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Beaver DamIN

The town has 143 residents and lies in Indiana.

Population
143
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$87K
Census ACS
Median age
55.3
years

Is Beaver Dam a good place to live?

Beaver Dam’s median age is 55.3 years, against 39.4 years in Indiana’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. Of the 594 Indiana towns we compare, none has a higher share of homes lived in by their owners than Beaver Dam. Beaver Dam has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

143 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Seward Township · 2 miFranklin Township · 3 miBurket · 4 miSilver Lake · 4 miAkron · 5 miClaypool · 5 mi

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Beaver Dam.

Natural hazards

Very low risk in Beaver Dam, with inland flooding at the top

18risk score of 100

In Beaver Dam, the risk rating from FEMA is 18 of 100. FEMA puts 35% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 26% to tornadoes. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in just over four fifths of U.S. communities.

FEMA risk score
18Very low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
Full pageBeaver Dam’s hazards pageOpen the full Hazards page
What it facesVery low riskFlood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on recordPast disasters16 disaster declarations · Declared for the countyGet ready0.5 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Work & commute

Most people working in Beaver Dam commute elsewhere

0%work in town

The top destinations are Warsaw (20%), North Manchester (8%) and Lake Township (8%). The median commute is under 13 miles.

Where working residents work

In Beaver Dam0%
Warsaw20%
North Manchester8%
Lake Township8%
Fort Wayne6%
13 mi
median commute distance
0
jobs based in Beaver Dam
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
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The jobs here0 jobs based here · A commuter townWhere people work0% work in Beaver DamCommute timesCommute timesHow far they goHalf commute less than 13 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

The climate in Beaver Dam brings four seasons and pleasant summers

32″snow a winter

Expect July afternoons of 83° and January nights of 17°, with about 32 inches of snow a winter.

Typical low → high °F

Winter20–35°
Spring39–60°
Summer60–82°
Fall42–63°
Oct 21
typical first frost
Apr 23
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
Full pageBeaver Dam’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page
A year of weatherJuly highs 83°, January lows 17°Rain & snow32″ of snow a winter · 40 inches of rain and snow a yearHeating & coolingMostly a heating billThen and now+1.3° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Beaver Dam

13pages on Beaver Dam
The big questions
Cost of livingWork & commuteNatural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 18% of U.S. communities · inland flooding
Out and about
PlacesAttractions24 nearby · International Circus Hall of Fame 24 miLibraryAkron Carnegie Public LibraryCollegesGrace College and Theological Seminary is 12.2 mi away
The story
Climate83° summer highs · 32″ of snow
Day to day
NewsWeatherHandbookTown SquareNeighbors
Getting set up

Moving to Beaver Dam: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Beaver Dam, and how to reach them.

PowerNIPSCO22.1¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet4 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
SchoolsTippecanoe Valley School CorporationWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Indiana you can register online until 29 days before Election Day, in person until 29 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 29 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereKosciusko County Circuit Court ClerkKosciusko County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025
ZIP code4651046510 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Beaver Dam for work

Where Beaver Dam’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

20% → Warsaw Warsaw 20% 8% → North Manchester North Manchester 8% 8% → Lake Township Lake Township 8% 6% → Fort Wayne Fort Wayne 6% 4% → Rochester Rochester 4% 4% → South Bend South Bend 4% Beaver Dam · 0% stay
0jobs based in Beaver Dam
0%of working residents work in town
13 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

After high school

Colleges nearby

2 within 15 miles of the center of Beaver Dam

Grace College and Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Winona Lake12.2 mi$31,200 tuitionManchester UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · North Manchester12.4 mi$37,135 tuition

College town 19 of every 100 Beaver Dam residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.

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