Samuel P. Williams House · National Register of Historic Places
Lima Township’s story
193 years in pictures
The archive holds 4 maps from 1947 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
- 1833Lima Township is settled
Lima TownshipIN
6 bordering townsMap →
Photo: User:Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
2,453
2025 Census estimate · +3% since 2020
Median home value
$161K
Census ACS
Household income
$74K
median
Median age
28.8
years
Jobs based here
1,109
Balanced
Is Lima Township a good place to live?
Lima Township’s best subject grades are an A+ for cost of living and an A− for history. Only 46 of Indiana’s 1,096 towns score higher on cost of living. Lima Township’s median age is 28.8 years, where Indiana’s towns sit at 39.4 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. Lima Township has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Samuel P. Williams House and John Badlam Howe Mansion. Lima Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Lima Township stand out
Where Lima Township beats most towns.
How Lima Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Lima Township is from typical.
Cost of livingTypical home $161K, 1.9 years of the county’s $84K median household incomeA+Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 19% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listA−Open →HealthSturgis Hospital 4.2 miles awayC+Open →Jobs & income$74K median household incomeC+Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 4.9 of 20; 10.8% of households have no car; 4.6% of workers walk, bike or ride transitB−Open →SchoolsBehind 52% of Indiana districts on tests and graduationB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors4 miles of trails; 4% conserved landB−Open →HistoryA−Open →Civic life1.7 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsC+Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Lima Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lima Township, and how to reach them.
PowerNIPSCO22.1¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterFawn River Crossing water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet8 providers96% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Lima Township’s trash rules yet
Register to voteOnlineIn Indiana you can register online until 29 days before Election Day, in person until 29 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 29 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereLaGrange County Circuit Court ClerkLaGrange County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2015
ZIP codes46746, 4676146746 99% · 46761 1%Census 2020
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 Lima Township.
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A−
Very low risk in Lima Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 81% of U.S. communities.
19risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesStrong wind
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
Lima Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Lima Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 17° and about 41 inches of snow falls in a winter.
41″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter20–35°
Spring38–59°
Summer60–81°
Fall42–62°
Oct 21
typical first frost
Apr 26
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
HealthC+
Residents of Lima Township are less healthy than 65% of U.S. towns
Lima Township beats the Indiana average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 34% of Lima Township adults feel lonely, above both Indiana’s towns (32%) and U.S. towns (33%). 11% of Lima Township adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance.
35%healthier than U.S. townsC+Health Grade
| Lima Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 32% | 33% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 8.3% | 8.1% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 39% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 37% | 36% |
32 measures vs. Indiana
1 better31 too close to call0 worse
| What stands out | Lima Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.9% | 8.4% |
Sturgis Hospital
4.2 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C+
Lima Township has 1.3 jobs for every working resident, and 1,050 people commute in
Most working residents leave Lima Township for work: only 7% work in town. The average trip to work in Lima Township is 20 minutes. Since 2013, Lima Township has added 351 jobs, to 1,109 in 2023.
7%work in town
| Lima Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.8% | 11% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 8.3% | 10% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
In Lima Township7%
Lagrange10%
Fort Wayne5%
Clay Township4%
Shipshewana4%
14 mi
median commute distance
1,109
jobs based in Lima Township
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
B−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 48% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
OutdoorsB−
Conserved land covers 4.1% of Lima Township
3.9 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Pine Knob Park, 144 acres with 2 miles of trail.
4.1%conserved
| Lima Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.1% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
4.1%
conserved · 648 of 15,964 acres
3.9 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Pine Knob Park | 2 mi | 144 |
| 2. Ontario Park | — | 4 |
| 3. Mike Metz Fen(Pine Knob Park) | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Lima Township
18pages on Lima Township
The big questions
Out and about
The story
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Lima Township
About 7 of every 100 Lima Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Indiana.
Landmarks
4 places in Lima Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
About Lima Township
Census-designated place in Indiana, United States
Howe is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Lima Township, LaGrange County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, Howe had a population of 610.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 1.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 876 ft
- ZIP code
- 46746
- Area code
- 260
Lima Township’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Lima Township.
Van Buren TownshipClay TownshipBloomfield TownshipGreenfield TownshipSturgis TownshipFawn River TownshipLima Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lima Township | — | — | A+ | — | B− | C+ |
| Van Buren Township | #94 | A | B+ | — | A | C− |
| Clay Township | #30 | A+ | A | — | A− | C− |
| Bloomfield Township | #340 | B− | A+ | — | B− | C− |
| Greenfield Township | — | — | A+ | — | B− | C |
Lima Township and Greenfield Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Lima Township, Van Buren Township, Clay Township, Bloomfield Township and Greenfield Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Lima Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Lima Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lima 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+.