Smithfield TownshipIN
A town of 1,750, settled in 1862.
Is Smithfield Township a good place to live?
The best of Smithfield Township’s subject grades is an A for cost of living; the weakest is a D− for walkability. On walkability, just 90 of Indiana’s 1,097 towns do worse. 26% of residents are 65 or older in Smithfield Township, where Indiana’s towns sit at 18% and U.S. towns at 18%. Smithfield Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Smithfield Township stand out
Where Smithfield Township beats most towns.
Every workday, about 1,614 people come to Smithfield Township for work
Where Smithfield Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Smithfield Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Smithfield Township is from typical.
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Moving to Smithfield Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Smithfield 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Smithfield Township.
A job hub: Smithfield Township has 2.2 jobs for every working resident and draws in 1,614 commuters
Most working residents leave Smithfield Township for work: only 8% work in town. Smithfield Township’s average trip to work is 20 minutes, below both the Indiana town median (24 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Jobs based in Smithfield Township fell to 1,675 in 2023, 262 fewer than in 2013.
| Smithfield Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6.8% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $64,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 7.8% | 11% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Public schools in Smithfield Township beat 67% of Indiana districts
Its public schools are run by the DeKalb Co Ctl United School District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Country Meadow Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 314 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
Very low risk in Smithfield Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 81% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Smithfield Township since 2009.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Health in Smithfield Township trails 70% of U.S. towns
Smithfield Township tracks Indiana closely on all 32 CDC measures. 44% of Smithfield Township adults have obesity.
| Smithfield Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 39% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 17% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 37% | 36% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Smithfield Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Smithfield Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 17° and about 30 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum and 9 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Smithfield Township. Close and well known come first.
9 mi MuseumAuburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum13 mi Theme parkFun Spot Amusement Park & Zoo
27 mi Zoo & aquariumFort Wayne Children's Zoo
28 mi MuseumFort Wayne Museum of Art
29 mi GardenFoellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory
37 mi GardenSlayton ArboretumPhoto credits
Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum: Michael Walter, a.k.a. Cuppysfriend, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Wayne Children's Zoo: Momoneymoproblemz, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Wayne Museum of Art: Momoneymoproblemz, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Slayton Arboretum: Brother Atticus, CC0
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Everything we know about Smithfield Township
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Smithfield Township
About 2 of every 100 Smithfield Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
About Smithfield Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Smithfield Township is one of fifteen townships in DeKalb County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,662, up from 1,613 at the 2010 census. It contained 718 housing units.
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- Area
- 35 sq mi
- Elevation
- 935 ft
Smithfield Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Smithfield Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smithfield Township | — | — | A | — | B+ | C |
| Franklin Township | — | — | A+ | — | C− | C− |
| Grant Township | #134 | A− | A+ | — | B+ | C |
| Steuben Township | #183 | A− | A+ | — | B+ | C+ |
| Fairfield Township | — | — | B | — | B+ | C |
Smithfield Township, Franklin Township and Fairfield Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Smithfield Township, Franklin Township, Grant Township, Steuben Township and Fairfield Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Smithfield Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Smithfield Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Smithfield 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.