Union TownshipIN
A town of 1,948.
Is Union Township a good place to live?
Union Township’s best subject grade is an A for cost of living; its weakest is a D for schools. 14% of residents are under 18 in Union Township, against 23% in Indiana’s towns and 22% across U.S. towns. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 71% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Modoc Wildlife Management Area, at 164 acres. Union Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
91% 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.
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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’s schools rank behind 94% of Indiana districts
Its public schools are run by Union School Corporation. Two of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Indiana Digital JR and High School, with 4,166 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 161 | C− |
| Union Junior & High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 131 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
With 0.6 jobs for every working resident, most of Union Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Union Township for work: only 9% work in town. Jobs based in Union Township grew to 481 in 2023, 198 more than in 2013. Union Township’s average trip to work is 27 minutes, above both the Indiana town median (24 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes).
| Union Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 8.8% | 11% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Health in Union Township trails 69% of U.S. towns
Union Township beats the Indiana average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 40% of Union Township adults have high blood pressure.
| Union Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 39% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 15% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 16% | 16% |
| What stands out | Union Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.9% | 77.4% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.2% | 6.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Union Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Union Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 19° and about 21 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Union Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 60% of U.S. communities. Since 2025, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Union Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Modoc Wildlife Management Area | — | 164 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Fort Recovery and 11 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Union Township. Close and well known come first.
31 mi MuseumFort Recovery
13 mi MuseumLevi Coffin House
18 mi GardenMinnetrista
18 mi MuseumDavid Owsley Museum of Art Ball State University
19 mi GardenChristy Woods
20 mi MuseumRichmond Art MuseumPhoto credits
Fort Recovery: Nyttend, Public domain · Levi Coffin House: Nyttend, Public domain · Minnetrista: XWHJ2004, CC BY 2.0 · David Owsley Museum of Art Ball State University: Matt Ruddick, CC BY 1.0 · Christy Woods: Kcflood (talk), Public domain · Richmond Art Museum: William Merritt Chase, Public domain
Everything we know about Union Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Union Township; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Union Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
About Union Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Union Township is one of eleven townships in Randolph County, Indiana, which contains the towns of Modoc and Losantville. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,965 (down from 2,142 at 2010) and it contained 902 housing units.
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- Area
- 72 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,145 ft
Union Township’s neighbors
7 towns share a border with Union Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Township | — | — | A | — | D | C |
| Washington Township | — | — | A+ | — | B | C− |
| Stoney Creek Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stoney Creek Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| White River Township | #414 | C+ | A | — | B− | C− |
| Dalton Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Perry Township · Perry Township | — | — | C | — | A− | D |
Union Township, Washington Township and Perry Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Union Township, Washington Township, White River Township and Perry Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Stoney Creek Township, Stoney Creek Township and Dalton Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Perry Township and Perry Township are one community, graded once. Compare Union Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Union Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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.