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A town of 2,759, laid out in 1813.
Patoka Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $101K, 1.4 years of the county’s $71K median household income. It grades B− overall, 396th among Indiana's 585 graded towns. The low prices come with trade-offs. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 77% of the country. 29% of the land in Patoka Township is conserved, above both the Indiana town median (1.9%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest park or preserve is Columbia Mine Preserve, at 550 acres.
Where Patoka Township beats most towns.
Where Patoka 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 Patoka Township is from typical.
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Census counts: 99 in 1850, 706 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 1937 and 2 maps from 1961 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Patoka Township, and how to reach them.
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Ordered by what stands out in Patoka Township.
In Patoka Township, the concentration of trails is 0.1 miles per square mile, close to Indiana’s towns (0.2) and below U.S. towns (0.4). There are 2.9 miles of trail across 3 parks and preserves. Parks and preserves in the town: 3, covering 2,194 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Columbia Mine Preserve | 0.7 mi | 550 |
| 2. Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge and Management Area | — | 1,473 |
| 3. Pike State Forest | — | 171 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its one school is below. Patoka Township’s only public school teaches 268 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winslow Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 268 | B− |
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For adults in Patoka Township, the share who get no exercise outside work is 27%. In Patoka Township, 14% of adults have diabetes, and 16% report frequent physical distress.
| Patoka Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 39% | 35% |
| What stands out | Patoka Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 19.4% | 15.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.1% | 8.1% |
| More smokers | 19.1% | 15.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Patoka Township has 191 jobs for its 1,133 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
The median commute is under 20 miles. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Patoka Township dropped by 77, to 191. For most workers, Patoka Township is a place to come home to: only 4% work in town. Patoka Township: 16% of residents live below the poverty line.
| Patoka Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.2% | 11% | 8% |
| Median household income | $67,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its typical July afternoon high stands at 87°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Patoka Township’s FEMA hazard score stands at 56 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 49% come from inland flooding and 19% from earthquakes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
1 within 15 miles of the center of Patoka Township
About 4 of every 100 Patoka Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
Town in Indiana, United States
Patoka is the fourth largest town and sixth largest community in Gibson County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Patoka had a population of 706.
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7 towns share a border with Patoka Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patoka Township | #396 | B− | A+ | — | B− | C− |
| Logan Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Monroe Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Washington Township | #376 | B− | A | — | B− | C− |
| Columbia Township | #143 | A− | A | — | B+ | C |
| Arthur | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marion Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Glezen | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Patoka Township, Washington Township and Columbia Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Logan Township, Monroe Township, Arthur, Marion Township and Glezen aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Patoka Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Patoka Township grades B− overall, better than 46% of U.S. towns and #396 of 585 in Indiana. It grades C− for health and B− for schools. Walkability 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+.