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A town of 6,710.
York Township earns a D, 950th among Ohio's 987 graded towns, mostly because of health and incomes. Residents are less healthy than 90% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. The median household income is $56K, and 15% of residents live below the poverty line. What it does well: it has 13 miles of trail and 42% conserved land. History is its standout character grade: an A+, better than 99% of U.S. towns. York Township’s average trip to work is 41 minutes, against 24 minutes in Ohio’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Only 17 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score lower on hazard risk. The biggest park or preserve is Poston Plant Lands, at 501 acres.
Where York Township beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
7,761 counted in 2010 and 6,852 in 2020; an estimated 6,710 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far York Township is from typical.
Its best grade is an A+ for history (#3 of 993 in Ohio), which describes the town but isn’t part of the overall grade; its D comes from the livability subjects above.
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The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1850 and 5 maps from 1903 on.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in York 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 York Township.
York Township keeps more of its land conserved than most of Ohio and trades workers with Athens and other neighbors, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Ohio (mostly inland flooding).
Its 9,864 conserved acres are a larger share of the town than in any other Ohio town.
13 miles of trail in 7 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Poston Plant Lands | — | 501 |
| 2. Bluebell Preserve | — | 115 |
| 3. Poston Nature Preserve - North Tract | — | 21 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Nelsonville-York City school district. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Tri-County Career Center Building, with 590 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nelsonville-York Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 477 | C |
| Tri-County Career Center BuildingLargest public high schoolGrades 11–12 | Grades 11–12 | 590 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
22% of adults report frequent mental distress in York Township. York Township beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 18. 38% of adults feel lonely in York Township.
| York Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 18% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 26% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 16% | 14% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 34% | 33% |
| What stands out | York Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 23.6% | 15.3% |
| More adults without reliable transportation | 11.3% | 7.7% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 20.5% | 14.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 99% of Ohio towns, with expected losses of about $449 per resident a year; that rating is what its D for hazard risk is built on.
The FEMA risk score in York Township is 86 of 100. Since 1979, 13 flood insurance claims have been paid out in York Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
York Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 22° and about 12 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
York Township has about as many jobs (1,937) as working residents, but only 366 people both live and work here. The average commute takes 40.6 minutes, against 23.4 across Ohio.
Most working residents leave York Township for work: only 17% work in town. Jobs based in York Township fell to 1,937 in 2023, 105 fewer than in 2013. The top destinations are Athens (16%), Nelsonville (16%) and Columbus (8%).
| York Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 17% | 6.8% | 8% |
| Median household income | $56,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
2 within 15 miles of the center of York Township
About 10 of every 100 York Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
41.5% of the town is conserved land, across 7 parks and preserves.
Township in Ohio, US
York Township is one of the fourteen townships of Athens County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 6,852 people in the township.
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6 towns share a border with York Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| York Township | #950 | D | B+ | — | C | D |
| Waterloo Township | — | — | A− | — | B+ | B− |
| Ward Township | — | — | A | — | C | D |
| Dover Township | #873 | C− | B− | — | B− | C |
| Nelsonville | #946 | D | B+ | C | C | C− |
| Buchtel | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Starr Township | — | — | A+ | — | B+ | D |
Waterloo Township, Ward Township and Starr Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. York Township, Waterloo Township, Ward Township, Dover Township and Starr Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Buchtel isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare York Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
York Township grades D overall, better than 11% of U.S. towns and #950 of 987 in Ohio. It grades D for health and C for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D.
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+.