Fugit TownshipIN
A town of 1,894.
Is Fugit Township a good place to live?
Fugit Township’s best subject grades are an A for cost of living and an A− for schools; its weakest is a D− for walkability. Fugit Township’s average trip to work is 49 minutes, above both Indiana’s towns (24 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 27 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns score lower on the outdoors. Fugit Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
99% of working residents leave Fugit Township for work
Where Fugit Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Fugit Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Fugit Township is from typical.
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Moving to Fugit Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Fugit 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 Fugit Township.
A smaller share of working residents work locally in Fugit Township than in most of Indiana or the rest of the country
1% of Fugit Township working residents work locally, where Indiana’s towns sit at 11% and U.S. towns at 8%. Jobs based in Fugit Township grew to 125 in 2023, 44 more than in 2013. 2.9% of residents live below the poverty line in Fugit Township.
| Fugit Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2.9% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1% | 11% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Fugit Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Fugit Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 21° and about 13 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
On CDC estimates, Fugit Township is less healthy than 64% of U.S. towns
Fugit Township beats the Indiana average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 26% of Fugit Township adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Fugit Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 26% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 17% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 39% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 39% | 35% |
| What stands out | Fugit Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.1% | 8.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.3% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Fewer middle-aged adults than Indiana overall
Adults 35 to 64 are 31% of residents (37% statewide); people 65 and older are 23% of residents (17% statewide). 23% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 30% across Indiana.
| Fugit Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 42.1 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 23% | 22% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.8 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Fugit Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 19.4% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0.5% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 17.4% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 4.9% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.9% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.7% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.4% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.8% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.1% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.9% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 29.8% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.4% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.9% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,900, single groups can be off by several points
Fugit Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 55% of U.S. communities. Since 2008, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Fugit Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Fugit Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Fugit Township; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Fugit Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
About Fugit Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Fugit Township is one of nine townships in Decatur County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,856 (up from 1,767 at 2010) at and it contained 944 housing units.
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- Area
- 43 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,070 ft
Fugit Township’s neighbors
7 towns share a border with Fugit Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fugit Township | — | — | A | — | A− | C+ |
| Clinton Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ray Township | #61 | A | A | — | A | B− |
| Washington Township | #192 | B+ | A− | — | A− | C+ |
| Saltcreek Township | — | — | B | — | A− | C+ |
| Salt Creek Township | — | — | A | — | A− | C− |
| Richland Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Posey Township | — | — | A+ | — | B+ | D |
Fugit Township, Saltcreek Township, Salt Creek Township and Posey Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Fugit Township, Ray Township, Washington Township, Saltcreek Township, Salt Creek Township and Posey Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Clinton Township and Richland Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Fugit Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Fugit Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Fugit 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.