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A town of 6,163.
Root Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $194K, 3 years of the Decatur area’s $65K median household income. It grades C+ overall, ranked 472nd of 585 in Indiana. The low prices come with trade-offs. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 78% of the country. Lenhart Farmhouse is on the National Register of Historic Places. Root Township’s average commute is 20 minutes, below both Indiana’s towns (24 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 77% of U.S. towns.
Where Root Township beats most towns.
4,443 counted in 2010 and 6,033 in 2020; an estimated 6,163 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Root Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 1 old photo or paper and 2 maps from 1961 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Root 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 Root Township.
In Root Township, just over a quarter of adults have been diagnosed with depression. 18% of adults in Root Township smoke cigarettes; 14% have diabetes.
| Root Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 39% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Root Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 19.8% | 15.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.8% | 8.1% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8% | 6.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The North Adams Community Schools runs its public schools. The largest public high school is Bellmont Senior High School, with 613 students. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bellmont ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 684 | C− |
| Bellmont Senior High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 613 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
The range runs from 18° on a January night to 84° on a July afternoon, with about 28 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Root Township has about as many jobs (2,583) as working residents, but only 407 people both live and work here. Jobs based here grew from 1,691 in 2013 to 2,583.
Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Root Township rose by 892, to 2,583. Commuting out is the norm in the town: 14% of working residents work locally. The town’s middle household income comes in at $63,000. For half of commuters, work is under 16 miles away.
| Root Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 14% | 11% | 8% |
| Median household income | $63,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 10% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Root Township has had 5 paid flood insurance claims since 1989. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 62% of U.S. communities. 56% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 19%.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In 8 parks and preserves, walkers have 1.5 miles of trail. The biggest park or preserve is Hanna Nuttman Park, at 46 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hanna Nuttman Park | 0.5 mi | 46 |
| 2. Bellmont Pond Park | — | 10 |
| 3. Eastbrook Park | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Root Township. Close and well known come first.
33 mi State parkGrand Lake St. Marys State Park
33 mi MuseumFort Recovery
19 mi Zoo & aquariumFort Wayne Children's Zoo
34 mi MuseumAuburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum
17 mi MuseumFort Wayne Museum of Art
29 mi MuseumUnited States Vice Presidential MuseumGrand Lake St. Marys State Park: Bruin, CC BY 2.0 · Fort Recovery: Nyttend, Public domain · Fort Wayne Children's Zoo: Momoneymoproblemz, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum: Michael Walter, a.k.a. Cuppysfriend, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Wayne Museum of Art: Momoneymoproblemz, CC BY-SA 3.0 · United States Vice Presidential Museum: Pilcrow, Public domain
None within 15 miles of Root Township; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Root Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Indiana.
Township in Indiana, United States
Root Township is one of twelve townships in Adams County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 6,033, up from 4,443 at the 2010 census.
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4 towns share a border with Root Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Root Township | #472 | C+ | B | — | B | C− |
| Washington Township | #145 | A− | A | — | B+ | C− |
| Preble Township | — | — | B+ | — | B | C− |
| Madison Township | — | — | A | — | B− | C+ |
| Union Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Preble Township and Madison Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Root Township, Washington Township, Preble Township and Madison Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Union Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Root Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Root Township grades C+ overall, better than 35% of U.S. towns and #472 of 585 in Indiana. It grades C− for health and B for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a C−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
