Linton TownshipIN
A town of 1,254.
Is Linton Township a good place to live?
The best of Linton Township’s subject grades is a B+ for cost of living; the weakest is a D for walkability. 92% of households own their home in Linton Township, above both the Indiana town median (76%) and the median of U.S. towns (73%). The biggest park or preserve is Griffin Bike Park, at 439 acres. Linton Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Linton Township stand out
Where Linton Township beats most towns.
1,254 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Linton Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Linton Township is from typical.
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Moving to Linton Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Linton 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 Linton Township.
A job hub: Linton Township has 4.3 jobs for every working resident and draws in 2,017 commuters
Most working residents leave Linton Township for work: only 8% work in town. Linton Township’s median household income is $99,000, against $71,000 in Indiana’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. Jobs based in Linton Township grew to 2,057 in 2023, 291 more than in 2013.
| Linton Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $99,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 8% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Residents of Linton Township are less healthy than 80% of U.S. towns
Linton Township beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 42% of Linton Township adults have obesity.
| Linton Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 39% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 21% | 19% |
| What stands out | Linton Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 18.9% | 15.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.8% | 8.1% |
| More smokers | 18.6% | 15.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Older than Indiana overall
People 65 and older are 25% of residents (17% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 15% of residents (23% statewide). The median age in Linton Township is 45.3 years. 36% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 30% across Indiana.
| Linton Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45.3 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 36% | 22% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 30% and 62% women
The Census survey reached too few of Linton Township’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±16 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Linton Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.8% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 15.1% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 2.4% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.6% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 6.2% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 18.7% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 20.1% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.2% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.1% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 36.4% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 17.9% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.2% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15.5% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 20% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,300, single groups can be off by several points
Linton Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Linton Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 21° and about 15 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Linton Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 65% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Linton Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.8% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Fowler Park | 2.1 mi | 231 |
| 2. Griffin Bike Park | 0.7 mi | 439 |
| 3. Pioneer Village | 0.2 mi | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
CANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center and 3 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Linton Township. Close and well known come first.
10 mi MuseumPaul Dresser Birthplace
11 mi MuseumSwope Art Museum
31 mi MuseumMansfield Roller MillPhoto credits
Paul Dresser Birthplace: Nyttend, Public domain · Swope Art Museum: Colin Pizarek, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mansfield Roller Mill: Nyttend, Public domain
Everything we know about Linton Township
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Linton Township
About 2 of every 100 Linton Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
Every workday, about 2,017 people come to Linton Township for work
Where Linton Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Linton Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Linton Township is one of twelve townships in Vigo County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,323 and it contained 555 housing units.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 35 sq mi
- Elevation
- 574 ft
Questions about Linton Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Linton 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 B+.