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Indiana›Lawrence County

Bono TownshipIN

A town of 755, settled in 1818.

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Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Photo of Bono Township

Bono Township, IN · Photo: Nyttend · Public domain · Source ↗

Is Bono Township a good place to live?

No town among the 594 in Indiana we compare has a higher share of households owning their home than Bono Township. The biggest park or preserve is Bishop Roberts Park, at 80 acres. Bono Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

755 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Guthrie TownshipMarion TownshipBrown TownshipNortheast TownshipGuthrie TownshipMarion TownshipBrown TownshipNortheast TownshipBono Township
Getting set up

Moving to Bono Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Bono Township, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerDuke Energy15.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet5 providers79% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Bono Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsMitchell Community SchoolsWhich 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 hereLawrence County Voter RegistrationLawrence County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025
ZIP codes47446, 4745247446 69% · 47452 31%Census 2020

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 Bono Township.

Work & commute

Most of Bono Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them

Most working residents leave Bono Township for work: only 0% work in town. 5% of residents live below the poverty line in Bono Township, below both the Indiana town median (10%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Jobs based in Bono Township grew to 58 in 2023, 41 more than in 2013.

0%work in town
Bono TownshipIndiana townsU.S. towns
Below the poverty line5%10%9.6%
Average trip to work25 minutes24 minutes25 minutes

Where working residents work

In Bono Township0%
Bedford18%
Mitchell10%
Bloomington9%
Indianapolis6%
30 mi
median commute distance
58
jobs based in Bono Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

In Bono Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers

Bono Township has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 22° and about 14 inches of snow falls in a winter.

14″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter24–42°
Spring42–65°
Summer62–85°
Fall44–67°
Oct 18
typical first frost
Apr 21
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Bono Township is

Bono Township beats the Indiana average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 42% of adults have obesity in Bono Township, above both Indiana’s towns (39%) and U.S. towns (35%). 19% of Bono Township adults smoke cigarettes.

Bono TownshipIndiana townsU.S. towns
Obesity (CDC PLACES)42%39%35%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)19%17%14%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)41%39%35%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)15%13%12%
32 measures vs. Indiana
1 better21 too close to call10 worse
What stands outBono TownshipIN
More adults treating high blood pressure80.1%77.4%
More adults with COPD10.6%8.1%
Indiana University Health Paoli Hospital
12.5 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Natural hazards

Bono Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 52% of U.S. communities.

48risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
48Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesStrong wind

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Outdoors

0% of Bono Township is conserved land

0.6 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 16,749 acres
0.6 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Bishop Roberts Park0.1 mi80

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Bono Township

16pages on Bono Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Bono Township; the nearest are

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Bono Township for work

Where Bono Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

18% → Bedford Bedford 18% 10% → Mitchell Mitchell 10% 9% → Bloomington Bloomington 9% 6% → Indianapolis Indianapolis 6% 4% → Marion Township Marion Township 4% 3% → Seymour Seymour 3% Bono Township · 0% stay
58jobs based in Bono Township
0%of working residents work in town
30 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Bono Township

Township in Indiana, United States

Bono Township is one of nine townships in Lawrence County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 833 and it contained 393 housing units.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
26 sq mi
Elevation
712 ft

Questions about Bono Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Bono Township, IN a good place to live?

Bono Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.