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A town of 5,544. Public schools that outperform most of Ohio.
Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 96% of U.S. towns. Overall it grades B, ranked 479th of 987 in Ohio. Its schools outperform 87% of the state's and the median household earns $108K. Morgan Township has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them John Vaughan House and Thomas Select School. Morgan Township’s average trip to work is 29 minutes, above both Ohio’s towns (24 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). The biggest park or preserve is Governor Bebb MetroPark, at 222 acres.
Where Morgan Township beats most towns.
Where Morgan Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Morgan Township is from typical.
Its grades run from A for schools (better than 87% of comparable towns) to D− for walkability (better than 4%), so the B overall blends very different results.
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The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1875 and a map from 1986 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Morgan Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw26 mi Theme parkKings Island3.5M visitors a year
22 mi Stadium & arenaPaycor Stadium
22 mi Stadium & arenaGreat American Ball Park
18 mi MuseumCreation Museum1.2M visitors a year
20 mi Stadium & arenaNippert Stadium
21 mi Stadium & arenaTQL StadiumKings Island: Eli Duke from Portland, OR, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Paycor Stadium: JonRidinger, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Great American Ball Park: Eric Kilby profile at Flickr website, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Creation Museum: Creashin at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Nippert Stadium: Ben Levin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · TQL Stadium: Cornfield948, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Morgan 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 Morgan Township.
Morgan Township has less tooth loss than most of Ohio, sends most of its workers to Cincinnati and beyond and has household incomes well above the Ohio norm.
Its public schools are run by the Ross Local school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–3 | Grades PK–3 | 385 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Morgan Township has 412 jobs for its 2,530 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Morgan Township for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Cincinnati (14%), Fairfield (5%) and Hamilton (5%). Half commute less than 18 miles.
| Morgan Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $108,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.8% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 8.3% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Morgan Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 22° and about 16 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The median household earns $107,875, against $71,389 across Ohio, one input to its A for jobs and income.
Adults 18 to 34 are 15% of residents (22% statewide); children under 18 are 29% of residents (22% statewide). Morgan Township has grown 3.6% since 2020, to 5,544 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 16% of Morgan Township residents are 65 or older.
| Morgan Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38.2 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 20% | 18% |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.3 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Morgan Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 19.1% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.8% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.1% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.7% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.8% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.3% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.5% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.7% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 47.4% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 14.5% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.1% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.1% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
2.6 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The trail density in Morgan Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Morgan Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 8.5% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Salamander Run | 1.5 mi | 120 |
| 2. Governor Bebb MetroPark | — | 222 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 59% of U.S. communities. Since 1995, 7 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Morgan Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its widest gap with Ohio is tooth loss: 9.8% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 15.3% statewide. Against the 7,478 U.S. towns with household incomes like Morgan Township’s, it is less healthy than 80%, so it trails even them.
Morgan Township beats the Ohio average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 18% of adults binge drink in Morgan Township.
| Morgan Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 80% | 79% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 38% | 36% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Morgan Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.8% | 15.3% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6% | 8.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.9% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
3 within 15 miles of the center of Morgan Township
About 1 of every 100 Morgan Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
3 places in Morgan Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Ohio, US
Morgan Township is one of thirteen townships in Butler County, Ohio, United States. It is located in the southwestern corner of the county, on the state line with Indiana. It had a population of 5,345 at the 2020 census.
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5 towns share a border with Morgan Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Township | #479 | B | C+ | — | A | B− |
| Ross Township | #328 | B+ | C+ | A− | A | C |
| Crosby Township | #627 | B− | C− | — | B+ | B |
| Harrison Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Reily Township | #793 | C | C+ | — | B+ | B− |
Morgan Township, Crosby Township and Reily Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Harrison Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Morgan Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Morgan Township grades B overall, better than 61% of U.S. towns and #479 of 987 in Ohio. It grades B− for health and A for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
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