The best of Canoe Township’s subject grades is an A− for cost of living; the weakest is a D for health. On health, just 64 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns do worse. The biggest place to walk is State Game Lands Number 262, 1,082 acres with 5.3 miles of trail. Canoe Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

StrongestA⁻Hazard risk A⁻Cost of livingWeakestDHealth C⁻Jobs & income

What makes Canoe Township stand out

Where Canoe Township beats most towns.

Natural hazardsA⁻

Low risk of storm and flood damage

FEMA National Risk Index.

Small town

1,407 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns

Banks Township · 5 mi Grant Township · 5 mi North Mahoning Township · 5 mi Punxsutawney · 6 mi Bell Township · 6 mi Young Township · 7 mi

Grant TownshipBanks TownshipNorth Mahoning TownshipBell TownshipCanoe Township

How Canoe Township grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Canoe Township is from typical.

How grading works

HealthLess healthy than 89% of U.S. towns; Punxsutawney Area Hospital 7 miles awayDOpen →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 21% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listA⁻Open →Cost of livingTypical home $121K, 2 years of the Indiana area’s $60K median household incomeA⁻Open →Jobs & income$68K median household income; 45 jobs based hereC⁻Open →SchoolsBOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 3.3 of 20; 8.6% of households have no car; 22.2% of workers walk, bike or ride transitB⁻Open →

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.

Outdoors6% conserved landC⁻Open →HistoryB⁺Open →Civic life3.1 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsBOpen →

Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

Climate–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 43.1; 11% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Canoe Township: who provides what

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

The full setup list →

PowerREA Energy Coop16.1¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA

WaterIcmsa Rossiter water system18 health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA

Internet3 providers53% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC

Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Canoe Township’s trash rules yet

SchoolsMarion Center Area School District Punxsutawney Area School District2 districts serve Canoe Township; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES

Register to voteOnlineIn Pennsylvania you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person until 15 days before Election Day, or by mail (received 15 days before).vote.gov

Who runs elections hereIndiana County Board of ElectionsIndiana County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2026

ZIP codes15772, 15767, 1577115772 74% · 15767 17% · 15771 9%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Canoe Township.

HealthD

More of Canoe Township’s adults smoke cigarettes than in the typical Pennsylvania or U.S. town

23% of Canoe Township adults smoke cigarettes, above both the Pennsylvania town median (17%) and the median of U.S. towns (14%). 31% of Canoe Township adults get no exercise outside work. Canoe Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 15.

11%healthier than U.S. townsDHealth Grade

	Canoe Township	Pennsylvania towns	U.S. towns
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)	23%	17%	14%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)	17%	14%	14%
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)	26%	19%	19%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)	31%	24%	25%

26 measures vs. Pennsylvania

0 better11 too close to call15 worse

What stands out	Canoe Township	PA
More uninsured adults	9.2%	5.8%
More adults with COPD	11.8%	7.7%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth	21.9%	14.5%

Punxsutawney Area Hospital

7 mi away · emergency room

3 of 3

care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

Full pageCanoe Township’s health reportOpen the page

Everyday habitsMore smokers Hospitals & doctors nearby7 miles to an ER · Punxsutawney Area Hospital How adults are doingMore adults in fair or poor health Every CDC estimateBetter than PA on 0 of 26

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

SchoolsB

On state tests, Canoe Township’s schools beat 60% of Pennsylvania districts

Its one school is below.

60%of PA districts it outscoresBSchool Grade

School	Level	Students	Letter
Canoe Ridge Amish School PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades 1–8	Grades 1–8	16	–

Full pageCanoe Township’s schools pageOpen the page

The districtsThe public schools Vs. the neighborsAhead of all 2 graded neighbors Every school1 school · Canoe Ridge Amish School Questions“Are Canoe Township’s schools good?”

NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A⁻

Canoe Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 79% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 6 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Canoe Township.

21risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingCold wavesLandslides

paid flood claims since 1978

Full pageCanoe Township’s hazards pageOpen the page

What it facesLow risk Flood claims6 paid flood claims · Since 1978 Past disasters16 disaster declarations · Declared for the county Get ready1.9 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Work & commuteJobs & income grade C⁻

Most of Canoe Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them

Most working residents leave Canoe Township for work: only 1% work in town. At 29 minutes, Canoe Township’s average trip to work is where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 26 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. 12% of residents live below the poverty line in Canoe Township.

1%work in town

	Canoe Township	Pennsylvania towns	U.S. towns
Average trip to work	29 minutes	26 minutes	25 minutes
Working residents who work in town	1%	6.3%	8%
Below the poverty line	12%	7.6%	9.6%
Median household income	$68,000	$81,000	$80,000

Where working residents work

In Canoe Township1%

Punxsutawney12%

Young Township6%

White Township4%

Pittsburgh4%

24 mi

median commute distance

jobs based in Canoe Township

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

B−

Walkability grade: more walkable than 52% of U.S. towns

Full pageCanoe Township’s work & commute pageOpen the page

The jobs here45 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work1% work in Canoe Township Commute times29 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 24 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Canoe Township has four seasons and pleasant summers

Canoe Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Canoe Township’s July high is 81°F.

35″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter19–36°

Spring35–58°

Summer56–79°

Fall40–61°

Oct 12

typical first frost

May 10

typical last frost

+1.2°

vs. the 20th-century average

Full pageCanoe Township’s climate pageOpen the page

A year of weatherJuly highs 81°, January lows 17°Rain & snow35″ of snow a winter · 47 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+1.2° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

OutdoorsC⁻

6.3% of Canoe Township is conserved land

8.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.

6.3%conserved

	Canoe Township	Pennsylvania towns	U.S. towns
Miles of trail per square mile	0.3 miles per square mile	0.4	0.4
Conserved land	6.3%	8.2%	4.3%

6.3%

conserved · 1,082 of 17,257 acres

8.0 mi

of trails · 0.3 per sq mi

Biggest places to walk	Trails	Acres
1. State Game Lands Number 262	5.3 mi	1,082

Full pageCanoe Township’s outdoors pageOpen the page

Trail map8.0 miles of trail, mapped Pick a walk5.3 miles of trail · State Game Lands Number 262 Conserved land6.3% conserved · 1,082 acres protected Questions“Where can I hike in Canoe Township?”

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Canoe Township

17pages on Canoe Township

The big questions

SchoolsBBeat 60% of PA districts · 1 school HealthDBetter than PA on 0 of 26 CDC measures Cost of livingA⁻Work & commuteC⁻$68K median household income · 45 jobs here Natural hazardsA⁻FEMA risk higher than 21% of U.S. communities · inland flooding

Out and about

OutdoorsC⁻8 mi of trails · 6% conserved land PlacesAttractions40 nearby · Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site 34 mi LibraryBPunxsutawney Memorial Library Colleges

The story

Town Hall & politicsClimate81° summer highs · 35″ of snow

Day to day

NewsWeatherHandbookTown SquareNeighbors

After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Canoe Township; the nearest are

Indiana University of PennsylvaniaUniversity or college · Public · Indiana20.3 mi$11,380 in-state tuition Pennsylvania Highlands Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Johnstown42 mi$7,110 in-state tuition

About 1 of every 100 Canoe Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Canoe Township for work

Where Canoe Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

45jobs based in Canoe Township

1%of working residents work in town

24 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Canoe Township

Township in Pennsylvania, US

Canoe Township is a township in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,432 at the 2020 census, a decline from the figure of 1,505 tabulated in 2010. Canoe Township was formed from Montgomery Township in 1847. It was named after Canoe Creek, which was so called because its mouth on Mahoning Creek was traditionally the head of canoe navigation. The township includes the communities of Canoe Ridge, Juneau, Locust, Locust Lane, Robertsville, and Rossiter.

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

Area: 27 sq mi

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