Saginaw County, Michigan
Swan Creek Township Real Estate and Local Guide
Swan Creek Township is a rural township in southwestern Saginaw County, organized in 1860, with about 2,416 residents at the 2020 Census and many man-made lakes left by sand mining Ranked Realty pairs verified local data with the agents who know Swan Creek Township best.
About the area
Living in Swan Creek Township, MI
Known for its many man-made lakes created by decades of sand mining.
The housing market
Homes in Swan Creek Township
- 94.9% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied.
- 94.4% of housing units are single-family detached homes.
- Median home value of $180,900.
Landmarks and lifestyle
What makes Swan Creek Township home
Swan Creek Township Hall (former one-room schoolhouse)
Historic Swan Creek one-room school moved across frozen ground from Benkert Road to its present site at 11415 Lakefield Road in the early 1920s; now the township meeting room
Saginaw Valley Rail Trail
Paved rail-trail runs about 6 miles through the township; the Van Wormer Road trailhead has parking, restrooms, and a fishing platform on Swan Creek
Swan Creek Township Park
Township park at 11415 Lakefield Road with three baseball diamonds, horseshoe pits, and a reservable pavilion; open daylight to dark
Neighborhoods
Swan Creek Township areas to know
Garfield
Unincorporated community near the township center at Lakefield and Teft Roads; began as an 1870s logging settlement, named for the nearby Garfield coal mine
Orr
Unincorporated community at Swan Creek and Orr Roads; had a post office from 1896 to 1904
Swan Creek
Unincorporated community on the border with James Township at Swan Creek and Van Wormer Roads
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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.