Clinton TownshipIN
A town of 1,292. 59% more nonprofits per person than the typical Indiana town.
Is Clinton Township a good place to live?
Clinton Township’s best subject grades are an A+ for cost of living, an A− for schools, and an A for civic life; its weakest is a D− for walkability. 29% of residents are 65 or older in Clinton Township, against 18% in Indiana’s towns and 18% across U.S. towns. On cost of living, just 66 of Indiana’s 1,096 towns do better. On civic life, just 76 of Indiana’s 1,043 towns do better. Edna Collings Covered Bridge is on the National Register of Historic Places. Clinton Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Clinton Township stand out
Where Clinton Township beats most towns.
1,292 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Clinton Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Clinton Township is from typical.
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Moving to Clinton Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Clinton 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 Clinton Township.
With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Clinton Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Clinton Township for work: only 1% work in town. Clinton Township’s average trip to work is 33 minutes, where Indiana’s towns sit at 24 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. The median household income in Clinton Township is $48,000.
| Clinton Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $48,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.3% | 11% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 8.8% | 10% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Clinton Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Clinton Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 19° and about 22 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
High risk in Clinton Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 62% of U.S. communities. Since 2002, 6 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Clinton Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Residents of Clinton Township are less healthy than 56% of U.S. towns
Clinton Township beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 40% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Clinton Township.
| Clinton Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 16% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 32% | 33% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 17% | 14% |
| What stands out | Clinton Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults getting cholesterol checked | 83.6% | 85.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Clinton Township has set aside 1% of its land for conservation
0.4 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Van Bibber Lake Beach Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Clinton Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Clinton Township
About 6 of every 100 Clinton Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Indiana.
99% of working residents leave Clinton Township for work
Where Clinton Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Clinton Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Clinton Township is one of thirteen townships in Putnam County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,233 (down from 1,275 at 2010) and it contained 847 housing units.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 817 ft
Questions about Clinton Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Clinton Township, IN a good place to live?
59% more nonprofits per person than the typical Indiana town.
Is Clinton 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 A+.