Blue River TownshipIN
A town of 1,157, settled in 1844.
Is Blue River Township a good place to live?
Blue River Township’s best subject grades are a B+ for history and civic life; its weakest is a D for walkability. Blue River Township's schools rank behind 73% of the state's. The biggest park or preserve is Summit Lake State Park, at 46 acres. Blue River Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,157 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Blue River Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Blue River Township is from typical.
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Moving to Blue River Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Blue River Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Blue River Township.
Blue River Township stands out in Indiana and nationally: a smaller share of its working residents work locally
1% of Blue River Township working residents work locally, below both Indiana’s towns (11%) and U.S. towns (8%). Jobs based in Blue River Township fell to 79 in 2023, 41 fewer than in 2013. The top destinations are New Castle (14%), Indianapolis (10%) and Muncie (9%).
| Blue River Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1% | 11% | 8% |
| Median household income | $86,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 10% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Residents of Blue River Township are less healthy than 68% of U.S. towns
Blue River Township beats the Indiana average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 42% of Blue River Township adults have high blood pressure, above both the Indiana town median (39%) and the median of U.S. towns (35%). 41% of adults have obesity in Blue River Township.
| Blue River Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 39% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 39% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 36% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Blue River Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7% | 8.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.6% | 14.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.7% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Blue River Township
Blue River Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 19° and about 25 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Blue River Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 63% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Summit Lake State Park | — | 46 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Ruoff Music Center and 12 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Blue River Township. Close and well known come first.
36 mi TheatreRuoff Music Center
39 mi MuseumFort Recovery
18 mi MuseumLevi Coffin House
17 mi GardenMinnetrista
17 mi MuseumDavid Owsley Museum of Art Ball State University
17 mi GardenChristy WoodsPhoto credits
Ruoff Music Center: TownePost Network, CC BY 2.0 · Fort Recovery: Nyttend, Public domain · Levi Coffin House: Nyttend, Public domain · Minnetrista: XWHJ2004, CC BY 2.0 · David Owsley Museum of Art Ball State University: Matt Ruddick, CC BY 1.0 · Christy Woods: Kcflood (talk), Public domain
Everything we know about Blue River Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Blue River Township; the nearest are
About 6 of every 100 Blue River Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Indiana.
99% of working residents leave Blue River Township for work
Where Blue River Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Blue River Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Blue River Township is one of thirteen townships in Henry County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,224 and it contained 500 housing units. Blue River Township was organized in 1848.
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- Area
- 22 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,112 ft
Questions about Blue River Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Blue River Township, IN expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.