Eel River TownshipIN
A town of 4,390, settled in 1827. Public schools that outperform most of Indiana.
What should you know before moving to Eel River Township?
0% of its land is conserved. Overall it grades A−, 114th of 585 graded towns in Indiana. The median household earns $100K and its schools outperform 87% of the state's. Only 94 of Indiana’s 1,096 towns score lower on cost of living. Eel River Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 80% of U.S. towns.
What makes Eel River Township stand out
Where Eel River Township beats most towns.
Eel River Township has grown 22% since 2010
3,612 counted in 2010 and 4,199 in 2020; an estimated 4,390 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Eel River Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Eel River Township is from typical.
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Moving to Eel River Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Eel 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 Eel River Township.
Eel River Township looks healthier within Indiana than nationally and has added half again as many jobs in ten years.
For schools, Eel River Township earns an A
Its public schools are run by the Northwest Allen County Schools. Three of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Carroll High School, with 2,623 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 1,004 | B+ |
| Carroll High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,623 | A+ |
| Hickory Center Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 453 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
Very low risk in Eel River Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 83% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Eel River Township since 2003.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
More than half of Eel River Township’s working residents commute to Fort Wayne
Jobs based here grew from 562 in 2013 to 905.
Most working residents leave Eel River Township for work: only 5% work in town. 3.1% of Eel River Township residents live below the poverty line, below both Indiana’s towns (10%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Jobs based in Eel River Township grew to 905 in 2023, 343 more than in 2013.
| Eel River Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.1% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $100,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.1% | 11% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Eel River Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Eel River Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 17° and about 30 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
On CDC estimates, Eel River Township is healthier than 62% of U.S. towns
Within Indiana it is healthier than 84% of the 589 graded towns: much of Indiana scores lower on these measures. Against the 8,608 U.S. towns with household incomes like Eel River Township’s, it is less healthy than 57%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Eel River Township beats the Indiana average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 21% of Eel River Township adults get no exercise outside work, below both the Indiana town median (26%) and the median of U.S. towns (25%). 18% of adults binge drink in Eel River Township.
| Eel River Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 26% | 25% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 37% | 36% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Eel River Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.9% | 14.7% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
An age mix much like Indiana’s
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Indiana average. Eel River Township has grown 4.6% since 2020, to 4,390 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. Eel River Township’s median age is 43.5 years.
| Eel River Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 43.5 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 29% | 22% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 22% | 23% | 22% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.7 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Eel River Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.8% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.5% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.5% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.1% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.5% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.7% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.9% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.9% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.4% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 30% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 28% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.1% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.5% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,400, single groups can be off by several points
Fort Wayne Children's Zoo and 8 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Eel River Township. Close and well known come first.
10 mi Zoo & aquariumFort Wayne Children's Zoo
14 mi MuseumAuburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum33 mi Theme parkFun Spot Amusement Park & Zoo
12 mi MuseumFort Wayne Museum of Art
12 mi GardenFoellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory
27 mi MuseumUnited States Vice Presidential MuseumPhoto 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 · Fort Wayne Museum of Art: Momoneymoproblemz, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 3.0 · United States Vice Presidential Museum: Pilcrow, Public domain
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Everything we know about Eel River Township
Colleges nearby
5 within 15 miles of the center of Eel River Township
About 3 of every 100 Eel River Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
95% of working residents leave Eel River Township for work
Where Eel River Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Eel River Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Eel River Township is one of twenty townships in Allen County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,612.
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- Area
- 37 sq mi
- Elevation
- 866 ft
Eel River Township’s neighbors
7 towns share a border with Eel River Township.
Smith Township next door grades lower for schools (B− to Eel River Township’s A) and higher for cost of living (A+ to B−).
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eel River Township | #114 | A− | B− | — | A | B |
| Perry Township | #55 | A | C+ | — | A | A |
| Smith Township | #124 | A− | A+ | — | B− | B− |
| Fort Wayne | #518 | C− | B+ | C− | C | C |
| Swan Township | — | — | B− | — | B− | B− |
| Huntertown | #51 | A | C+ | — | A | A |
| Washington Township | #276 | B | B+ | — | C | B− |
| Churubusco | — | — | A+ | — | B− | B− |
Swan Township and Churubusco have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Eel River Township, Perry Township, Smith Township, Swan Township, Huntertown, Washington Township and Churubusco report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Eel River Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Eel River Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Eel River Township, IN a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Eel River Township grades A− overall, better than 83% of U.S. towns and #114 of 585 in Indiana. It grades B for health and A for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Eel River Township, IN expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.