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Otter Creek Township’s overall grade, C, puts it better than 30% of U.S. towns. The ranking puts it 486th of 585 in Indiana. Its weakest subject is walkability. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 87% of U.S. towns. Schools are weaker too (C): its public schools trail 73% of Indiana towns on state tests and graduation. Where it does best is cost of living: a typical home costs about $162K, 2.9 years of the Terre Haute metro’s $57K median household income. Markle House and Mill Site is on the National Register of Historic Places. 17% of residents are under 18 locally, against 23% in Indiana’s towns and 22% across U.S. towns.
Figures: home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · schools, state test and graduation results · National Register of Historic Places.
Where Otter Creek Township beats most towns.
Where Otter 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 Otter Creek Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 3 maps from 1950 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Otter 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 Otter Creek Township.
The top destinations are Terre Haute (46%), Indianapolis (7%) and Honey Creek Township (4%). Jobs based in Otter Creek Township grew to 1,938 in 2023, 323 more than in 2013. The town’s mean commuting time is 21 minutes. Half the trips to work are shorter than 8 miles.
| Otter Creek Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.8% | 11% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Public schools: Vigo County School Corp. One of its 2 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otter Creek Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 670 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
A winter brings about 15 inches of snow, with January nights at 20° and July afternoons at 86°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Just over a quarter of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Otter Creek Township. Against the Indiana average, Otter Creek Township comes out ahead on 3 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 1. Two figures for adults here: 13% have diabetes, 17% smoke cigarettes.
| Otter Creek Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 39% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 13% | 12% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 17% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 26% | 23% |
| What stands out | Otter Creek Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.2% | 8.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.5% | 14.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.3% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Among residents in Otter Creek Township, 22% are 65 or older. The bachelor’s-degree share among adults 25 and older is 21%, against 30% across Indiana. The midpoint age for Otter Creek Township comes to 47.6 years.
| Otter Creek Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 17% | 23% | 22% |
| Median age | 47.6 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 21% | 22% | 29% |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Otter Creek Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.8% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 6.7% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.8% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.9% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.5% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 20.7% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.8% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.8% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.3% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 44.8% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 17.9% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.4% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15.1% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 5.5% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
The biggest park or preserve is Forest Park, at 418 acres. Walkers can cover 0.1 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Forest Park | — | 418 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Households in Otter Creek Township have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2008. Compared with 51% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in the town is lower. Also worth knowing: the national flood insurance program has paid 34 claims here since 1993. Expected losses in Otter Creek Township break down as 51% from inland flooding and 12% from cold waves.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Otter Creek Township. Close and well known come first.
24 mi State parkTurkey Run State Park7 mi MuseumCANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center
7 mi MuseumSwope Art Museum
8 mi MuseumPaul Dresser Birthplace
15 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 Otter Creek Township
About 6 of every 100 Otter Creek Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Indiana.
Township in Indiana, United States
Otter Creek Township is one of twelve townships in Vigo County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 9,069 and it contained 3,917 housing units.
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5 towns share a border with Otter Creek Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otter Creek Township | #486 | C | A− | — | C | C+ |
| Fayette Township | #532 | C− | A− | — | C | C− |
| Nevins Township | — | — | B+ | — | C | C− |
| Florida Township | — | — | A | — | C+ | D |
| Tecumseh | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lost Creek Township | #533 | C− | C | — | C | C+ |
Nevins Township and Florida Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Otter Creek Township, Fayette Township, Nevins Township, Florida Township and Lost Creek Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Tecumseh isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Otter Creek Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Otter Creek Township grades C overall, better than 30% of U.S. towns and #486 of 585 in Indiana. It grades C+ for health and C 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−.
