Bridgewater Township’s best subject grade is an A− for cost of living; its weakest is a D for walkability. 23% of residents live below the poverty line in Bridgewater Township, against 9.1% in Ohio’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Only 2 of the 994 Ohio towns we compare have a lower January low than Bridgewater Township. The biggest park or preserve is Lake La Su An Wildlife Area, at 486 acres. Bridgewater Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

StrongestA⁻Cost of livingWeakestDWalkability C⁻Health C⁻Jobs & income

Small town

1,404 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns

Amboy Township · 4 mi Pioneer · 5 mi Holiday City · 6 mi Northwest Township · 6 mi Montpelier · 6 mi Madison Township · 6 mi

Madison TownshipSuperior TownshipNorthwest TownshipAmboy TownshipBridgewater Township

How Bridgewater Township grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Bridgewater Township is from typical.

How grading works

WalkabilityEPA walkability 2.7 of 20; 1.5% of households have no car; 1.3% of workers walk, bike or ride transitDOpen →HealthCommunity Hospitals and Wellness Centers 5.3 miles awayC⁻Open →Cost of livingTypical home $189K, 3.1 years of the county’s $61K median household incomeA⁻Open →Jobs & income$77K median household incomeC⁻Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 34% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listB⁺Open →SchoolsBeat 62% of Ohio districts on tests and graduationBOpen →

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.

Outdoors3 miles of trails; 9% conserved landC⁻Open →HistoryB⁺Open →Civic lifeC⁻Open →

Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

Climate–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 44.2; 10% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Bridgewater Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Bridgewater Township, and how to reach them.

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PowerNorth Western Elec CoopEIAHIFLD · EIA

WaterAqua Ohio - SenecaNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA

Internet8 providers81% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC

Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Bridgewater Township’s trash rules yet

SchoolsNorth Central Local School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES

Register to voteOnlineIn Ohio you can register online until 30 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.gov

Who runs elections hereDirector, Williams County Board of ElectionsWilliams County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2019

ZIP codes43543, 4355443543 72% · 43554 28%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Bridgewater Township.

HealthC⁻

Bridgewater Township is less healthy than 84% of U.S. towns

That puts Bridgewater Township where Ohio’s towns sit at 28% and U.S. towns at 25%. Bridgewater Township beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 19% of adults smoke cigarettes in Bridgewater Township.

16%healthier than U.S. townsC⁻Health Grade

	Bridgewater Township	Ohio towns	U.S. towns
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)	32%	28%	25%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)	19%	16%	14%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)	15%	13%	12%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)	41%	38%	35%

32 measures vs. Ohio

0 better26 too close to call6 worse

What stands out	Bridgewater Township	OH
More older adults who have lost all their teeth	20.4%	15.3%
More adults with COPD	10%	8%
More smokers	18.6%	15.4%

Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers

5.3 mi away · emergency room

3 of 3

care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

Full pageBridgewater Township’s health reportOpen the page

Everyday habitsMore smokers Hospitals & doctors nearby5.3 miles to an ER · Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers How adults are doingMore adults in frequent physical distress Every CDC estimateBetter than OH on 0 of 32

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Work & commuteJobs & income grade C⁻

Bridgewater Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Most working residents leave Bridgewater Township for work: only 1% work in town. The average trip to work in Bridgewater Township is 20 minutes. Since 2013, Bridgewater Township has lost 23 jobs, to 86 in 2023.

1%work in town

	Bridgewater Township	Ohio towns	U.S. towns
Average trip to work	20 minutes	24 minutes	25 minutes
Working residents who work in town	1.2%	6.9%	8%

Where working residents work

In Bridgewater Township1%

Bryan12%

Pioneer12%

Holiday City8%

Montpelier7%

15 mi

median commute distance

jobs based in Bridgewater Township

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

Walkability grade: more walkable than 11% of U.S. towns

Full pageBridgewater Township’s work & commute pageOpen the page

The jobs here86 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work1% work in Bridgewater Township Commute times20 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 15 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

In Bridgewater Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers

Bridgewater Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 17° and about 33 inches of snow falls in a winter.

33″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter20–34°

Spring38–59°

Summer60–81°

Fall42–62°

Oct 18

typical first frost

Apr 28

typical last frost

+1.3°

vs. the 20th-century average

Full pageBridgewater Township’s climate pageOpen the page

A year of weatherJuly highs 83°, January lows 17°Rain & snow33″ of snow a winter · 37 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+1.3° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B⁺

Bridgewater Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 66% of U.S. communities.

34risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingTornadoesStrong wind

Full pageBridgewater Township’s hazards pageOpen the page

What it facesLow risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters6 disaster declarations · Declared for the county Get ready0.2 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

OutdoorsC⁻

Conserved land covers 8.7% of Bridgewater Township

3.2 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.

8.7%conserved

	Bridgewater Township	Ohio towns	U.S. towns
Conserved land	8.7%	3.7%	4.3%
Miles of trail per square mile	0.1 miles per square mile	0.2	0.4

8.7%

conserved · 1,873 of 21,585 acres

3.2 mi

of trails · 0.1 per sq mi

Biggest places to walk	Trails	Acres
1. Lake La Su An Wildlife Area	—	486

Full pageBridgewater Township’s outdoors pageOpen the page

Trail map3.2 miles of trail, mapped Pick a walk486 acres · Lake La Su An Wildlife Area Conserved land8.7% conserved · 1,873 acres protected Questions“Where can I hike in Bridgewater Township?”

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Bridgewater Township

18pages on Bridgewater Township

The big questions

SchoolsBBeat 62% of OH districts HealthC⁻Better than OH on 0 of 32 CDC measures Cost of livingA⁻Work & commuteC⁻$77K median household income · 86 jobs here Natural hazardsB⁺FEMA risk higher than 34% of U.S. communities · inland flooding

Out and about

OutdoorsC⁻3 mi of trails · 9% conserved land PlacesAttractions24 nearby · Slayton Arboretum 19 mi LibraryC⁻Pioneer Branch Library Colleges

The story

HistoryB⁺Settled 1846 Town Hall & politicsClimate83° summer highs · 33″ of snow

Day to day

NewsWeatherHandbookTown SquareNeighbors

After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Bridgewater Township; the nearest are

Hillsdale CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Hillsdale, MI18.9 mi$33,189 tuition Northwest State Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Archbold22.7 mi$4,698 in-state tuition Purdue University Fort WayneUniversity or college · Public · Fort Wayne, IN44.8 mi$9,532 in-state tuition

About 4 of every 100 Bridgewater Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Bridgewater Township for work

Where Bridgewater Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

86jobs based in Bridgewater Township

1%of working residents work in town

15 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Bridgewater Township

Township in Ohio, US

Bridgewater Township is one of the twelve townships of Williams County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,434 people in the township.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area: 34 sq mi
Elevation: 909 ft

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