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GilboaIN

A town of 247.

Population
247
residents
Median home value
$270K
Census ACS
Household income
$122K
median
Median age
30.6
years
Jobs based here
36
A commuter town
Small town

247 people, and everyone knows the way

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Gilboa

Most working residents leave Gilboa for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Lafayette (27%), West Lafayette (6%) and Fowler (4%). Half commute less than 25 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Gilboa0%
Lafayette27%
West Lafayette6%
Fowler4%
Center4%
25 mi
median commute distance
36
jobs based in Gilboa
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Natural hazards

Low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 23% of U.S. communities.

23risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
23Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Gilboa has chilly winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 17°, and about 29 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

29″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter20–36°
Spring39–62°
Summer61–83°
Fall42–64°
Oct 17
typical first frost
Apr 25
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Gilboa is

Gilboa beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3.

32 measures vs. Indiana
0 better29 too close to call3 worse
What stands outGilboaIN
More adults who have had cancer9.5%8.3%
More adults with heart disease7.7%6.8%
More adults with arthritis31.7%28.3%
Indiana University Health White Memorial Hospital
20.2 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

0.4% of Gilboa is conserved land

0.0 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves.

0.4%conserved
0.4%
conserved · 98 of 22,861 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Metro-Sixty Gamebird Habitat Area—72
2. McGinnis/Lauerman Gamebird Habitat Area—35
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Gilboa for work

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

27% → Lafayette Lafayette 27% 6% → West Lafayette West Lafayette 6% 4% → Fowler Fowler 4% 4% → Center Center 4% 3% → Otterbein Otterbein 3% 3% → Wabash Wabash 3% Gilboa · 0% stay
36jobs based in Gilboa
0%of working residents work in town
25 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Gilboa

Township in Indiana, United States

Gilboa Township is one of eleven townships in Benton County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 282 and it contained 100 housing units. It is named for Mount Gilboa, a prominence in the southern part of the township. It was created in 1866 out of the northern part of Pine Township, after the petition of 21 residents there.

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

Population
282
Area
36 sq mi
Elevation
761 ft

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