Livingston County, Michigan
Healthy Home Assessments in Marion Township
Marion Township is the high ground of Livingston County, 35.8 square miles of dairy barns, beef pasture, cropland and roughly eighteen small lakes folded into ridges and old oak plains southwest of Howell. We measure the indoor environment and explain it.
Marion Township, house by house
Marion Township sits in central Livingston County and features dairy farms, beef cattle operations, croplands, diverse landscapes, and expansive rural open spaces. Also noted: The township's motto is "A Deeply Rooted Community". Some 10,699 residents occupy about 3,443 households. James Bavin built the first sawmill in 1838, later known as the Drew mill. The Marion post office opened about 1837 with George W. Lee as postmaster, succeeded by Hiram Wing; a second office called East Marion ran 1849-1856.
Homes and households
Owner-occupancy sits at 95.4%, and 90.0% of all units are detached single-family homes, per 2023 five-year Census figures. Bachelor's attainment among adults is 38.9%. Building is recorded here from 1837. An older envelope handles air and moisture differently. One landmark on the ground here: Jack Lowe Memorial Park, on the township hall property near County Farm Road: disc golf course, family playground, gazebo and a walking path just shy of one mile around the perimeter.
Water at Coon Lake changes what humidity does, so moisture and condensation get the longest look. With owner-occupancy at 95.4%, the report can follow moisture from the roofline down to the slab without stopping at a lease boundary.
What stands in Marion Township:
- Howell Nature Center. Rehabilitates more than 2,000 injured birds, mammals, and other wild animals each year at its 230 acre site in Marion Township south of Howell.
- Coon Lake. Covers 106 acres with a maximum depth of 42 feet in Marion Township.
- Marion Township Hall. Serves as the township government center at 2877 W. Coon Lake Road in Howell.
- Jack Lowe Memorial Park. Includes a disc golf course, family playground, gazebo, and a walking path just shy of one mile on the township hall property.
- Fred Brown Park. Offers a pickleball court, children's play equipment, baseball diamond, walking trail, and picnic table at 1884 Triangle Lake Road.
Where the addresses are
Inside Marion Township sits one named district, East Marion. East Marion: East Marion was the name of a post office in the township from 1849 until 1856. The 48836 and 48843 ZIP codes cover these addresses. About eighteen lakes cover roughly 700 acres of the township, a majority of them clustered in the southern half.