Columbia TownshipIN
The town, home to 12,082 people, lies in Indiana.
Is Columbia Township a good place to live?
Columbia Township’s best grade is for cost of living: a typical home costs about $201K, 2.8 years of the Fort Wayne metro’s $71K median household income. With a B+ overall, Columbia Township is better than 73% of U.S. towns. The ranking puts it 208th of 585 in Indiana. The rest of its grades are middling: B for schools, B− for health, B− for incomes and B− for walkability. The biggest park or preserve is Morsches Park, at 109 acres. Its mean commuting time is 19 minutes, below both the Indiana town median (24 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). 17% of working residents work locally in the town, against 11% in Indiana’s towns and 8% across U.S. towns. History is its standout character grade: an A, better than 94% of U.S. towns.
Figures: home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · schools, state test and graduation results · health, CDC PLACES · OpenStreetMap · Census LEHD, 2023.
What makes Columbia Township stand out
Where Columbia Township beats most towns.
How Columbia Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Columbia Township is from typical.
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Moving to Columbia Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Columbia 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 Columbia Township.
Low risk in Columbia Township, with inland flooding at the top
FEMA puts 52% of Columbia Township’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 20% to tornadoes. On expected storm and flood damage, Columbia Township sits below 74% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Columbia Township’s public schools outperform 59% of Indiana districts
The largest public high school is Columbia City High School, with 1,202 students. The public schools here belong to the Whitley County Con Schools. Two of its 7 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Springs Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 797 | C+ |
| Columbia City High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,202 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
Columbia Township has set aside 0.5% of its land for conservation
3.8 miles of trail wind through 7 parks and preserves. Columbia Township’s trail network density stands at 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Columbia Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.5% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Devot Field Park | 0.7 mi | 23 |
| 2. Morsches Park | 0.2 mi | 109 |
| 3. Whitley County 4-H Fair Grounds | — | 45 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Columbia Township
Summer afternoons peak near 84° in July, and January nights bottom out around 17°; snowfall runs to about 21 inches a winter. Summers in Columbia Township are pleasant, and winters chilly.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most of Columbia Township’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.8 jobs for each of them
Half the trips to work are shorter than 17 miles. For residents in Columbia Township, the share who live below the poverty line is 13%. The top destinations are Fort Wayne (26%), Columbia City (15%) and Union Township (11%).
| Columbia Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 17% | 11% | 8% |
| Work from home | 6.4% | 7.8% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 10% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Ages in Columbia Township track Indiana closely
Population is up 3.3% in Columbia Township since 2020, to 12,082 by the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Indiana average. Indiana has 30% of adults 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or more; here it is 24%.
| Columbia Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38.2 years | 39.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 24% | 22% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Columbia Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.2% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.5% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.3% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.4% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.4% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.3% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.4% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.1% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.4% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.6% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 39.9% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.4% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.1% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.1% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Health in Columbia Township trails 54% of U.S. towns
Columbia Township: 32% of adults feel lonely. Of 32 CDC measures, Columbia Township beats the Indiana average on 5 and trails it on 1.
| Columbia Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 39% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 37% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 32% | 33% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 17% | 14% |
| What stands out | Columbia Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.8% | 14.7% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.9% | 8.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.5% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Fort Wayne Children's Zoo and 7 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Columbia Township. Close and well known come first.
18 mi Zoo & aquariumFort Wayne Children's Zoo
28 mi MuseumAuburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum
38 mi MuseumInternational Circus Hall of Fame
17 mi MuseumUnited States Vice Presidential Museum
18 mi MuseumForks of the Wabash
19 mi MuseumFort Wayne Museum of ArtPhoto credits
Fort Wayne Children's Zoo: Momoneymoproblemz, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum: Michael Walter, a.k.a. Cuppysfriend, CC BY-SA 3.0 · International Circus Hall of Fame: Nyttend, Public domain · United States Vice Presidential Museum: Pilcrow, Public domain · Forks of the Wabash: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Wayne Museum of Art: Momoneymoproblemz, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Columbia Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Columbia Township; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Columbia Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
About Columbia Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Columbia Township is one of the nine townships within Whitley County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, the township's population was recorded at 11,715 (up from 11,047 at 2010), with a total of 5,107 housing units within its boundaries.
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- Area
- 37 sq mi
- Elevation
- 820 ft
Columbia Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Columbia Township.
It grades higher overall than all 3 graded towns on its borders; Columbia City (B+) comes closest.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Township | #208 | B+ | A− | — | B | B− |
| Washington Township | — | — | B+ | — | B | C+ |
| Union Township | #285 | B | B+ | — | B | B− |
| Thorncreek Township | #256 | B+ | B | — | B | B− |
| Richland Township | — | — | B− | — | C+ | C |
| Columbia City | #224 | B+ | A− | B | B | C+ |
Washington Township and Richland Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Columbia Township, Washington Township, Union Township, Thorncreek Township and Richland Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Columbia Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Columbia Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Columbia Township, IN a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Columbia Township grades B+ overall, better than 73% of U.S. towns and #208 of 585 in Indiana. It grades B− for health and B for schools.
Is Columbia 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−.