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SteenIN

A town of 672.

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Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Population
672
−10.8% since 2010
Median home value
$120K
Census ACS
Household income
$55K
median
Median age
45.8
years
Jobs based here
31
A commuter town
Small town

672 people, and everyone knows the way

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WashingtonHarrisonPalmyraVigoWashingtonHarrisonPalmyraVigoSteen

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Steen

Most working residents leave Steen for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Vincennes (23%), Harrison (7%) and Vincennes (6%). Half commute less than 13 miles.

1%work in town

Where working residents work

In Steen1%
Vincennes23%
Harrison7%
Vincennes6%
Washington5%
13 mi
median commute distance
31
jobs based in Steen
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Steen has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 23°, and about 9 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

9″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter25–42°
Spring44–66°
Summer64–86°
Fall45–68°
Oct 25
typical first frost
Apr 10
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Steen is

Steen beats the Indiana average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.

32 measures vs. Indiana
2 better29 too close to call1 worse
What stands outSteenIN
Fewer uninsured adults7.1%8.9%
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth12.4%15.4%
More adults who have had cancer9.6%8.3%
Daviess Community Hospital
7.8 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 42% of U.S. communities.

42risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
42Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingEarthquakesDrought
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Outdoors

1.2% of Steen is conserved land

13 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

1.2%conserved
Map of Steen: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
1.2%
conserved · 276 of 23,495 acres
13 mi
of trails · 0.4 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. White River Bend Wildlife Management Area—11
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Steen for work

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

23% → Vincennes Vincennes 23% 7% → Harrison Harrison 7% 6% → Vincennes Vincennes 6% 5% → Washington Washington 5% 4% → Palmyra Palmyra 4% 3% → Busseron Busseron 3% Steen · 1% stay
31jobs based in Steen
1%of working residents work in town
13 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Andrew Nicholson Farmstead
Andrew Nicholson Farmstead · National Register of Historic Places
Steen’s story

Steen in pictures

1 places on the National Register of Historic Places.

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About Steen

Township in Indiana, United States

Steen Township is one of ten townships in Knox County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 803 (down from 900 at 2010) and it contained 361 housing units.

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

Population
803
Area
37 sq mi
Elevation
479 ft

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