Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,594. Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
The best of Hamilton Township’s subject grades is an A− for history; the weakest is a D− for walkability. On walkability, just 21 of Indiana’s 1,097 towns do worse. Hamilton Township’s average trip to work is 18 minutes, below both the Indiana town median (24 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). On civic life, just 87 of Indiana’s 1,043 towns do worse. Its National Register listings include Shields' Mill Covered Bridge and Beatty-Trimpe Farm. Hamilton Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Hamilton Township beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Hamilton Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,858 in 1890, 1,558 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 1900 and 2 maps from 1958 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Hamilton 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Hamilton Township.
Hamilton Township beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 12% of Hamilton Township adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance, against 8.3% in Indiana’s towns and 8.1% across U.S. towns. 17% of Hamilton Township adults smoke cigarettes.
| Hamilton Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 8.3% | 8.1% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 17% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 39% | 35% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 21% | 19% |
| What stands out | Hamilton Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 12% | 8.9% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 19.2% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults seeing a dentist | 57.4% | 61.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Seymour Community Schools. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cortland Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 89 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
Hamilton Township has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 23° and about 8 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Hamilton Township for work: only 6% work in town. 12% of residents live below the poverty line in Hamilton Township. The top destinations are Seymour (24%), Columbus (16%) and Indianapolis (10%).
| Hamilton Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.9% | 11% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 57% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
4.4 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.
| Hamilton Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.2% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hamilton Township. Close and well known come first.
32 mi Stadium & arenaMemorial Stadium
18 mi MuseumMiller House and Garden
32 mi Stadium & arenaSimon Skjodt Assembly Hall
32 mi MuseumEskenazi Museum of Art16 mi MuseumZaharakos16 mi GardenMill Race ParkMemorial Stadium: Durin at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Miller House and Garden: Nyttend, Public domain · Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall: Sean Benham from Chicago, CC BY 2.0 · Eskenazi Museum of Art: Kzollman (Kevin J.S. Zollman)., CC BY-SA 3.0
None within 15 miles of Hamilton Township; the nearest are
About 9 of every 100 Hamilton Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
2 places in Hamilton Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Indiana, United States
Hamilton Township is one of twelve townships in Jackson County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,558 and it contained 669 housing units. It was named for James Hamilton, an early local politician.
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6 towns share a border with Hamilton Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Township | — | — | B | — | C | C |
| Brownstown Township | #172 | A− | A+ | — | B+ | C+ |
| Jackson Township | #378 | B− | A− | — | C | C |
| Pershing Township | — | — | A | — | B+ | C+ |
| Wayne Township | #295 | B | A | — | B− | B− |
| Jackson Township | — | — | A− | — | B− | C+ |
| Redding Township | #406 | C+ | A− | — | C | C |
Hamilton Township, Pershing Township and Jackson Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Hamilton Township, Brownstown Township, Jackson Township, Pershing Township, Wayne Township, Jackson Township and Redding Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Hamilton Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
