Macomb County, Michigan
Healthy Home Assessments in Ray Township
Ray Township is a rural civil township in north-central Macomb County, Michigan, about 12 miles northeast of Mount Clemens and 32 miles from downtown Detroit. We evaluate what air, moisture and water are doing indoors.
What Ray Township is built of
Ray Township is a rural township of 36.6 square miles in north-central Macomb County with a 2020 census population of 3,780 and no incorporated villages. A local distinction: The Jewel of Macomb County, the official tagline on the Township of Ray website. Those residents occupy about 1,521 households. The Wolcott Mill was built in 1847 and operated as a grist and feed mill until 1967.
Homes and households
Census five-year estimates through 2023 put 94.9% of housing units in detached single-family homes and 83.3% of occupied units with their owners. Bachelor's attainment among adults is 24.1%. Building is recorded here from 1847. An older envelope handles air and moisture differently. A local landmark: Wolcott Mill, 63841 Wolcott Road, listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 8, 2009, with its machinery still on display.
Near Clinton River the humidity picture shifts, which puts basement moisture, condensation and drainage first. Owner-occupancy of 83.3% means the envelope and the equipment inside it normally sit with one decision maker, so findings are ordered by what to do first.
Around Ray Township:
- Wolcott Mill. Greek Revival gristmill built in 1847 with original milling machinery still in place and a 2009 National Register of Historic Places listing.
- Wolcott Mill Farm Center. Working 250 acre farm inside Wolcott Mill Metropark where visitors see cows, goats, sheep, pigs, ducks, and horses.
- Wolcott Mill Metropark. Huron-Clinton Metropark in Ray Township with 9.25 miles of horse trails at Camp Rotary and 4.25 miles of paved trail on the North Branch.
- Ray Township Park. 17 acre township park beside the Township Hall with two softball diamonds, a tennis court, three pavilions, and a half mile asphalt walking path.
Corners of the map
Within Ray Township are 4 smaller settlements: Ray Center, Davis, Meade and Wolcott Mills. Ray Center: Unincorporated community in the east central township near Hartway and 29 Mile roads. Davis: Unincorporated community in the southwest corner that was originally called Brooklyn and renamed in 1876. Addresses fall in 48096. A former 18-hole golf course inside Wolcott Mill Metropark has been converted into walking trails.