Lake Township’s FEMA risk score is 20 of 100. FEMA puts just over four fifths of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 80% of U.S. communities.

20risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland flooding

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What it facesLow risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters11 disaster declarations · Declared for the county Get ready2.5 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Schools

The schools Lake Township’s kids attend

One of its 2 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed.

School	Level	Students	Letter
Valley View School PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades 1–8	Grades 1–8	31	–

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The districtsThe public schools Vs. the neighbors5 bordering towns Every school2 schools · Valley View School Questions“Are Lake Township’s schools good?”

NCES · EDFacts

Work & commute

With only 0.3 jobs per working resident, most people in Lake Township work out of town

In Lake Township, 2.3% of working residents work locally, below both Pennsylvania’s towns (6.3%) and U.S. towns (8%). Between 2013 and 2023, jobs locally rose by 29, to 84. 14% of residents live below the poverty line in the town. The median commute is under 18 miles.

2%work in town

	Lake Township	Pennsylvania towns	U.S. towns
Below the poverty line	14%	7.6%	9.6%
Median household income	$56,000	$81,000	$80,000
Working residents who work in town	2.3%	6.3%	8%
Average trip to work	27 minutes	26 minutes	25 minutes

Where working residents work

In Lake Township2%

Pine Township7%

Fairview Township6%

Sandy Lake Township6%

Hermitage4%

18 mi

median commute distance

jobs based in Lake Township

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

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The jobs here84 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work2% work in Lake Township Commute times27 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 18 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Who lives here

A larger share of residents are under 18 in Lake Township than in most of Pennsylvania or the rest of the country

Since 2020, Lake Township has lost 2.7% of its people, to 682 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. Lake Township’s midpoint age stands at 31.6 years, below both the Pennsylvania town median (43.2 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years), and on top of that in Lake Township, 12% of residents are 65 or older. Four-year graduates: just over a quarter of adults 25 and older here, 35% across Pennsylvania.

31.6median age · PA 40.9

	Lake Township	Pennsylvania towns	U.S. towns
Under 18	33%	20%	22%
Median age	31.6 years	43.2 years	40.5 years
Aged 65 or older	12%	21%	18%
Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+	26%	29%	29%

Lake TownshipPennsylvaniaUnited States

PAU.S.

Ages · share of residents

20%

Education · adults 25 and older

No diploma16%

High school37%

Some college12%

Associate’s9%

Bachelor’s24%

Graduate3%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.

Ages and education in Lake Township
	Lake Township	PA	U.S.
Under 10	20.2%	10.8%	11.6%
10 to 17	12.3%	9.7%	10.3%
18 to 24	8.8%	9%	9.1%
25 to 34	12.1%	13%	13.7%
35 to 44	6.6%	12.6%	13.2%
45 to 54	12%	11.9%	12.2%
55 to 64	16.1%	13.6%	12.7%
65 to 74	8%	11.4%	10.2%
75 and older	4%	8.1%	7%
No diploma	15.5%	7.9%	10.4%
High school	36.9%	32.9%	26%
Some college	11.9%	15.1%	19.1%
Associate’s	9.2%	8.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s	23.5%	20.9%	21.6%
Graduate	2.9%	14.3%	14.1%

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Ages31.6 median age · 12% are 65 or older Schooling26% have a four-year degree Homes86% own their home · Homeowners Income$56K a year · Median household income

Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 700, single groups can be off by several points

Climate

Expect snowy winters and pleasant summers in Lake Township

Summer afternoons peak near 81° in July, and January nights bottom out around 18°; snowfall runs to about 54 inches a winter.

54″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter20–36°

Spring36–58°

Summer57–80°

Fall41–61°

Oct 3

typical first frost

May 15

typical last frost

+1.8°

vs. the 20th-century average

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A year of weatherJuly highs 81°, January lows 18°Rain & snow54″ of snow a winter · 45 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+1.8° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Lake Township is

The share of adults in Lake Township who had a checkup this year: 80%. Two figures for adults locally: 15% report frequent physical distress, 37% have high blood pressure.

	Lake Township	Pennsylvania towns	U.S. towns
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)	18%	17%	14%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)	15%	14%	14%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)	37%	34%	35%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)	80%	79%	79%

26 measures vs. Pennsylvania

0 better20 too close to call6 worse

What stands out	Lake Township	PA
More adults with COPD	9.6%	7.7%
More adults with heart disease	9%	7.4%
More adults who have had cancer	10.5%	8.8%

Grove City Medical Center

12.2 mi away · emergency room

None

primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

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Everyday habitsMore smokers Hospitals & doctors nearby12.2 miles to an ER · Grove City Medical Center How adults are doingMore adults in frequent physical distress Every CDC estimateBetter than PA on 0 of 26

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

Outdoors

Lake Township keeps 5.1% of its land conserved

2 parks and preserves cover 75 acres in Lake Township.

5.1%conserved

5.1%

conserved · 535 of 10,520 acres

0.0 mi

of trails · 0 per sq mi

Biggest places to walk	Trails	Acres
1. McKeever Center at Clear Creek State Forest	—	65
2. State Game Lands Number 130	—	10

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Trail map0.0 miles of trail, mapped Pick a walk65 acres · McKeever Center at Clear Creek State Forest Conserved land5.1% conserved · 535 acres protected Questions“Where can I hike in Lake Township?”

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Everything we know about Lake Township

18pages on Lake Township

The big questions

Schools2 schools HealthBetter than PA on 0 of 26 CDC measures Cost of livingWork & commute$56K median household income · 84 jobs here Natural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 20% of U.S. communities · inland flooding

Out and about

Outdoors0 mi of trails · 5% conserved land PlacesAttractions20 nearby · Conneaut Lake Park 22 mi LibraryMercer Area Library CollegesGrove City College is 13.3 mi away

The story

HistoryTown Hall & politicsClimate81° summer highs · 54″ of snow

Day to day

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After high school

Colleges nearby

2 within 15 miles of the center of Lake Township

Grove City CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Grove City13.3 mi$21,700 tuition Thiel CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Greenville13.6 mi$38,344 tuition

About 3 of every 100 Lake Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.

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A commuter town

98% of working residents leave Lake Township for work

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

84jobs based in Lake Township

2%of working residents work in town

18 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Lake Township

Township in Pennsylvania, US

Lake Township is a township in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 702 at the 2020 census, a decline from the figure of 780 in 2010.

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Area: 16 sq mi

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