Hayes Township (Otsego County) is a township in Otsego County, Michigan, home to about 2,777 people across 69 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 49730 and 49735.
Homes sold for a median of $172 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Population2,77740 per sq mi
Median home value$222,300Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$172Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Mostly Bagley; part is in Hayes Township (Otsego County)
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Around Hayes Township (Otsego County)
Distances
Nearest major airport
Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)153 miles away
Closer regional airport
Pellston Regional Airport of Emmet County Airport (PLN)39 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Detroit, MI198 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL266 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Hayes Township (Otsego County); driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Hayes Township (Otsego County)
U.S. Representative · Michigan’s 1st DistrictJack Bergman (R)
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
Hayes Township (Otsego County) had 2,725 residents in the 2020 census, up 14% since 2000.
It’s the 629th largest of 1,531 towns in Michigan by population.
Otsego County grew from 6,175 residents in 1900 to 25,091 in 2020.
Otsego 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 78°F in summer, and winter lows average 10°F. About 29.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Gaylord Otsego Co Ap, MI weather station (about a mile away).
Jobs in Otsego County
9,372 jobs at 846 businesses in Otsego County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
288 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Hayes Township (Otsego County)’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Munson Healthcare Otsego Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Gaylord1.4 miles
Munson Healthcare Grayling HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Grayling23.9 miles
Mclaren Northern MichiganGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Petoskey28.4 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
33
Specialist doctors
32
Dentists
19
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
54
Mental health providers
92
Physical and occupational therapists
29
Optometrists
17
Chiropractors
12
Pharmacies
7
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 Hayes Township (Otsego County)
Parks (13 nearby)
Aspen Park · 121 acres0.8 mi
Patrick Mankowski Elk Park · 48 acres0.7 mi
Otsego Lake County Park · 28 acres3.6 mi
Hutchins Park · 19 acres1.4 mi
Pontresina Park & Community Dog Park · 9 acres0.5 mi
Dixon Lake Public Access · 4 acres3.0 mi
Grocery stores (5 nearby)
Walmart Supercenter0.6 mi
Family Fare0.7 mi
ALDI1.2 mi
Gordon Food Service1.3 mi
Pharmacies (5 nearby)
Family Fare Pharmacy0.8 mi
Walgreens1.1 mi
Ambulatory Infusion Care (AIC) North1.5 mi
Specialty Infusion Center1.5 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Otsego County Library0.4 mi
Museums (2 nearby)
Call of the Wild0.3 mi
Otsego County Historical Society Museum0.9 mi
Theaters and performance venues (2 nearby)
Mount Carmel Centre1.0 mi
Garden Wedding & Event Venue2.0 mi
Counts are within about 5.5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Gaylord Community Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(5)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
North Ohio Elementary SchoolGaylord
Pre-K–3
388
Public
1.7 mi
South Maple Elementary SchoolGaylord
Pre-K–3
385
Public
1.0 mi
Gaylord Intermediate SchoolGaylord
4–6
632
Public
0.7 mi
Gaylord Middle SchoolGaylord
7–8
435
Public
0.9 mi
Gaylord High SchoolVoc BldgGaylord
9–12
907
Public
2.2 mi
Private schools(1)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
St Mary Cathedral SchoolGaylord
Pre-K–12
297
Roman Catholic
1.1 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Bagley, Gaylord, Livingston, Otsego Lake, Star, Elmira, Dover Township (Otsego County), Chester Township (Otsego County), Hudson Township (Charlevoix County), Warner and Mancelona.
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