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A town in Indiana, home to 4,400 people.
Where it falls short is health: residents are less healthy than 75% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. With a C+ overall, York Township sits 409th of 585 in Indiana. On that grade it does better than 44% of U.S. towns. Its strongest is hazard risk (A+). Add incomes to its strengths: the median household earns $79K. Homes run about $299K for a typical one, 4.4 times the Elkhart metro’s $69K median household income. Bonneyville Mills is on the National Register of Historic Places. Only 31 of Indiana’s 1,096 towns score lower on cost of living.
Figures: FEMA National Risk Index · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · National Register of Historic Places.
Where York Township beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| York Elementary School | K–3 | 260 |
| Birdsong Echos | 1–7 | 25 |
3,728 counted in 2010 and 4,291 in 2020; an estimated 4,400 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far York Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 572 in 1920, 4,291 in 2020. The archive holds 2 maps from 1961 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in York 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 York Township.
York Township carries less natural-hazard risk than nearly all of Indiana (mostly inland flooding) and draws workers from Elkhart and beyond.
4,801 jobs are based in York Township, 2.3 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. The average commute takes 17.7 minutes, against 24.1 across Indiana.
Jobs based in York Township grew to 4,801 in 2023, 2,764 more than in 2013. In York Township, the average trip to work is 18 minutes. For half of commuters, work is under 11 miles away. York Township: 6.3% of residents live below the poverty line.
| York Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6.3% | 10% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
One of its 2 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. The Middlebury Community Schools runs its public schools. 260 students attend York Township’s public school.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| York Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–3 | Grades K–3 | 260 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 98% of Indiana towns, with expected losses of about $259 per resident a year; that rating is what its A+ for hazard risk is built on.
Expected losses in York Township break down as 48% from inland flooding and 19% from cold waves.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Across 2 parks and preserves: 5.6 miles of trail. Bonneyville Mill County Park, at 225 acres with 5 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. In York Township, the density of trails is 0.2 miles per square mile, near both the Indiana town median (0.2) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4).
| York Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.7% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bonneyville Mill County Park | 5 mi | 225 |
| 2. Corson Riverwoods County Park | 0.5 mi | 37 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
In York Township, 35% of adults feel lonely, against 32% in Indiana’s towns and 33% across U.S. towns. 42% of adults have obesity here.
| York Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 39% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 32% | 33% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| What stands out | York Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 18.3% | 15.7% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.3% | 8.1% |
| Fewer adults getting cholesterol checked | 83.6% | 85.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Here, 21% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree, against 30% in Indiana as a whole. Children under 18 are 33% of residents (23% statewide); people 65 and older are 11% of residents (17% statewide). York Township’s median age stands at 31.5 years. Since 2020, York Township has grown 2.1%, to 4,400 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| York Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 31.5 years | 39.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 11% | 18% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 21% | 22% | 29% |
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.6 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| York Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 17.8% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 14.9% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 17.4% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.4% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.3% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.7% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 3.4% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 21.2% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 34.8% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 17.6% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 5.3% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 12.6% | 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 · in a town of 4,400, single groups can be off by several points
The range runs from 17° on a January night to 83° on a July afternoon, with about 45 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
2 within 15 miles of the center of York Township
About 1 of every 100 York Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
Where York Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Township in Indiana, United States
York Township is one of sixteen townships in Elkhart County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,728.
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5 towns share a border with York Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| York Township | #409 | C+ | C | — | B+ | C− |
| Middlebury Township | #353 | B− | C | — | B+ | C |
| Van Buren Township | #94 | A | B+ | — | A | C− |
| Washington Township | #555 | C− | B− | — | C− | C− |
| Vistula | — | — | — | — | — | — |
York Township, Middlebury Township, Van Buren Township and Washington Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Vistula isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare York Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
York Township grades C+ overall, better than 44% of U.S. towns and #409 of 585 in Indiana. It grades C− for health and B+ for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a C−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.