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Smyrna TownshipIN

A town of 1,090.

Population
1,090
2025 Census estimate · −0.4% since 2020
Household income
$71K
median
Median age
54.4
years
Jobs based here
56
A commuter town

Is Smyrna Township a good place to live?

Smyrna Township’s weakest subject grade is a D− for walkability. Smyrna Township’s median age is 54.4 years, against 39.4 years in Indiana’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. On walkability, just 45 of Indiana’s 1,097 towns do worse. On history, just 99 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns do worse. The biggest park or preserve is Pennywort Cliffs, at 244 acres. Smyrna Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

WeakestD−WalkabilityCJobs & incomeCHealth
Small town

1,090 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Republican Township · 5 miLancaster Township · 5 miHanover Township · 6 miHanover · 6 miMadison · 7 miMonroe Township · 7 mi
Graham TownshipLancaster TownshipRepublican TownshipMadison TownshipGraham TownshipLancaster TownshipRepublican TownshipMadison TownshipSmyrna Township

How Smyrna Township grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Smyrna Township is from typical.

How grading works

WalkabilityEPA walkability 3.2 of 20; 6.5% of households have no car; 0% of workers walk, bike or ride transitD−Open →Jobs & income$71K median household incomeCOpen →HealthNorton-King's Daughters' Health 8.7 miles awayCOpen →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listC+Open →Cost of livingHome prices against what area households earnB−Open →SchoolsBeat 50% of Indiana districts on tests and graduationB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors3% conserved landC+Open →HistoryC−Open →Civic life0.3 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsB−Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
Climate–Open →Who lives here18% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Smyrna Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Smyrna Township, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerDuke Energy15.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterMadison Water DepartmentNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet8 providers77% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Smyrna Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsSouthwestern Jefferson County Consolidated SchoolsWhich school depends on your addressNCES
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.gov
Who runs elections hereJefferson County Voter Registration OfficeJefferson County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Mar 2024
ZIP codes47250, 4723047250 85% · 47230 15%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 Smyrna Township.

Work & commuteJobs & income grade C

Compared with most of Indiana and the rest of the country, fewer of Smyrna Township’s working residents work locally

0.2% of Smyrna Township working residents work locally, where Indiana’s towns sit at 11% and U.S. towns at 8%. Jobs based in Smyrna Township grew to 56 in 2023, 50 more than in 2013. 13% of Smyrna Township residents live below the poverty line.

0%work in town
Smyrna TownshipIndiana townsU.S. towns
Working residents who work in town0.2%11%8%
Below the poverty line13%10%9.6%

Where working residents work

In Smyrna Township0%
Madison37%
Madison Township10%
Indianapolis5%
North Vernon3%
9 mi
median commute distance
56
jobs based in Smyrna Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 1% of U.S. towns
Full pageSmyrna Township’s work & commute pageOpen the page
The jobs here56 jobs based here · A commuter townWhere people work0% work in Smyrna TownshipCommute times25 minutes · The average commuteHow far they goHalf commute less than 9 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

HealthC

Smyrna Township is less healthy than 70% of U.S. towns

Smyrna Township beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 18% of adults smoke cigarettes in Smyrna Township.

30%healthier than U.S. townsCHealth Grade
Smyrna TownshipIndiana townsU.S. towns
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)18%17%14%
Depression (CDC PLACES)27%26%23%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)40%39%35%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)14%13%12%
32 measures vs. Indiana
0 better29 too close to call3 worse
What stands outSmyrna TownshipIN
More older adults who have lost all their teeth19.2%15.4%
More adults with COPD9.4%8.1%
More adults who have had cancer9.4%8.3%
Norton-King's Daughters' Health
8.7 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
Full pageSmyrna Township’s health reportOpen the page
Everyday habitsMore smokersHospitals & doctors nearby8.7 miles to an ER · Norton-King's Daughters' HealthHow adults are doingMore adults in frequent physical distressEvery CDC estimateBetter than IN on 0 of 32

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Climate

Smyrna Township has four seasons and pleasant summers

Smyrna Township has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 23° and about 12 inches of snow falls in a winter.

12″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter25–43°
Spring43–65°
Summer63–85°
Fall45–67°
Oct 31
typical first frost
Apr 11
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
Full pageSmyrna Township’s climate pageOpen the page
A year of weatherJuly highs 86°, January lows 23°Rain & snow12″ of snow a winter · 49 inches of rain and snow a yearHeating & coolingMostly a heating billThen and now+1.1° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C+

Moderate risk in Smyrna Township, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 56% of U.S. communities.

56risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
56Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesStrong wind
Full pageSmyrna Township’s hazards pageOpen the page
What it facesModerate riskFlood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on recordPast disasters23 disaster declarations · Declared for the countyGet ready3.3 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

3.4%conserved
3.4%
conserved · 561 of 16,524 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Pennywort Cliffs—244
Full pageSmyrna Township’s outdoors pageOpen the page
Trail map0.0 miles of trail, mappedPick a walk244 acres · Pennywort CliffsConserved land3.4% conserved · 561 acres protectedQuestions“Where can I hike in Smyrna Township?”

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Smyrna Township

16pages on Smyrna Township
The big questions
SchoolsB−Beat 50% of IN districtsHealthCBetter than IN on 0 of 32 CDC measuresWork & commuteC$71K median household income · 56 jobs hereNatural hazardsC+FEMA risk higher than 56% of U.S. communities · inland flooding
Out and about
OutdoorsC+0 mi of trails · 3% conserved landPlacesAttractions71 nearby · Lanier Mansion 8 miLibraryB−Jefferson County Public Library HanoverCollegesHanover College is 6 mi away
The story
Town Hall & politicsClimate86° summer highs · 12″ of snow
Day to day
NewsWeatherHandbookTown SquareNeighbors
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Smyrna Township

Hanover CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Hanover6 mi$44,638 tuition

About 2 of every 100 Smyrna Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Smyrna Township for work

Where Smyrna Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

37% → Madison Madison 37% 10% → Madison Township Madison Township 10% 5% → Indianapolis Indianapolis 5% 3% → North Vernon North Vernon 3% 2% → Hanover Hanover 2% 2% → Columbus Columbus 2% Smyrna Township · 0% stay
56jobs based in Smyrna Township
0%of working residents work in town
9 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Smyrna Township

Township in Indiana, United States

Smyrna Township is one of ten townships in Jefferson County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,116 and it contained 453 housing units. Created on June 16, 1847, by the Jefferson County Commissioners, Smyrna was the last of Jefferson County's 10 townships to be formed. It is largely rural with only small unincorporated areas as population centers. No post offices operate in the township. The following post offices once operated in the township: Creswell (May 29, 1856-Nov. 30, 1892) and (June 6, 1893-Sept. 13, 1902); Volga (May 29, 1856 – July 14, 1904); Wakefield (July 8, 1899-Feb. 15, 1905). 6.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
26 sq mi
Elevation
761 ft