Elmore TownshipIN
A town of 1,086. 49% more nonprofits per person than the typical Indiana town.
Is Elmore Township a good place to live?
The best of Elmore Township’s subject grades are an A+ for cost of living and an A− for civic life; the weakest is a C− for health. Only 6 of Indiana’s 1,096 towns score higher on cost of living. Elmore Township’s median age is 32.7 years, against 39.4 years in Indiana’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. Elmore Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Elmore Township stand out
Where Elmore Township beats most towns.
1,086 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Elmore Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Elmore Township is from typical.
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Moving to Elmore Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Elmore 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 Elmore Township.
Elmore Township is less healthy than 79% of U.S. towns
Elmore Township beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 36% of adults feel lonely in Elmore Township, where Indiana’s towns sit at 32% and U.S. towns at 33%. 20% of Elmore Township adults report frequent mental distress.
| Elmore Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 32% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 26% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| What stands out | Elmore Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 22.8% | 15.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.6% | 8.1% |
| Fewer adults getting cholesterol checked | 83.2% | 85.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Elmore Township’s public schools outperform 61% of Indiana districts
Its public schools are run by the North Daviess Com Schools. Its two schools are below. The largest public high school is North Daviess Jr-Sr High School, with 464 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Daviess Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 621 | B− |
| North Daviess Jr-Sr High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 464 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
Most of Elmore Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.5 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Elmore Township for work: only 4% work in town. Jobs based in Elmore Township grew to 216 in 2023, 67 more than in 2013. The average trip to work in Elmore Township is 21 minutes.
| Elmore Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.4% | 11% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Elmore Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Elmore Township has chilly winters and warm summers. Elmore Township’s July high is 87°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Elmore Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 61% of U.S. communities. Since 1990, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Elmore Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Elmore Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.4% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. City park | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Elmore Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Elmore Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Elmore Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
96% of working residents leave Elmore Township for work
Where Elmore Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Elmore Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Elmore Township is one of ten townships in Daviess County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,120 and it contained 462 housing units.
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- Area
- 35 sq mi
- Elevation
- 492 ft
Questions about Elmore Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Elmore Township, IN a good place to live?
49% more nonprofits per person than the typical Indiana town.
Is Elmore 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+.