Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Indiana, this town has 1,256 residents.
The best of Union Township’s subject grades are an A for incomes and history; the weakest is a C for health. Only 99 of Indiana’s 1,096 towns score higher on incomes. A typical home costs about $284K, 4.3 years of the Huntington area’s $66K median household income. John and Minerva Kline Farm is on the National Register of Historic Places. Union Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Union Township beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Union Township is from typical.
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Census counts: 1,552 in 1890, 1,205 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2008 and 2 maps from 1952 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →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.
Ordered by what stands out in Union Township.
Union Township: 13% of adults have diabetes, near the Indiana town median (13%) and above the median of U.S. towns (12%). 41% of adults have high blood pressure in the town. Among adults here, 40% have obesity and 26% have been diagnosed with depression.
| Union Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 39% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 39% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 26% | 23% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Union Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.2% | 8.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.3% | 8.3% |
| More adults with arthritis | 31.5% | 28.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 18° and about 26 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Union Township for work: only 3% work in town. The town had 636 jobs in 2023, up 218 from 2013. For Union Township, the average commute is 17 minutes. The median household income for Union Township comes to $103,000, above both Indiana’s towns ($71,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000).
| Union Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 17 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 3.5% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $103,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.7% | 11% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
52% of Union Township’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 19%. On expected storm and flood damage, Union Township sits below 64% of U.S. communities. 17 flood insurance claims have been paid here since 1996.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Union Township. Close and well known come first.
21 mi Zoo & aquariumFort Wayne Children's Zoo
6 mi MuseumUnited States Vice Presidential Museum
38 mi MuseumAuburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum
7 mi MuseumForks of the Wabash
34 mi MuseumInternational Circus Hall of Fame
20 mi MuseumFort Wayne Museum of ArtFort Wayne Children's Zoo: Momoneymoproblemz, CC BY-SA 3.0 · United States Vice Presidential Museum: Pilcrow, Public domain · Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum: Michael Walter, a.k.a. Cuppysfriend, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Forks of the Wabash: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · International Circus Hall of Fame: Nyttend, Public domain · Fort Wayne Museum of Art: Momoneymoproblemz, CC BY-SA 3.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Union Township
About 2 of every 100 Union Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
Township in Indiana, United States
Union Township is one of twelve townships in Huntington County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,205.
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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+.
