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A town of 11,305.
Lost Creek Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C− overall, 533rd among Indiana's 585 graded towns, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $67K. Expect to pay for it: the typical home is worth about $222K, 3.9 years of the Terre Haute metro’s $57K median household income. 44% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Lost Creek Township, above both Indiana’s towns (22%) and U.S. towns (29%). Vigo County Home for Dependent Children is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Lost Creek Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Lost Creek Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 1 old photo or paper and 5 maps from 1941 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Lost Creek 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 Lost Creek Township.
Lost Creek Township is shaped by its college students and looks healthier within Indiana than nationally.
9.9 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. Hawthorn Park, at 207 acres with 4.4 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Lost Creek Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.6% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hawthorn Park | 4.4 mi | 207 |
| 2. National Road Heritage Trail | 0.2 mi | 83 |
| 3. Dobbs Park | — | 33 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by Vigo County School Corp. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lost Creek Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 672 | A |
| Life Academy PrivateLargest high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 106 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Lost Creek Township for work: only 6% work in town. The average trip to work in Lost Creek Township is 19 minutes. Since 2013, Lost Creek Township has added 220 jobs, to 2,480 in 2023.
| Lost Creek Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.4% | 11% | 8% |
| Median household income | $67,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 68% of U.S. communities. Since 2009, 8 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Lost Creek Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Lost Creek 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.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Within Indiana it is healthier than 59% of the 589 graded towns: much of Indiana scores lower on these measures.
Lost Creek Township beats the Indiana average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 40% of adults have obesity in Lost Creek Township.
| Lost Creek Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 39% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 17% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 26% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| What stands out | Lost Creek Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.4% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lost Creek Township. Close and well known come first.
29 mi State parkTurkey Run State Park6 mi MuseumCANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center
6 mi MuseumSwope Art Museum
7 mi MuseumPaul Dresser Birthplace
17 mi MuseumMansfield Roller MillTurkey Run State Park: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Swope Art Museum: Colin Pizarek, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Paul Dresser Birthplace: Nyttend, Public domain · Mansfield Roller Mill: Nyttend, Public domain
3 within 15 miles of the center of Lost Creek Township
College town 24 of every 100 Lost Creek Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
Township in Indiana, United States
Lost Creek Township is one of twelve townships in Vigo County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 11,199 and it contained 4,236 housing units. It contains Terre Haute, Indiana's eastern, suburban end, along with the affluent Hulman family ranch and the Terre Haute International Airport originally named after the family. Seelyville, the third largest city in the county, is also located there.
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7 towns share a border with Lost Creek Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lost Creek Township | #533 | C− | C | — | C | C+ |
| Posey Township | #370 | B− | B+ | — | B+ | C− |
| Harrison Township | #571 | D | B | — | C | D |
| Nevins Township | — | — | B+ | — | C | C− |
| Riley Township | #583 | D | C | — | C | C− |
| Terre Haute | #584 | D | B− | D | C | D |
| Cloverland | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Otter Creek Township | #486 | C | A− | — | C | C+ |
Nevins Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Lost Creek Township, Posey Township, Harrison Township, Nevins Township, Riley Township and Otter Creek Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Cloverland isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Lost Creek Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Lost Creek Township grades C− overall, better than 22% of U.S. towns and #533 of 585 in Indiana. It grades C+ for health and C for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
