Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,301. Home to 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
The best of Reserve Township’s subject grades are an A+ for cost of living and an A for history; the weakest is a D for health. On health, just 44 of Indiana’s 1,086 towns do worse. The median household income is $51K, and 17% of residents live below the poverty line. Only 74 of Indiana’s 1,096 towns score higher on cost of living. Its National Register listings include West Union Bridge and Leatherwood Station Bridge. Reserve Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Reserve Township beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
West Union Bridge| Widest gap | Reserve Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 12.6% | 8.1% |
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Reserve Township is from typical.
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Census counts: 1,346 in 1890, a peak of 2,224 in 1910, 1,297 in 2020. The archive holds 2 maps from 1955 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Reserve 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 Reserve Township.
18% of Reserve Township adults report frequent physical distress, above both the Indiana town median (15%) and the median of U.S. towns (14%). 27% of Reserve Township adults say their health is fair or poor. Reserve Township beats the Indiana average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 14.
| Reserve Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 39% | 35% |
| What stands out | Reserve Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.6% | 77.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 12.6% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by Southwest Parke Com School Corp. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montezuma Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 213 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Reserve Township for work: only 2% work in town. At $51,000, Reserve Township’s median household income is where Indiana’s towns sit at $71,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000. Since 2013, Reserve Township has lost 36 jobs, to 109 in 2023.
| Reserve Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $51,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.6% | 11% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Reserve Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 20° and about 28 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 61% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
9.0 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.
| Reserve Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Reserve Township; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Reserve Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
Where Reserve Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
3 places in Reserve Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Indiana, United States
Reserve Township is one of thirteen townships in Parke County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,297 and it contained 596 housing units.
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Home to 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
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+.
