Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,203.
The best of Madison Township’s subject grades are an A+ for cost of living and an A− for schools and history; the weakest is a C for walkability. Only 53 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns score higher on hazard risk. The biggest park or preserve is Lye Creek Prairie Burn, at 89 acres. Madison Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Madison Township beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Madison Township is from typical.
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The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1863 and 2 maps from 1958 on.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Madison 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 Madison Township.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 93% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Madison Township beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 40% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Madison Township, where Indiana’s towns sit at 37% and U.S. towns at 36%. 18% of Madison Township adults smoke cigarettes.
| Madison Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 26% | 25% |
| What stands out | Madison Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.3% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Madison Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 18° and about 21 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Madison Township for work: only 6% work in town. 6.4% of residents live below the poverty line in Madison Township, against 10% in Indiana’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Since 2013, Madison Township has added 34 jobs, to 596 in 2023.
| Madison Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 6.4% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.4% | 11% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
People 65 and older are 23% of residents (17% statewide); children under 18 are 19% of residents (23% statewide). Madison Township has grown 2.6% since 2020, to 1,203 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 24% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 30% across Indiana.
| Madison Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 19% | 23% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 23% | 18% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 24% | 22% | 29% |
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±6.6 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Madison Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.9% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.6% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.3% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 17.5% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.7% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 4% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 20.4% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 15.6% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.9% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 44.6% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 15.9% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.1% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20.6% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 3.8% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,200, single groups can be off by several points
2.3 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Madison Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.3% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lye Creek Prairie Burn | 0.9 mi | 89 |
| 2. Stoddard Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Madison Township. Close and well known come first.
18 mi Stadium & arenaRoss–Ade Stadium
23 mi State parkProphetstown State Park31 mi LandmarkWabash and Erie Canal
27 mi State parkTurkey Run State Park
9 mi MuseumRopkey Armor Museum
37 mi GardenEagle Creek ParkRoss–Ade Stadium: Tstuddud at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Prophetstown State Park: Flickr user: Dan https://www.flickr.com/photos/dwmizell/, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Turkey Run State Park: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ropkey Armor Museum: John Schanlaub, CC BY 3.0 · Eagle Creek Park: Rogerd, CC BY-SA 3.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Madison Township
About 5 of every 100 Madison Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Indiana.
Township in Indiana, United States
Madison Township is one of eleven townships in Montgomery County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,192 (down from 1,272 at 2010) and it had 512 housing units.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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+.
