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Public schools that outperform most of Ohio. Some 4,238 people live in this town, in Ohio.
Granville Township’s strongest is schools (A+): its schools rank ahead of 97% of Ohio towns. This Ohio town ranks 12th of 987 in Ohio, with an A+ overall. On that grade it does better than almost every U.S. town. A typical home there costs about $295K, 3.8 years of the Celina area’s $77K median household income. It also does well on incomes (A): the median household earns $113K. Granville Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 90% of U.S. towns. St. Francis Catholic Church and Rectory is on the National Register of Historic Places. A third of residents are under 18 locally, above both Ohio’s towns (22%) and U.S. towns (22%).
Figures: schools, state test and graduation results · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · home values, Zillow · National Register of Historic Places.
Where Granville Township beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| St Henry Elementary School | PK–4 | 489 |
| St Henry Middle School | 5–8 | 300 |
| St Henry High School | 9–12 | 296 |
St. Francis Catholic Church and RectoryEach subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Granville Township is from typical.
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The archive holds 9 old photos and papers going back to 1905 and 2 maps from 1908 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Granville 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 Granville Township.
Granville Township pairs an A+ for schools with modest home prices, trades workers with St. Henry and other neighbors and is healthier than Recovery Township and its other neighbors.
That grade comes with a B+ for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $295K. It ranks #15 of the 993 Ohio towns we grade for schools.
Public schools: the St Henry Consolidated Local school district. Its three schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Henry Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 489 | A+ |
| St Henry High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 296 | A+ |
| St Henry Middle SchoolTop results in townGrades 5–8 | Grades 5–8 | 300 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Its A− for health tops all 3 graded neighbors; Recovery Township (B+) comes closest. Its widest gap with Ohio is food insecurity: 8.7% of its 2,871 adults worry about having enough food, against 14.1% statewide.
Just over a third of adults have obesity in Granville Township. Against the Ohio average, Granville Township comes out ahead on 15 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 1. Two figures for adults locally: 12% report frequent physical distress, 15% say their health is fair or poor.
| Granville Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 20% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Granville Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.7% | 14.1% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 5.3% | 8.3% |
| More binge drinkers | 20% | 16.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Compared with 78% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Granville Township is lower. Expected losses in Granville Township break down as 42% from inland flooding and 27% from tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The median household earns $113,355, against $71,389 across Ohio, one input to its A for jobs and income.
The share of residents in Granville Township who are under 18: 33%. Children under 18 are 33% of residents (22% statewide); people 65 and older are 12% of residents (18% statewide). Its midpoint age stands at 31.6 years. Nearly a third of adults 25 and older hold at least a bachelor’s degree, against 32% across Ohio.
| Granville Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 33% | 22% | 22% |
| Median age | 31.6 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 12% | 20% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 32% | 24% | 29% |
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.3 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Granville Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 18.5% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 14.9% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10.1% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.9% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.8% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.3% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 9% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.1% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 3.4% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 34.8% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 14.1% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 15.5% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.7% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.9% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,200, single groups can be off by several points
The town’s typical July afternoon high comes in at 84°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Granville Township has about as many jobs (2,263) as working residents, but only 352 people both live and work here. The average commute takes 16.9 minutes, against 23.4 across Ohio.
Commuting out is the norm in Granville Township: 17% of working residents work locally. 3.4% of Granville Township residents live below the poverty line. Jobs based locally fell to 2,263 in 2023, 153 fewer than in 2013. The top destinations are St. Henry (14%), Coldwater (9%) and Celina (7%).
| Granville Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 17 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $113,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 3.4% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 17% | 6.8% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Count the trails in 1 park or preserve and they come to 0.2 miles. One park or preserve covers 19 acres in Granville Township.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Saint Henry South Park | 0.2 mi | 19 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Granville Township. Close and well known come first.
12 mi State parkGrand Lake St. Marys State Park
8 mi MuseumFort Recovery
9 mi MuseumShrine of the Holy Relics
27 mi MuseumArmstrong Air and Space Museum
34 mi MuseumLevi Coffin House
36 mi MuseumAllen County MuseumGrand Lake St. Marys State Park: Bruin, CC BY 2.0 · Fort Recovery: Nyttend, Public domain · Shrine of the Holy Relics: Rfgagel, Public domain · Armstrong Air and Space Museum: Tysto, Public domain · Levi Coffin House: Nyttend, Public domain · Allen County Museum: WeaponizingArchitecture, CC BY-SA 4.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Granville Township
About 5 of every 100 Granville Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
Township in Ohio, US
Granville Township is one of the fourteen townships of Mercer County, Ohio, United States. The population of the township was 4,227 at the 2020 census.
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4 towns share a border with Granville Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granville Township | #12 | A+ | B+ | — | A+ | A− |
| Butler Township | #108 | A | B+ | — | A− | B |
| Recovery Township | — | — | B | — | A+ | B+ |
| Wabash Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gibson Township | — | — | A | — | A+ | B+ |
Recovery Township and Gibson Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Granville Township, Butler Township, Recovery Township and Gibson Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Wabash Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Granville Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Granville Township grades A+ overall, among the top 2% of U.S. towns and #12 of 987 in Ohio. It grades A− for health and A+ for schools.
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 B+.
