Boys walking fence. Washington, Indiana, 1941
Washington Township’s story
Washington Township in pictures
The archive holds 10 old photos and papers going back to 1941 and 3 maps from 1951 on.
Explore the history →Washington TownshipMiami County, IN
A town of 3,380.
Population
3,380
2025 Census estimate · −0.4% since 2020
Median home value
$119K
Census ACS
Household income
$49K
median
Median age
46.9
years
Jobs based here
1,144
Balanced
TownGrade
D
#564 of 585 in IN
Is Washington Township a good place to live?
Washington Township earns a D, 564th among Indiana's 585 graded towns, mostly because of health and incomes. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 89% of the country. The median household income is $49K, and 11% of residents live below the poverty line. What it does well: a typical home costs about $119K, 1.9 years of the Peru area’s $61K median household income. On hazard risk, just 36 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns do worse. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 88% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Maconaquah Park, at 23 acres.
How Washington Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Washington Township is from typical.
Cost of livingAOpen →HealthDukes Memorial Hospital 4.3 miles awayDOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 4.8 of 20; 6.3% of households have no car; 0.5% of workers walk, bike or ride transitDOpen →Jobs & incomeC−Open →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listC−Open →SchoolsCOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors5 miles of trails; 0% conserved landC−Open →HistoryC+Open →Civic life3.1 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsCOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Washington Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Washington Township, and how to reach them.
PowerDuke Energy15.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterPeru Water DepartmentNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet8 providers81% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Washington Township’s trash rules yet
Register to voteOnlineIn Indiana you can register online until 29 days before Election Day, in person until 29 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 29 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereMiami County Voter RegistrationMiami County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2023
ZIP codes46970, 4691446970 96% · 46914 4%Census 2020
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 Washington Township.
Washington Township is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has more than doubled its jobs in ten years, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Indiana (mostly inland flooding).
HealthD
Washington Township’s grade for health is a D
Against the 5,282 U.S. towns with household incomes like Washington Township’s, it is less healthy than 69%, so its D isn’t only a matter of income.
45% of adults have obesity in Washington Township, above both Indiana’s towns (39%) and U.S. towns (35%). 20% of Washington Township adults smoke cigarettes. Washington Township beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10.
11%healthier than U.S. townsDHealth Grade
| Washington Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 39% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
32 measures vs. Indiana
0 better22 too close to call10 worse
| What stands out | Washington Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 20.5% | 15.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.5% | 8.1% |
| More smokers | 19.7% | 15.7% |
Dukes Memorial Hospital
4.3 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
11th
percentile among IN towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
SchoolsC
Washington Township’s public schools trail 66% of Indiana districts
Its public schools are run by Maconaquah School Corp. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Maconaquah High School, with 550 students.
34%of IN districts it outscoresCSchool Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maconaquah Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades 2–5 | Grades 2–5 | 563 | C+ |
| Maconaquah High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 550 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C−
Compared with most of Indiana and the rest of the country, the FEMA risk score in Washington Township is higher
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 98% of Indiana towns, with expected losses of about $442 per resident a year; that rating is what its C− for hazard risk is built on.
At 77 of 100, Washington Township’s FEMA risk score is against 38 of 100 in Indiana’s towns and 44 of 100 across U.S. towns. Since 1982, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Washington Township.
77risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
3
paid flood claims since 1982
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
#260for trails in IN
| Washington Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.1% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
0.1%
conserved · 20 of 18,064 acres
4.5 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Maconaquah Park | 0.5 mi | 23 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Climate
In Washington Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Washington Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 19° and about 21 inches of snow falls in a winter.
21″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter21–36°
Spring40–61°
Summer61–82°
Fall43–64°
Oct 21
typical first frost
Apr 23
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C−
Washington Township has 0.8 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs based here grew from 498 in 2013 to 1,144.
Most working residents leave Washington Township for work: only 6% work in town. Jobs based in Washington Township grew to 1,144 in 2023, 646 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Peru (19%), Kokomo (15%) and Indianapolis (4%).
6%work in town
| Washington Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $49,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 6% | 11% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Washington Township6%
Peru19%
Kokomo15%
Indianapolis4%
Logansport4%
17 mi
median commute distance
1,144
jobs based in Washington Township
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Nearby attractions
All 29 attractions →Wabash and Erie Canal and 6 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Washington Township. Close and well known come first.
34 mi LandmarkWabash and Erie Canal38 mi Theme parkIndiana Beach4 mi MuseumGrissom Air Museum
4 mi MuseumInternational Circus Hall of Fame
17 mi MuseumElwood Haynes Museum
30 mi MuseumForks of the Wabash
4 mi MuseumInternational Circus Hall of Fame17 mi MuseumElwood Haynes Museum30 mi MuseumForks of the WabashSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
International Circus Hall of Fame: Nyttend, Public domain · Elwood Haynes Museum: Nyttend, Public domain · Forks of the Wabash: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Washington Township
18pages on Washington Township
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Washington Township; the nearest are
Indiana University-KokomoUniversity or college · Public · Kokomo17 mi$8,424 in-state tuitionIvy Tech Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Indianapolis62.1 mi$5,154 in-state tuition
About 4 of every 100 Washington Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
About Washington Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Washington Township is one of fourteen townships in Miami County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,365 (down from 3,493 at 2010) and it contained 1,563 housing units.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 28 sq mi
- Elevation
- 791 ft
Washington Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Washington Township.
Butler TownshipPeru TownshipPipe Creek TownshipPeruClay TownshipWashington Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Township | #564 | D | A | — | C | D |
| Butler Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pipe Creek Township | #517 | C− | A− | — | C | D |
| Peru · Peru Township | #375 | B− | A | A | B− | D |
| Clay Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Washington Township and Pipe Creek Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Butler Township and Clay Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Peru Township and Peru are one community, graded once. Compare Washington Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Washington Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Washington Township, IN a good place to live?
Washington Township grades D overall, better than 14% of U.S. towns and #564 of 585 in Indiana. It grades D for health and C for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Washington 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.