home value of $205,900.
Landmarks and lifestyle
What makes Sandstone Township home
Sandstone
Small unincorporated community in the southeastern part of the township and its namesake; first settled as the village of Barry, it grew into an 1837 crossroads with hotels, a bank, and stores worked alongside sandstone quarries that also yielded coal and limestone before the city of Jackson eclipsed it
Union Congregational Church of Sandstone
1870 church on the west side of Sandstone Road just south of the Sandstone and Michigan Avenue intersection; organized in 1834 as the Barry Congregational Church and renamed in 1869, the building still stands
Michigan Automotive Compressor, Inc. (MACI)
Automotive parts manufacturing plant that operates within the township, producing components for the automotive industry
Neighborhoods
Sandstone Township areas to know
Sandstone
Unincorporated community in the southeastern part of the township for which the township is named
Parma
Incorporated village that is a separate municipality with its own record; two of its sections lie within Sandstone Township and it also extends into neighboring Parma 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.