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A town of 1,289. Healthier than 83% of U.S. towns.

Population
1,289
+2.7% since 2010
Median home value
$160K
Census ACS
Household income
$84K
median
Median age
36.1
years
Jobs based here
217
A commuter town

What makes Grant stand out

The thing Grant does most differently from other towns.

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Small town

1,289 people, and everyone knows the way

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Health

Healthier than 17% of U.S. towns

Grant beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5.

C−Health Grade
32 measures vs. Indiana
0 better27 too close to call5 worse
What stands outGrantIN
More older adults who have lost all their teeth21.7%15.4%
More uninsured adults11%8.9%
More adults with COPD9.7%8.1%
Carle Hoopeston Regional Health Center
15.3 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: dental, mental health
20th
percentile among IN towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Grant

Most working residents leave Grant for work: only 7% work in town. The top destinations are Lafayette (14%), Fowler (8%) and West Lafayette (7%). Half commute less than 26 miles.

7%work in town

Where working residents work

In Grant7%
Lafayette14%
Fowler8%
West Lafayette7%
Center6%
26 mi
median commute distance
217
jobs based in Grant
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 27% of U.S. communities.

27risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
27Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

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

17″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter20–36°
Spring39–62°
Summer61–83°
Fall42–64°
Oct 13
typical first frost
Apr 25
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Outdoors

0.3% of Grant is conserved land

9.7 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves.

0.3%conserved
Map of Grant: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
0.3%
conserved · 63 of 22,878 acres
9.7 mi
of trails · 0.3 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Goose Creek Game Bird Area—369
2. Mud Pine Gamebird Habitat Area—148
3. Gesswein Gamebird Habitat Area—79
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

93% of working residents leave Grant for work

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

14% → Lafayette Lafayette 14% 8% → Fowler Fowler 8% 7% → West Lafayette West Lafayette 7% 6% → Center Center 6% 2% → Boswell Boswell 2% 2% → Otterbein Otterbein 2% Grant · 7% stay
217jobs based in Grant
7%of working residents work in town
26 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Grant

Township in Indiana, United States

Grant Township is one of eleven townships in Benton County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,085 and it contained 470 housing units. It was organized in December 1868 and was named for Ulysses Grant.

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

Population
1,085
Area
36 sq mi
Elevation
751 ft

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