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Henry County Courthouse — Napoleon, Ohio (cropped)
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Napoleon TownshipOH

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Is Napoleon Township a good place to live?

25% of working residents work locally in Napoleon Township, where Ohio’s towns sit at 6.9% and U.S. towns at 8%. The biggest park or preserve is Ritter Park, at 24 acres. We don’t grade Napoleon Township yet; the figures below are still real.

What makes Napoleon Township stand out

Where Napoleon Township beats most towns.

"Public School", Napoleon, Ohio
"Public School", Napoleon, Ohio, 1904
Napoleon Township’s story

192 years in pictures

Census counts: 566 in 1850, 8,862 in 2020. The archive holds 24 old photos and papers going back to 1879 and 3 maps from 1908 on.

  • 1834Napoleon Township is settled
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Getting set up

Moving to Napoleon Township: who provides what

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

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PowerCity of NapoleonEIAHIFLD · EIA
WaterNapoleon City water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet8 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Napoleon Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsNapoleon Area City 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, Henry County Board of ElectionsHenry County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Oct 2024
ZIP code4354543545 100%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 Napoleon Township.

Natural hazards

High risk in Napoleon Township, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 72% of U.S. communities.

72risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
72High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoes
1
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Schools

The schools Napoleon Township’s kids attend

Its public schools are run by the Napoleon Area City school district. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Napoleon Junior/Senior High School, with 743 students.

SchoolLevelStudentsLetter
Napoleon Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6Grades PK–6912A
Napoleon Junior/Senior High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12Grades 7–12743B

NCES · EDFacts

Climate

Napoleon Township has four seasons and pleasant summers

Napoleon Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 18° and about 25 inches of snow falls in a winter.

25″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter21–36°
Spring39–60°
Summer61–83°
Fall43–63°
Oct 24
typical first frost
Apr 23
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Work & commute

About one in four working residents works right in Napoleon Township

About one in 4 of Napoleon Township’s working residents works in town. At 20 minutes, Napoleon Township’s average trip to work is below both Ohio’s towns (24 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Since 2013, Napoleon Township has added 246 jobs, to 4,872 in 2023.

25%work in town
Napoleon TownshipOhio townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work20 minutes24 minutes25 minutes
Below the poverty line7.4%9.1%9.6%

Where working residents work

In Napoleon Township25%
Napoleon27%
Archbold6%
Defiance6%
Wauseon5%
12 mi
median commute distance
4,872
jobs based in Napoleon Township
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Health

How healthy Napoleon Township is

Napoleon Township beats the Ohio average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 35% of adults feel lonely in Napoleon Township.

Napoleon TownshipOhio townsU.S. towns
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)35%34%33%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)38%38%35%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)38%38%35%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)15%16%14%
32 measures vs. Ohio
3 better28 too close to call1 worse
What stands outNapoleon TownshipOH
Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off6.7%8.3%
Fewer adults facing food insecurity11.7%14.1%
More adults who have had cancer10%8.7%
Henry County Hospital
4.6 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health

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

Outdoors

Conserved land covers 0.9% of Napoleon Township

4.3 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves.

0.9%conserved
Napoleon TownshipOhio townsU.S. towns
Conserved land0.9%3.7%4.3%
Miles of trail per square mile0.1 miles per square mile0.20.4
0.9%
conserved · 193 of 22,371 acres
4.3 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Ritter Park—24
2. East Riverdowns Park0.1 mi14
3. Glenwood Park—10

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Napoleon Township

18pages on Napoleon Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

2 within 15 miles of the center of Napoleon Township

About Napoleon Township

City in Ohio, United States

Official town website ↗

Napoleon is a city in and the county seat of Henry County, Ohio, United States, along the Maumee River 44 miles (71 km) southwest of Toledo. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 8,862.

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

Established
1834
Area
6.6 sq mi
Elevation
679 ft
ZIP code
43545
Area code
419

Napoleon Township’s neighbors

5 towns share a border with Napoleon Township.

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How the neighbors grade
TownOH rankOverallCostSafetySchoolsHealth
Napoleon Township——————
Liberty Township——A−—AC+
Flatrock Township——A−—A−C+
Harrison Township——A—A−C+
Adams Township——————
Freedom Township——————

Liberty Township, Flatrock Township and Harrison Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Liberty Township, Flatrock Township and Harrison Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Napoleon Township, Adams Township and Freedom Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Napoleon Township with a neighbor →

Questions about Napoleon Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Napoleon Township, OH a good place to live?

We don’t grade Napoleon Township yet; the figures below are still real.