Photo: Nyttend · Public domainTroy Township’s library lends 5 print items per resident, against a typical 3.9 for libraries its size
Perry County Public Library serves 19,170 people in and around Troy Township from 2 locations. Last year it lent 96K print books and media and logged 48K visits.
What stands out about Perry County Public Library
Read from the library’s own yearly report. The page puts what stands out first.
What’s behind Troy Township’s civic life grade
On community nonprofits and volunteering, Troy Township is ahead of 89% of U.S. towns, #79 of 571 in Indiana. Troy Township is graded on two of the three inputs. Both inputs are above most U.S. towns; Troy Township’s count of community nonprofits ranks highest.
Civic life counts registered nonprofits, library visits and online volunteering groups, so it can miss civic life that runs through congregations, mutual aid or neighbors looking out for each other.
Library visits: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024. Nonprofits: IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File, October 2026. Volunteering: Social Capital Atlas (Opportunity Insights), from data by Meta Platforms, Inc.; Chetty et al., Nature 2022. How TownRatings grades civic life →
75 community nonprofits are registered in Troy Township
6.2 per 1,000 residents, against a U.S. town median of 3.7. The largest group: civic groups, clubs & veterans.
Community nonprofits, by kind
Counted from the IRS list of tax-exempt organizations by mailing address (fractions where a ZIP code spans towns). Congregations are counted apart (16 here), since whether a church registers depends on its denomination, not the town.
9.6%
9.6% of Troy Township’s Facebook users aged 25–44 belong to a volunteering or activism group, against 9.1% in the typical Indiana town and 7.5% nationally.
Volunteering: Social Capital Atlas (Opportunity Insights), from data by Meta Platforms, Inc.; Chetty et al., Nature 2022. ZIP-code figures, weighted by where Troy Township’s residents live; 2022.
Ahead of most similar-size libraries on 3 of 7 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 people across the U.S.
Perry County Public Library serves 19,170 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000.
Every hour the doors are open, about 19 items go out
Fiscal year 2024, for the whole Perry County Public Library system. The library’s own count.
More than half the print loans are kids’ books
96K print loans last year. The library didn’t report its e-book and e-audiobook loans.
Borrow from home with your card, plus research databases: courses, journals, genealogy and more.
About 5 kids’ programs a week
Story times, clubs, classes and events, across the whole system, by who they’re for.
Programs last year by age group
story times and programs a week for ages 0–5, on average.
2 places to borrow in Troy Township
Perry County Public Library, 2328 Tell Street, Tell City.
E-books and audiobooks from home. Loans renew on their own if no one’s waiting. Research databases: courses, journals, genealogy. Good at every Perry County Public Library branch.
New in Troy Township? The Handbook →Hours are the survey’s yearly average. Check the library’s own site for today’s hours.
Other Perry County Public Library branches in Troy Township
For every $1 it spends, the library lends about $1.36 worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average Troy Township cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $1.1M.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $1.5M worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $1.1M budget.
Late fines apply to some overdue items.
Retail prices are typical, rounded down: a new book $17, a kids’ book $12, an e-book or e-audiobook $15, a movie rental $4, a class or program $10, a computer or Wi-Fi session $3. The average cardholder’s month = the library’s yearly loans, attendance and Wi-Fi sessions ÷ its 6,415 cardholders ÷ 12.
Libraries next door
Who has a library of their own, and how much each town borrows. Tap a town to see its library.
| Town | Library | Loans per resident | Hours | Civic life |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Township | Perry County Public Library | — | 48 | A |
| Tell City | Perry County Public Library | — | 48 | A |
| Cannelton | Cannelton Public Library | — | 36 | A |
| Tobin Township | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| Huff Township | None of its own | — | — | C− |
| Troy | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| Anderson Township | None of its own | — | — | A |
Loans = print + digital items borrowed in the library’s fiscal year, per person it serves. — = no library of its own, a county or regional system (its numbers cover many towns), or no report. Civic life: — = not graded (unincorporated places, whose nonprofits can’t be placed by mailing address, or towns with fewer than two of the three inputs).
What this data can and can’t tell you
From the Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024.
- Digital loans not reported. The library didn’t report e-book loans, so borrowing here is print only.
- System-wide. Perry County Public Library serves 19,170 people in and around Troy Township, so the yearly numbers cover all of them, not just Troy Township.
Hours are the survey’s yearly average; libraries are compared with others serving about as many people. How TownRatings uses library figures →
Questions about the library and civic life in Troy Township
Does Troy Township have a public library?
Yes. Perry County Public Library, 2328 Tell Street, serves 19,170 people in and around Troy Township (the survey’s count) and is open about 48 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Perry County Public Library fine-free? Does it lend e-books?
It charges late fines on some overdue items, and it lends e-books and audiobooks with a card (the library’s 2024 survey report).
How busy is Troy Township’s library?
It logged 2.5 visits and lent 5.0 print items per resident in 2024, against a typical 3.1 visits for libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 people.
What is Troy Township’s civic life grade?
A Troy Township is ahead of 89% of U.S. towns on civic life, #79 of 571 in Indiana. The grade combines library visits per resident, community nonprofits per 1,000 residents and the share of adults 25–44 in volunteering groups. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Book talk
Reading, story times and the library in Troy Township.
Libraries: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024. Each library reports its own numbers. Distances are straight-line from the town center. “What your card is worth” uses typical retail prices and is an estimate, not an official figure.