Lincoln TownshipSt. Joseph County, IN
2,847 people call this town in Indiana home.
Is Lincoln Township a good place to live?
On schools it is strong: its public schools beat 84% of Indiana towns on state tests and graduation. Cost of living is another plus: a typical home costs about $146K, 2.2 years of the South Bend metro’s $67K median household income. Put together, the subjects come to an A overall, ranking 33rd of 585 in Indiana. Set against the rest, it does better than 95% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Scarborough Park, at 39 acres. 22% of working residents work locally in Lincoln Township, against 11% in Indiana’s towns and 8% across U.S. towns. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for health, B for incomes and B for walkability. History is its standout character grade: an A, better than 94% of U.S. towns.
Figures: schools, state test and graduation results · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · health, CDC PLACES · OpenStreetMap · Census LEHD, 2023.
What makes Lincoln Township stand out
Where Lincoln Township beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Walkerton Elementary School | PK–6 | 589 |
| Harold C Urey Middle School | 7–8 | 301 |
| John Glenn High School | 9–12 | 629 |
How Lincoln Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Lincoln Township is from typical.
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Moving to Lincoln Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lincoln 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 Lincoln Township.
Lincoln Township pairs an A− for schools with modest home prices, carries less natural-hazard risk than nearly all of Indiana (mostly inland flooding) and is healthier than towns with similar incomes.
The biggest natural risk in Lincoln Township is inland flooding, at a very low overall level
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 96% of Indiana towns, with expected losses of about $260 per resident a year; that rating is what its A+ for hazard risk is built on.
FEMA puts 45% of Lincoln Township’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 23% to cold waves. The FEMA risk score here is 7 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Lincoln Township’s grade for schools is an A−
That grade comes with an A− for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $146K.
Two of its 3 schools are shown below, with the reason for each. The largest public high school is John Glenn High School, with 629 students. John Glenn School Corporation runs its public schools.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walkerton Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 589 | B+ |
| John Glenn High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 629 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Lincoln Township
July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 17° and about 55 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
About one in five working residents works right in Lincoln Township
Lincoln Township has about as many jobs (1,370) as working residents, but only 253 people both live and work here.
Jobs based in Lincoln Township grew to 1,370 in 2023, 113 more than in 2013. The share of residents in Lincoln Township who live below the poverty line: 6.1%. Half of commuters travel less than 18 miles. The top destinations are Walkerton (21%), South Bend (18%) and Plymouth (6%).
| Lincoln Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 22% | 11% | 8% |
| Work from home | 4.9% | 7.8% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.1% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Conserved land covers 4.4% of Lincoln Township
Count the trails in 1 park or preserve and they come to 1.7 miles. In Lincoln Township, the concentration of trails is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Lincoln Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.4% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Scarborough Park | 0.2 mi | 39 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Fewer middle-aged adults than Indiana overall
Among residents in Lincoln Township, 27% are under 18. Adults 35 to 64 are 31% of residents (37% statewide). Also worth knowing: the town’s midpoint age comes in at 32.9 years. The bachelor’s-degree share among adults 25 and older is 24%, against 30% across Indiana.
| Lincoln Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32.9 years | 39.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 27% | 23% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 24% | 22% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.4 points). Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Lincoln Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 17.9% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.8% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 15.4% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.7% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 7.7% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.1% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.5% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.9% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 38.6% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 24.1% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.2% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17.5% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.6% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,800, single groups can be off by several points
Lincoln Township is less healthy than 54% of U.S. towns
Against the 10,156 U.S. towns with household incomes like Lincoln Township’s, it is healthier than 62%, so its B− isn’t only a matter of income. Within Indiana it is healthier than 67% of the 589 graded towns: much of Indiana scores lower on these measures.
CDC measures, 32 in all: Lincoln Township beats Indiana on 9 and trails on 3. For adults here, the share who have been diagnosed with depression is 26%. Two figures for adults locally: 11% worry about having enough food, 16% smoke cigarettes.
| Lincoln Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 26% | 23% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 17% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 39% | 35% |
| What stands out | Lincoln Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.2% | 14.7% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.5% | 8.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.6% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Notre Dame Stadium and 18 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lincoln Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw20 mi Stadium & arenaNotre Dame Stadium
20 mi National ParkIndiana Dunes National Park2.6M visitors a year
20 mi CaveGrotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, Notre Dame
30 mi State parkWarren Dunes State Park
26 mi Ancient siteFort St. Joseph
18 mi MuseumStudebaker National MuseumPhoto credits
Notre Dame Stadium: Tysto, Public domain · Indiana Dunes National Park: J. Crocker, Attribution · Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, Notre Dame: Know1one1, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Warren Dunes State Park: hakkun, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort St. Joseph: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Studebaker National Museum: Unknown, Public domain
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Everything we know about Lincoln Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Lincoln Township
About 3 of every 100 Lincoln Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
About Lincoln Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Lincoln Township is one of thirteen townships in St. Joseph County in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,859.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 22 sq mi
- Elevation
- 705 ft
Lincoln Township’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Lincoln Township.
At #33 in IN, it grades higher overall than all 3 graded towns on its borders; Liberty Township (A−) comes closest.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Township | #33 | A | A− | — | A− | B− |
| Johnson Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liberty Township | #132 | A− | B+ | — | A− | B |
| Polk Township | #249 | B+ | A− | — | A− | C |
| Oregon Township | #423 | C+ | A | — | C− | C |
| Lincoln Township | — | — | B+ | — | B− | B− |
| Koontz Lake | — | — | A+ | — | C− | C+ |
Lincoln Township and Koontz Lake have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Lincoln Township, Liberty Township, Polk Township, Oregon Township, Lincoln Township and Koontz Lake report no FBI crime data of their own. Johnson Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Lincoln Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Lincoln Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lincoln Township, IN a good place to live?
Yes, by almost any measure. Lincoln Township grades A overall, better than 95% of U.S. towns and #33 of 585 in Indiana. It grades B− for health and A− for schools.
Is Lincoln 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−.