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53% more nonprofits per person than the typical Indiana town.
The best of Springfield Township’s subject grades are an A+ for cost of living and an A− for civic life and history; the weakest is a C for walkability. Springfield Township’s average trip to work is 35 minutes, above both the Indiana town median (24 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 73 of Indiana’s 1,096 towns score higher on cost of living. Springfield Township's schools outperform 68% of the state's. On the outdoors, just 21 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns do worse. Joseph Shafer Farm is on the National Register of Historic Places. Springfield Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Springfield Township beats most towns.
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Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Springfield Township is from typical.
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Census counts: 1,224 in 1890, 1,120 in 2020. The archive holds 2 maps from 1955 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Springfield 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 Springfield Township.
0.6% of Springfield Township working residents work locally, against 11% in Indiana’s towns and 8% across U.S. towns. 3.7% of Springfield Township residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Cincinnati (12%), Harrison (6%) and Indianapolis (5%).
| Springfield Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.7% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.6% | 11% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Springfield Township beats the Indiana average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 40% of adults have high blood pressure in Springfield Township.
| Springfield Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 39% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 39% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 17% | 14% |
| What stands out | Springfield Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.8% | 8.4% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.4% | 11.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.7% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Springfield Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 21° and about 18 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Springfield Township’s median age is 54.1 years. Springfield Township has grown 5.8% since 2020, to 1,192 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. Adults 35 to 64 are 45% of residents (37% statewide); children under 18 are 18% of residents (23% statewide).
| Springfield Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 54.1 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 33% | 22% | 29% |
42% women, 58% men
About 140 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±3.9 points). Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Springfield Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.8% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.3% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.9% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8.4% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.6% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 27.1% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.6% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.3% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 38.8% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 13.8% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 31.1% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 2.2% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,200, single groups can be off by several points
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 64% of U.S. communities. Since 1990, 11 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Springfield Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
1 within 15 miles of the center of Springfield Township
About 10 of every 100 Springfield Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
Where Springfield Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Township in Indiana, United States
Springfield Township is one of thirteen townships in Franklin County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,120, slightly down from 1,156 at 2010.
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53% more nonprofits per person than the typical Indiana town.
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+.