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Colebrook Township’s best subject grades are a B+ for history and civic life; its weakest is a D− for walkability. Colebrook Township’s average commute is 36 minutes, above both the Ohio town median (24 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 91 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score lower on health. The biggest park or preserve is New Lyme Wildlife Area, at 127 acres. Colebrook Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Colebrook Township beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| Widest gap | Colebrook Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 22.3% | 15.4% |
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Colebrook Township is from typical.
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Census counts: 747 in 1990, 1,115 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 2014 and 4 maps from 1905 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Colebrook 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 Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Colebrook Township.
35% of Colebrook Township adults get no exercise outside work, against 28% in Ohio’s towns and 25% across U.S. towns. In Colebrook Township, 39% of adults feel lonely. Two figures for adults in the town: 22% smoke cigarettes, 30% have been diagnosed with depression.
| Colebrook Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 18% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 16% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 26% | 23% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 34% | 33% |
| What stands out | Colebrook Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 22.3% | 15.4% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 20.1% | 14.1% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 21.8% | 15.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
One of its 2 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Creek School PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades 1–8 | Grades 1–8 | 40 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Households in Colebrook Township have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2008. Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 91% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 57% come from inland flooding and 18% from tornadoes.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
For half of commuters, work is under 23 miles away. Among working residents in Colebrook Township, 1.2% work locally. The top destinations are Orwell Township (8%), Orwell (7%) and Middlefield (6%). Its middle household income is $60,000.
| Colebrook Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.2% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $60,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 8.1% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 18° and about 90 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. New Lyme Wildlife Area | — | 127 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Colebrook Township; the nearest are
About 7 of every 100 Colebrook Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
Where Colebrook Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Township in Ohio, US
Colebrook Township is one of the twenty-seven townships of Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,115 people in the township.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.