I was reading about how Randolph Township is one of four townships in Ohio County, Indiana, and it got me wondering about the origins of our town's name.…

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The data

Ordered by what stands out in Randolph. Another town gets a different order.

Work & commute

About one in six working residents works right in Randolph

Most working residents leave Randolph for work: only 16% work in town. The top destinations are Rising Sun (15%), Lawrenceburg (9%) and Cincinnati (5%). Half commute less than 16 miles.

16%work in town

Where working residents work

In Randolph16%

Rising Sun15%

Lawrenceburg9%

Cincinnati5%

Greendale3%

16 mi

median commute distance

835

jobs based in Randolph

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →

Health

Healthier than 27% of U.S. towns

Randolph beats the Indiana average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5.

CHealth Grade

32 measures vs. Indiana

1 better26 too close to call5 worse

What stands out	Randolph	IN
More adults treating high blood pressure	80.1%	77.4%
More adults with COPD	9.8%	8.1%

St. Elizabeth Dearborn Hospital

10.7 mi away · emergency room

3 of 3

care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

40th

percentile among IN towns

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →

Schools

Randolph’s public schools outperform 32% of Indiana districts

The public schools Randolph’s kids attend trail 68% of Indiana’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

CSchool Grade

School	Grades	Students	Grade
Ohio County Elementary School	PK–5	409	C−
Ohio County Middle School	6–8	187	C
Rising Sun High School	9–12	235	B+

NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state testsAll 3 schools →

Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Randolph has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 24°, and about 16 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

16″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter26–43°

Spring43–65°

Summer64–85°

Fall46–67°

Oct 29

typical first frost

Apr 17

typical last frost

+1.3°

vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →

Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 54% of U.S. communities.

54risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingTornadoesStrong wind

paid flood claims since 1978

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →

Outdoors

0% of Randolph is conserved land

3.7 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

0%conserved

conserved · 8 of 24,542 acres

3.7 mi

of trails · 0.1 per sq mi

Biggest places to walk	Trails	Acres
1. Ohio County Fairgrounds	—	12

Laughery Creek Bridge · National Register of Historic Places

Randolph’s story

Randolph in pictures

2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.

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About Randolph

Township in Indiana, United States

Randolph Township is one of four townships in Ohio County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,307 and it contained 2,008 housing units.

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