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St. Joseph Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B− overall, ranked 338th of 585 in Indiana, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is health: CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 62% of the country. Its lowest everyday mark is in schools: its public schools trail 70% of Indiana towns on state tests and graduation. A typical home there costs about $208K, 2.9 years of the Fort Wayne metro’s $71K median household income. Martin Blume Jr. Farm is on the National Register of Historic Places. St. Joseph Township’s median age is 35.5 years, below both the Indiana town median (39.5 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). The biggest park or preserve is Shoaff Park, at 166 acres.
Where St. Joseph Township beats most towns.
Where St. Joseph Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far St. Joseph Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2014 and 4 maps from 1956 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in St. Joseph 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 St. Joseph Township.
14 miles of trail in 13 parks and preserves.
| St. Joseph Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.8% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bristors Spring Park | 0.3 mi | 4 |
| 2. Jehl Park | 0.3 mi | 4 |
| 3. Shoaff Park | 0.2 mi | 166 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Fort Wayne Community Schools. Three of its 23 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackhawk Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 814 | C |
| R Nelson Snider High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,927 | B− |
| Fred H Croninger Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 619 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave St. Jobs based in St. Joseph Township grew to 19,134 in 2023, 1,645 more than in 2013. The average trip to work in St. Joseph Township is 22 minutes.
| St. Joseph Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 9.4% | 7.8% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Joseph Township has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 18° and about 34 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Within Indiana it is healthier than 85% of the 589 graded towns: much of Indiana scores lower on these measures.
12% of adults report frequent physical distress in St. Joseph Township. Joseph Township beats the Indiana average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 21% of adults get no exercise outside work in St. Joseph Township.
| St. Joseph Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 26% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 17% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 37% | 36% |
| What stands out | St. Joseph Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer smokers | 13.1% | 15.7% |
| Fewer adults who get no exercise | 21% | 24.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 64% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 66 flood insurance claims have been paid out in St. Joseph Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Adults 35 to 64 are 33% of residents (37% statewide). 34% of St. Joseph Township adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more. St. Joseph Township has grown 4.3% since 2020, to 79,623 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| St. Joseph Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 34% | 22% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 24% | 23% | 22% |
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1 point). Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women. Median age: women 37.2, men 33.8.
| St. Joseph Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.3% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.1% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10.4% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.7% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.4% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.6% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.8% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.7% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.1% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.5% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.3% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.5% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.7% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.1% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around St. Joseph Township. Close and well known come first.
6 mi Zoo & aquariumFort Wayne Children's Zoo
15 mi MuseumAuburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum
6 mi MuseumFort Wayne Museum of Art37 mi Theme parkFun Spot Amusement Park & Zoo
6 mi GardenFoellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory
29 mi MuseumUnited States Vice Presidential MuseumFort 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 · Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 3.0 · United States Vice Presidential Museum: Pilcrow, Public domain
5 within 15 miles of the center of St. Joseph Township
About 7 of every 100 St. Joseph Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Indiana.
Township in Indiana, United States
Saint Joseph Township is one of twenty townships in Allen County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 72,245.
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8 towns share a border with St. Joseph Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Joseph Township | #338 | B− | B | — | C | B |
| Washington Township | #276 | B | B+ | — | C | B− |
| Adams Township | #392 | B− | A− | — | B− | D |
| Cedar Creek Township | #246 | B+ | C+ | — | B− | B+ |
| Wayne Township | #489 | C | A− | — | C | C− |
| Milan Township | #252 | B+ | B | — | B− | B |
| Fort Wayne | #518 | C− | B+ | C− | C | C |
| New Haven | #301 | B | A− | B− | B− | C+ |
St. Joseph Township, Washington Township, Adams Township, Cedar Creek Township, Wayne Township and Milan Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare St. Joseph Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
St. Joseph Township grades B− overall, better than 53% of U.S. towns and #338 of 585 in Indiana. It grades B for health and C for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
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