Beaver Township is a township in Newaygo County, Michigan, home to about 463 people across 35 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 49309 and 49421.
Homes sold for a median of $187 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Population46313 per sq mi
Median home value$167,600Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$187Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Beaver Township. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Beaver Township
Distances
Nearest major airport
Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)58 miles away
Closer regional airport
Muskegon County Airport (MKG)36 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Milwaukee, WI108 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL152 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Beaver Township; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Beaver Township had 463 residents in the 2020 census, down 24% since 2000.
It’s the 1407th largest of 1,531 towns in Michigan by population.
Newaygo County grew from 17,673 residents in 1900 to 49,978 in 2020.
Newaygo County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 14°F. About 36 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 75 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Hesperia 4 Wnw, MI weather station (7 miles away).
Jobs in Newaygo County
11,124 jobs at 829 businesses in Newaygo County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
11 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Beaver Township’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Corewell Health Gerber HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Fremont13.1 miles
Mercy Health Lakeshore CampusCritical access hospital · emergency room · Shelby19.3 miles
Corewell Health Big Rapids HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Big Rapids25.5 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
5
Mental health providers
4
Chiropractors
1
Pharmacies
2
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Beaver Township
Libraries
Hesperia Community Library6.6 mi
Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Hesperia Community Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(3)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Patricia St Clair Elementary SchoolHesperia
K–5
354
Public
6.6 mi
David C Outwin Middle SchoolHesperia
6–8
198
Public
6.6 mi
Hesperia High SchoolHesperia
9–12
247
Public
6.6 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Newfield, Denver Township (Newaygo County), Lilley, Greenwood Township (Oceana County), Ferry, Home Township, Merrill, Troy Township and Yates.
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