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A town of 13,633. Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Noble Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $144K, 2.2 years of the Wabash area’s $67K median household income. It grades B− overall, 333rd of 585 graded towns in Indiana. The low prices come with trade-offs. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 76% of the country. History is its standout character grade: an A+, better than 99% of U.S. towns, with 2 places on the National Register. 42% of working residents work locally in Noble Township, against 11% in Indiana’s towns and 8% across U.S. towns. On history, just 12 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns do better. The biggest park or preserve is Asherwood, at 162 acres.
Where Noble Township beats most towns.
Teague Barn Wabash Importing Company Farm StableEach subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Noble Township is from typical.
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The archive holds 3 maps from 1952 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Noble 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 Noble Township.
41% of adults have high blood pressure in Noble Township. Noble Township beats the Indiana average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 15% of adults have diabetes in Noble Township.
| Noble Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 39% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 12% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 37% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| What stands out | Noble Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.8% | 77.4% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 20% | 15.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the MSD Wabash County Schools. Two of its 14 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwood Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 458 | B+ |
| Wabash High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 469 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
Noble Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 19° and about 20 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The average commute for its 5,957 working residents takes 17.9 minutes, against 24.1 across Indiana.
The average trip to work in Noble Township is 18 minutes. Since 2013, Noble Township has lost 442 jobs, to 7,480 in 2023. 13% of Noble Township residents live below the poverty line.
| Noble Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $65,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
People 65 and older are 21% of residents (17% statewide). 24% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 30% across Indiana.
| Noble Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Median age | 41.1 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 24% | 22% | 29% |
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.7 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Noble Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.1% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.7% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8.9% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.1% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.6% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.6% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 9.6% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 40.1% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.2% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.4% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17.2% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.5% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 55% of U.S. communities. Since 1998, 17 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Noble Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
2.1 miles of trail in 14 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Field of Dreams Ball Park | 0.3 mi | 44 |
| 2. Paradise Spring Historical Park | 0.3 mi | 19 |
| 3. Asherwood | — | 162 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Noble Township. Close and well known come first.
9 mi MuseumInternational Circus Hall of Fame
18 mi MuseumForks of the Wabash
20 mi MuseumUnited States Vice Presidential Museum
28 mi MuseumElwood Haynes MuseumInternational Circus Hall of Fame: Nyttend, Public domain · Forks of the Wabash: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · United States Vice Presidential Museum: Pilcrow, Public domain · Elwood Haynes Museum: Nyttend, Public domain
None within 15 miles of Noble Township; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Noble Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
Township in Indiana, United States
Noble Township is one of seven townships in Wabash County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 13,922 (down from 14,230 at 2010) and it contained 6,511 housing units.
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5 towns share a border with Noble Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noble Township | #333 | B− | A+ | — | C+ | C− |
| Paw Paw Township | — | — | A− | — | C+ | C |
| Lagro Township | #483 | C | A− | — | C+ | C+ |
| Erie Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Butler Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Waltz Township | — | — | A | — | C+ | C− |
Paw Paw Township and Waltz Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Noble Township, Paw Paw Township, Lagro Township and Waltz Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Erie Township and Butler Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Noble Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Noble Township grades B− overall, better than 54% of U.S. towns and #333 of 585 in Indiana. It grades C− for health and C+ for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a C−.
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+.
