Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,127. 45% more nonprofits per person than the typical Indiana town.
The best of Cain Township’s subject grades are an A for cost of living and civic life; the weakest is a D− for walkability. On walkability, just 88 of Indiana’s 1,097 towns do worse. Cain Township’s median age is 33.1 years, below both Indiana’s towns (39.4 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). Cain Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Cain Township beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Cain Township is from typical.
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Census counts: 1,509 in 1890, 1,112 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2007 and 2 maps from 1962 on.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Cain 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Cain Township.
Cain Township beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 43% of Cain Township adults have obesity, where Indiana’s towns sit at 39% and U.S. towns at 35%. 19% of Cain Township adults smoke cigarettes.
| Cain Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 39% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Cain Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.7% | 8.1% |
| More smokers | 18.7% | 15.7% |
| More adults in frequent physical distress | 15.7% | 13.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents leave Cain Township for work: only 2% work in town. Since 2013, Cain Township has added 37 jobs, to 103 in 2023. 5.3% of residents live below the poverty line in Cain Township.
| Cain Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.8% | 11% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 5.3% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $84,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 73% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Cain Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Cain Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 18° and about 21 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Indiana average. 20% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 30% across Indiana.
| Cain Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 14% | 18% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 20% | 22% | 29% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±7.8 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Cain Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 18% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.8% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.5% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 16.3% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.2% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.6% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.6% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.1% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 9.3% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 40.1% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.6% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.9% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 9.3% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.9% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,100, single groups can be off by several points
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Cain Township. Close and well known come first.
27 mi Stadium & arenaRoss–Ade Stadium
14 mi State parkTurkey Run State Park
33 mi State parkProphetstown State Park
28 mi MuseumSamara
19 mi MuseumRopkey Armor Museum
14 mi MuseumGeneral Lew Wallace StudyRoss–Ade Stadium: Tstuddud at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Turkey Run State Park: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Prophetstown State Park: Flickr user: Dan https://www.flickr.com/photos/dwmizell/, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Samara: Tim Musson, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Ropkey Armor Museum: John Schanlaub, CC BY 3.0 · General Lew Wallace Study: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Cain Township
About 4 of every 100 Cain Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
Where Cain Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Township in Indiana, United States
Cain Township is one of eleven townships in Fountain County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,112 and it contained 478 housing units.
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45% more nonprofits per person than the typical Indiana town.
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 A.
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