Turkey Creek TownshipIN
A town of 8,658.
Is Turkey Creek Township a good place to live?
Turkey Creek Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $237K, 3.1 years of the Warsaw area’s $75K median household income. It grades B overall, ranked 317th of 585 in Indiana. On the plus side, natural-hazard risk is low. 24% of residents are 65 or older in Turkey Creek Township, where Indiana’s towns sit at 18% and U.S. towns at 18%.
What makes Turkey Creek Township stand out
Where Turkey Creek Township beats most towns.
How Turkey Creek Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Turkey Creek Township is from typical.
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Moving to Turkey Creek Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Turkey Creek Township, and how to reach them.
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Turkey Creek Township.
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Turkey Creek Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 76% of U.S. communities. Since 1998, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Turkey Creek Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Turkey Creek Township’s public schools trail 61% of Indiana districts
Its public schools are run by Wawasee Community School Corp. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Wawasee High School, with 836 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wawasee Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 608 | C |
| Wawasee High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 836 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
Turkey Creek Township is less healthy than 69% of U.S. towns
Turkey Creek Township beats the Indiana average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 42% of Turkey Creek Township adults have high blood pressure.
| Turkey Creek Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 39% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 37% | 36% |
| What stands out | Turkey Creek Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.2% | 8.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.9% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Conserved land covers 8.5% of Turkey Creek Township
3.5 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves.
| Turkey Creek Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 8.5% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Laudeman Park | — | 6 |
| 2. Lakeside Park | — | 3 |
| 3. Henry Ward Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Turkey Creek Township
Turkey Creek Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 17° and about 47 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Older than Indiana overall
26% of homes are seasonal or vacation homes, against 1.3% statewide, which helps explain the older median age.
People 65 and older are 24% of residents (17% statewide); children under 18 are 19% of residents (23% statewide). Turkey Creek Township’s median age is 46.8 years. 26% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 30% across Indiana.
| Turkey Creek Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46.8 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 19% | 23% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 26% | 22% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.9 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Turkey Creek Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.6% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.9% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.9% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.5% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.8% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.3% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.7% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 15.3% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.9% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 11.3% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 33.1% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 22.3% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.1% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.2% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Most of Turkey Creek Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.8 jobs for each of them
Jobs based in Turkey Creek Township grew to 3,519 in 2023, 633 more than in 2013. The average trip to work in Turkey Creek Township is 22 minutes. The top destinations are Goshen (12%), Syracuse (12%) and Warsaw (9%).
| Turkey Creek Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 17% | 11% | 8% |
| Work from home | 6.2% | 7.8% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 8% | 10% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Everything we know about Turkey Creek Township
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Turkey Creek Township
About 3 of every 100 Turkey Creek Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
About Turkey Creek Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Turkey Creek Township is one of seventeen townships in Kosciusko County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 8,659 (up from 8,428 at 2010) and it contained 5,497 housing units. Turkey Creek Township was organized in 1836.
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- Area
- 35 sq mi
- Elevation
- 863 ft
Turkey Creek Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Turkey Creek Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey Creek Township | #317 | B | B+ | — | C+ | C |
| Tippecanoe Township | #474 | C | A− | — | C+ | C |
| Van Buren Township | #302 | B | A− | — | C+ | C |
| Benton Township | #211 | B+ | B+ | — | A− | C− |
| Sparta Township | #348 | B− | A+ | — | C+ | C− |
Turkey Creek Township, Tippecanoe Township, Van Buren Township, Benton Township and Sparta Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Turkey Creek Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Turkey Creek Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Turkey Creek Township, IN a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Turkey Creek Township grades B overall, better than 57% of U.S. towns and #317 of 585 in Indiana. It grades C for health and C+ for schools.
Is Turkey Creek 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 B+.