2007 · Map highlighting Clifty Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana · Wikimedia Commons
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A town of 1,320.
Population
1,320
+0% since 2010
Median home value
$328K
Census ACS
Household income
$88K
median
Median age
40.8
years
Jobs based here
142
A commuter town
Small town
1,320 people, and everyone knows the way
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Ordered by what stands out in Clifty. Another town gets a different order.
Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of Clifty
Most working residents leave Clifty for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Columbus (48%), Seymour (4%) and Greensburg (3%). Half commute less than 13 miles.
1%work in town
Where working residents work
In Clifty1%
Columbus48%
Seymour4%
Greensburg3%
Center3%
13 mi
median commute distance
142
jobs based in Clifty
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate
Four seasons, pleasant summers
Clifty has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 22°, and about 16 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
16″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter25–41°
Spring43–64°
Summer63–84°
Fall44–66°
Oct 25
typical first frost
Apr 11
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards
High risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 64% of U.S. communities.
64risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health
Healthier than 40% of U.S. towns
Clifty beats the Indiana average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3.
C+Health Grade
32 measures vs. Indiana
5 better24 too close to call3 worse
| What stands out | Clifty | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 12.4% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.2% | 11.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.9% | 8.3% |
Columbus Regional Hospital
8.8 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
65th
percentile among IN towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors
0.3% of Clifty is conserved land
1.7 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves.
0.3%conserved
0.3%
conserved · 42 of 14,556 acres
1.7 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Anderson Falls | 1.6 mi | 45 |
| 2. Newbern United Methodist Church Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town
99% of working residents leave Clifty for work
Where Clifty’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
142jobs based in Clifty
1%of working residents work in town
13 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Clifty
Township in Indiana, United States
Clifty Township is one of twelve townships in Bartholomew County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,004 and it contained 400 housing units.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Population
- 1,004
- Area
- 23 sq mi
- Elevation
- 728 ft