Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Vincennes Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $143K for a typical one, or 2.3 years of the Vincennes area’s $61K median household income. It grades B overall, 260th among Indiana's 585 graded towns. On the plus side, it is more walkable than 84% of U.S. towns. History is its standout character grade: an A+, better than 99% of U.S. towns, with 3 places on the National Register. 49% of working residents work locally in Vincennes Township, above both Indiana’s towns (11%) and U.S. towns (8%). On history, just 19 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns do better. Vincennes Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 96% of U.S. towns.
Where Vincennes Township beats most towns.
Kimmell ParkIts founding year, 1732, comes before those of 99% of the Indiana towns we grade with a known year.
Census counts: 2,070 in 1850, 16,759 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1804 and 3 maps from 1915 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Vincennes Township is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Vincennes 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 Vincennes Township.
Vincennes Township is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has commutes shorter than most of Indiana.
In 13 parks and preserves, walkers have 30 miles of trail. The biggest place to walk is Gregg Park, 28 acres with 1.1 miles of trail. The trail network density in Vincennes Township is 0.5 miles per square mile.
| Vincennes Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.7% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Gregg Park | 1.1 mi | 28 |
| 2. George Rogers Clark National Historical Park | 0.8 mi | 25 |
| 3. Ouabache (Wabash) Trails Park | 0.2 mi | 28 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Vincennes Community School Corp runs its public schools. Three of its 10 schools are shown below, with the reason for each. The 5 public schools in Vincennes Township teach 1,887 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Rogers Clark SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 626 | C |
| Lincoln High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 704 | C+ |
| Benjamin Franklin Elementary SchTop results in townGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 413 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
Against the 8,533 U.S. towns with household incomes like Vincennes Township’s, it is less healthy than 56%, so its C isn’t only a matter of income.
In Vincennes Township, just over a third of adults sleep under 7 hours. Two figures for adults locally: 18% smoke cigarettes, 15% report frequent physical distress.
| Vincennes Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 15% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 37% | 36% |
| What stands out | Vincennes Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.5% | 8.1% |
| More adults with heart disease | 7.6% | 6.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The average commute for its 9,163 working residents takes 16 minutes, against 24.1 across Indiana.
The top destinations are Vincennes (38%), Patoka Township (4%) and Indianapolis (4%). For Vincennes Township, the average commute is 16 minutes. Jobs here fell by 1,070 from 2013 to 2023, to 12,363. Among workers here, 2.5% do their job from home.
| Vincennes Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 16 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 2.5% | 7.8% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $59,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The age mix tracks Indiana closely: no broad group is more than 4 points off. For adults 25 and older in Vincennes Township, the share who hold a bachelor’s degree or more is 20%. 21,431 people lived in Vincennes Township by the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate, 2.1% fewer than in 2020.
| Vincennes Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 20% | 22% | 29% |
| Median age | 38.4 years | 39.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 22% | 23% | 22% |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.3 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women. Median age: women 41.0, men 36.9.
| Vincennes Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.8% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.7% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 12.3% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.7% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.5% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.5% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.9% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.8% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 12.1% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 33.9% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 17.4% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 16.4% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 11.6% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.6% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
10 flood insurance claims have been paid in Vincennes Township since 1981. Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 58% of U.S. communities. 39% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from earthquakes, followed by inland flooding at 36%.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Vincennes Township. Close and well known come first.
in town National Historical ParkGeorge Rogers Clark National Historical Park113K visitors a year29 mi CaveBurrows Cavein town MuseumIndiana Military Museum
in town MuseumIndiana Territorial CapitolGeorge Rogers Clark National Historical Park: The original uploader was Agentmoose at English Wikipedia. on 2006-07-08., CC BY-SA 2.5 · Indiana Territorial Capitol: Nyttend, Public domain
1 within 15 miles of the center of Vincennes Township
About 9 of every 100 Vincennes Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
City in Indiana, United States
Vincennes is a city in and the county seat of Knox County, Indiana, United States. It is located on the lower Wabash River in the southwestern part of the state, nearly halfway between Evansville and Terre Haute. It was founded in 1732 by French fur traders, including the namesake François-Marie Bissot, Sieur de Vincennes. It is the oldest continually inhabited European settlement in Indiana and was its longest serving territorial capital. It is one of the oldest settlements west of the Appalachians. The population was 16,759 at the 2020 census.
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7 towns share a border with Vincennes Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vincennes Township | #260 | B | A | — | B | C |
| Decker Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Johnson Township | — | — | A− | — | A− | C− |
| Palmyra Township | — | — | B− | — | A− | C |
| Washington Township | — | — | A | — | B | C |
Johnson Township, Palmyra Township and Washington Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Vincennes Township, Johnson Township, Palmyra Township and Washington Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Decker Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Vincennes Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Vincennes Township grades B overall, better than 65% of U.S. towns and #260 of 585 in Indiana. It grades C for health and B for schools.
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.
