Union TownshipGibson County, IN
A town of 4,351, settled in 1842. Public schools that outperform most of Indiana.
Is Union Township a good place to live?
Union Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $211K for a typical one, or 3.1 years of the county’s $68K median household income. It grades A− overall, 166th among Indiana's 585 graded towns. On the plus side, its public schools beat 89% of Indiana towns on state tests and graduation. Union Township’s average trip to work is 19 minutes, where Indiana’s towns sit at 24 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes.
What makes Union Township stand out
Where Union Township beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Fort Branch Community School | K–8 | 577 |
| Holy Cross School | PK–5 | 134 |
| Gibson Southern High School | 9–12 | 742 |
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
90% of working residents leave Union Township for work
Where Union Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Union Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Union Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Union Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Union 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Union Township.
Union Township pairs an A for schools with modest home prices and looks healthier within Indiana than nationally, but it has little public open land.
For schools, Union Township earns an A
Its A for schools comes with an A− for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $211K.
Its public schools are run by South Gibson School Corporation. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Gibson Southern High School, with 742 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Branch Community SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 577 | A− |
| Gibson Southern High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 742 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
Union Township has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Union Township for work: only 10% work in town. Since 2013, Union Township has added 253 jobs, to 1,150 in 2023. 13% of Union Township residents live below the poverty line.
| Union Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $66,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Union Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Union Township has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Union Township is 88°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More young adults than Indiana overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 30% of residents (23% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 32% of residents (37% statewide). 14% of residents are 65 or older in Union Township. 27% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 30% across Indiana.
| Union Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32.1 years | 39.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 14% | 18% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 24% | 23% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 27% | 22% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.2 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Union Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 15.4% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.1% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10.7% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 19.7% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.7% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 7.6% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.8% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.8% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.2% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.5% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 33.3% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.3% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13.3% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.5% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,400, single groups can be off by several points
Union Township is less healthy than 61% of U.S. towns
Within Indiana it is healthier than 59% of the 589 graded towns: much of Indiana scores lower on these measures.
Union Township tracks Indiana closely on all 32 CDC measures.
| Union Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 37% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 17% | 14% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 32% | 33% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Moderate risk in Union Township, with earthquakes at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 59% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Conserved land covers 0% of Union Township
Just 16 of its 32,116 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Union Township itself; its outdoors grade is D.
1.2 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
USS LST-325 and 11 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Union Township. Close and well known come first.
19 mi MuseumUSS LST-325
36 mi Theme parkHoliday World & Splashin' Safari
22 mi Ancient siteAngel Mounds
19 mi Stadium & arenaFord Center
31 mi National MemorialLincoln Boyhood National Memorial116K visitors a year
30 mi National Historical ParkGeorge Rogers Clark National Historical Park113K visitors a yearPhoto credits
USS LST-325: Wikideas1, CC0 · Holiday World & Splashin' Safari: Holiday World & Splashin' Safari, Public domain · Angel Mounds: Heironymous Rowe (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ford Center: Nyttend, Public domain · Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial: Rene Sturgell, CC BY-SA 3.0 · George Rogers Clark National Historical Park: The original uploader was Agentmoose at English Wikipedia. on 2006-07-08., CC BY-SA 2.5
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Everything we know about Union Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Union Township
About 8 of every 100 Union Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
About Union Township
Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
Union is an unincorporated community in Clay Township, Pike County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
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- Elevation
- 469 ft
Union Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Union Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Township | #166 | A− | A− | — | A | C+ |
| Johnson Township | #25 | A+ | B+ | — | A | B− |
| Patoka Township | #400 | B− | A− | — | B− | D |
| Montgomery Township | #218 | B+ | A− | — | A | C+ |
| Barton Township | — | — | A− | — | B+ | C+ |
Barton Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Union Township, Johnson Township, Patoka Township, Montgomery Township and Barton Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Union Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Union Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Union Township, IN a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Union Township grades A− overall, better than 77% of U.S. towns and #166 of 585 in Indiana. It grades C+ for health and A for schools.
Is Union 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 A−.