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A town of 2,751.
Oil Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $230K for a typical one, or 3.8 years of the county’s $61K median household income. It grades B overall, 304th among Indiana's 585 graded towns. The low prices come with trade-offs. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 80% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top, and CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 77% of the country. On the plus side, its public schools beat 84% of Indiana towns on state tests and graduation. 46% of the land in Oil Township is conserved, against 1.9% in Indiana’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 96% of U.S. towns. The biggest place to walk is Hoosier National Forest, 19,475 acres with 23.9 miles of trail.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Oil Township is from typical.
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Census counts: 1,992 in 1890, a low of 806 in 1960, 2,545 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper and 3 maps from 1958 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Oil Township, and how to reach them.
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Ordered by what stands out in Oil Township.
Oil Township keeps more of its land conserved than most of Indiana, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Indiana (mostly inland flooding) and trails even towns with similar incomes on health.
Its 19,672 conserved acres are a larger share of the town than in any other Indiana town.
26 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hoosier National Forest | 23.9 mi | 19,475 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Against the 9,583 U.S. towns with household incomes like Oil Township’s, it is less healthy than 93%, so it trails even them.
20% of adults smoke cigarettes in Oil Township, above both the Indiana town median (17%) and the median of U.S. towns (14%). 19% of adults report frequent mental distress in Oil Township. Oil Township beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2.
| Oil Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Oil Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 20% | 15.7% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.8% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 99% of Indiana towns, with expected losses of about $1,138 per resident a year; that rating is what its D for hazard risk is built on.
Only 6 of the 592 Indiana towns we compare have a higher FEMA risk score than Oil Township. Since 2009, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Oil Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Oil Township has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Oil Township’s July high is 87°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The average commute for its 842 working residents takes 34.9 minutes, against 24.1 across Indiana. Jobs based here grew from 351 in 2013 to 638.
1.6% of Oil Township residents live below the poverty line. Since 2013, Oil Township has added 287 jobs, to 638 in 2023. The average trip to work in Oil Township is 35 minutes.
| Oil Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 35 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 1.6% | 10% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
1 within 15 miles of the center of Oil Township
About 7 of every 100 Oil Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Indiana.
Township in Indiana, United States
Oil Township is one of seven townships in Perry County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,545 and it contained 532 housing units.
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6 towns share a border with Oil Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oil Township | #304 | B | A− | — | A− | C− |
| Clark Township | — | — | A | — | A− | C+ |
| Leopold Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Union Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Boone Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Union Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Johnson Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Clark Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Oil Township and Clark Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Leopold Township, Union Township, Boone Township, Union Township and Johnson Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Oil Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Oil Township grades B overall, better than 59% of U.S. towns and #304 of 585 in Indiana. It grades C− for health and A− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D−.
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−.