Gilboa TownshipIN
A town of 275, settled in 1886.
Is Gilboa Township a good place to live?
Gilboa Township’s median household income is $122,000, above both the Indiana town median ($71,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). Of the 594 Indiana towns we compare, none has a higher share of households owning their home than Gilboa Township. The biggest park or preserve is Metro-Sixty Gamebird Habitat Area, at 72 acres. Gilboa Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
275 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Gilboa Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Gilboa 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 Gilboa Township.
With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Gilboa Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Gilboa Township for work: only 0% work in town. Gilboa Township’s average trip to work is 19 minutes, against 24 minutes in Indiana’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. The top destinations are Lafayette (27%), West Lafayette (6%) and Indianapolis (6%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Gilboa Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 77% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Gilboa Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Gilboa Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 17° and about 29 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Gilboa Township is
Gilboa Township beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 41% of adults have obesity in Gilboa Township.
| Gilboa Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 39% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 39% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 15% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Gilboa Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.5% | 8.3% |
| More adults with heart disease | 7.7% | 6.8% |
| More adults with arthritis | 31.7% | 28.3% |
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. 26% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 30% across Indiana.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
44% women, 56% men
About 129 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±5.4 points). Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Gilboa Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 23.9% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 3.2% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.7% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 17% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 7.7% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.1% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 17.4% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.1% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 2.8% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 49.7% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 24.8% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 0% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 25.5% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 0% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 300, single groups can be off by several points
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Metro-Sixty Gamebird Habitat Area | — | 72 |
| 2. McGinnis/Lauerman Gamebird Habitat Area | — | 35 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Gilboa Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Gilboa Township; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Gilboa Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
100% of working residents leave Gilboa Township for work
Where Gilboa Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Gilboa Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Gilboa Township is one of eleven townships in Benton County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 282 and it contained 100 housing units. It is named for Mount Gilboa, a prominence in the southern part of the township. It was created in 1866 out of the northern part of Pine Township, after the petition of 21 residents there.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 761 ft
Questions about Gilboa Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Gilboa Township, IN a good place to live?
Gilboa Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.