Roann Covered Bridge, 4th · National Register of Historic Places
Paw Paw Township’s story
179 years in pictures
The archive holds a map from 1961 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
- 1847Paw Paw Township is platted
Paw Paw TownshipIN
A town of 1,553, platted in 1847. Home to 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
3 bordering townsMap →
Stockdale Mill · Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Population
1,553
2025 Census estimate · −0.3% since 2020
Median home value
$177K
Census ACS
Household income
$68K
median
Median age
52.4
years
Jobs based here
79
A commuter town
Is Paw Paw Township a good place to live?
Paw Paw Township’s best subject grades are an A− for cost of living and an A+ for history; its weakest is a C− for walkability. Paw Paw Township’s median age is 52.4 years, above both the Indiana town median (39.4 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). Only 25 of Indiana’s 1,043 towns score lower on civic life. Its National Register listings include Stockdale Mill and Halderman-Van Buskirk Farmstead. Paw Paw Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Paw Paw Township stand out
Where Paw Paw Township beats most towns.
A commuter town
99% of working residents leave Paw Paw Township for work
Where Paw Paw Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
79jobs based in Paw Paw Township
1%of working residents work in town
17 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Paw Paw Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Paw Paw Township is from typical.
WalkabilityEPA walkability 5 of 20; 1.6% of households have no car; 0.7% of workers walk, bike or ride transitC−Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 20% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listA−Open →Cost of livingTypical home $177K, 2.6 years of the Wabash area’s $67K median household incomeA−Open →Jobs & incomeCOpen →HealthParkview Wabash Hospital 6.4 miles awayCOpen →SchoolsBehind 65% of Indiana districts on tests and graduationC+Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
OutdoorsConserved land, trails and parksC−Open →HistoryPlatted 1847; 3 places on the National RegisterA+Open →Civic life0.6 library visits per resident; 2.3 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsDOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Paw Paw Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Paw Paw Township, and how to reach them.
PowerDuke Energy15.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterRoann Water WorksNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Paw Paw Township’s trash rules yet
Register to voteOnlineIn Indiana you can register online until 29 days before Election Day, in person until 29 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 29 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereWabash County Circuit Court ClerkWabash County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025
ZIP codes46974, 46992, 46962, 4699046974 50% · 46992 24% · 46962 12% · 46990 12%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Paw Paw Township.
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A−
Paw Paw Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 80% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Paw Paw Township since 2004.
20risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
1
paid flood claims since 2004
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C
Paw Paw Township stands out in Indiana and nationally: a smaller share of its working residents work locally
0.9% of Paw Paw Township working residents work locally, against 11% in Indiana’s towns and 8% across U.S. towns. Jobs based in Paw Paw Township fell to 79 in 2023, 25 fewer than in 2013. Paw Paw Township’s average trip to work is 27 minutes.
1%work in town
| Paw Paw Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.9% | 11% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $68,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
In Paw Paw Township1%
Wabash29%
Noble Township9%
Indianapolis6%
Warsaw4%
17 mi
median commute distance
79
jobs based in Paw Paw Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 15% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
HealthC
Health in Paw Paw Township trails 67% of U.S. towns
Paw Paw Township beats the Indiana average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 33% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Paw Paw Township.
33%healthier than U.S. townsCHealth Grade
| Paw Paw Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 37% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 39% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 80% | 79% |
32 measures vs. Indiana
4 better23 too close to call5 worse
| What stands out | Paw Paw Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7% | 8.4% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.4% | 11.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.5% | 8.3% |
Parkview Wabash Hospital
6.4 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Climate
In Paw Paw Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Paw Paw Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 18° and about 20 inches of snow falls in a winter.
20″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter21–36°
Spring39–61°
Summer61–83°
Fall43–64°
Oct 21
typical first frost
Apr 23
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Nearby attractions
All 27 attractions →Grissom Air Museum and 7 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Paw Paw Township. Close and well known come first.
22 mi MuseumGrissom Air Museum
13 mi MuseumInternational Circus Hall of Fame
39 mi Zoo & aquariumFort Wayne Children's Zoo
17 mi MuseumForks of the Wabash
19 mi MuseumUnited States Vice Presidential Museum
34 mi MuseumElwood Haynes Museum
13 mi MuseumInternational Circus Hall of Fame39 mi Zoo & aquariumFort Wayne Children's Zoo17 mi MuseumForks of the Wabash19 mi MuseumUnited States Vice Presidential Museum34 mi MuseumElwood Haynes MuseumSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
International Circus Hall of Fame: Nyttend, Public domain · Fort Wayne Children's Zoo: Momoneymoproblemz, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Paw Paw Township
17pages on Paw Paw Township
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Paw Paw Township
About 3 of every 100 Paw Paw Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
Landmarks
3 places in Paw Paw Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
About Paw Paw Township
Ghost town in Indiana, United States
Paw Paw was a community in Richland Township, Miami County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
Paw Paw Township’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Paw Paw Township.
Noble TownshipPleasant TownshipPerry TownshipPaw Paw Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paw Paw Township | — | — | A− | — | C+ | C |
| Noble Township | #333 | B− | A+ | — | C+ | C− |
| Pleasant Township | — | — | B− | — | B+ | C+ |
| Perry Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Paw Paw Township and Pleasant Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Paw Paw Township, Noble Township and Pleasant Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Perry Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Paw Paw Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Paw Paw Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Paw Paw Township, IN a good place to live?
Home to 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Is Paw Paw Township, IN expensive?
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−.