Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
White Post Township’s best subject grade is an A− for cost of living; its weakest is a C− for health. 43% of residents are under 18 in White Post Township, above both Indiana’s towns (23%) and U.S. towns (22%). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 82% of U.S. towns. Only 3 of the 594 Indiana towns we compare have a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than White Post Township. White Post Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where White Post 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 White Post Township is from typical.
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Census counts: 922 in 1890, 1,072 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2019 and 2 maps from 1962 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in White Post 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 White Post Township.
Its public schools are run by West Central School Corp. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Central Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 335 | C+ |
| West Central Senior High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 203 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
White Post Township beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 42% of adults have high blood pressure in White Post Township, above both the Indiana town median (39%) and the median of U.S. towns (35%). 15% of adults have diabetes in White Post Township.
| White Post Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 39% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 12% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | White Post Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.6% | 8.1% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.8% | 6.8% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 4.3% | 3.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 85% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave White Post Township for work: only 3% work in town. White Post Township’s average trip to work is 29 minutes. Jobs based in White Post Township grew to 241 in 2023, 166 more than in 2013.
| White Post Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.8% | 11% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 8.4% | 10% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
White Post Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 17° and about 26 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
1.5 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of White Post Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 White Post Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
Where White Post Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Township in Indiana, United States
White Post Township is one of twelve townships in Pulaski County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,072 and it contained 450 housing units. The township is an almost precise 6 mile by 6 mile square; 36.46 square miles and runs from the intersection of County Road 200N and County Road CR1700W (Jasper County line) southwards along CR1700W to CR400S thence east to CR 1100W thence north to CR200N and finally back west to the origin. White Post Township took its name from a stagecoach stop named White Post, and it is supposed the stop was named for a nearby large white stump.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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−.