Ash Grove TownshipIL
Is Ash Grove Township a good place to live?
Glenwood School is on the National Register of Historic Places. Ash Grove Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Ash Grove Township stand out
Where Ash Grove Township beats most towns.
634 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Ash Grove Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Ash Grove Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Ash Grove Township.
Ash Grove Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Ash Grove Township for work: only 4% work in town. The average commute here is 28 minutes. The top destinations are Cissna Park (10%), Watseka (7%) and Champaign (6%).
| Ash Grove Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.9% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.6% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The schools Ash Grove Township’s kids attend
One of its 2 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bryce Ash Grove Ed CtrLargest public school before high school | – | – |
NCES · EDFacts
Ash Grove Township has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Ash Grove Township’s FEMA hazard score is 77 of 100, above both the Illinois town median (50 of 100) and the median of U.S. towns (44 of 100). Flood insurance has paid out on 17 claims here since 1994. FEMA puts nearly three fifths of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 27% to cold waves. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Ash Grove Township once, in 1999.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Ash Grove Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 17° and about 25 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Young adults are less common in Ash Grove Township than in Illinois
The Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate puts Ash Grove Township at 634 residents, down 2.8% since 2020. Adults 18 to 34 are 15% of residents (23% statewide); people 65 and older are 23% of residents (17% statewide). The town’s median age is 46.1 years, against 40.7 years in Illinois’ towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. In Ash Grove Township, just over a third of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more.
| Ash Grove Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46.1 years | 40.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 23% | 19% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 34% | 29% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.6 points). Across Illinois, 50.6% of residents are women. Among residents 18 to 24, 89% are women (IL 49%).
| Ash Grove Township | IL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.8% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 14.6% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.3% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.1% | 13.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.6% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.5% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.6% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 17.7% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.7% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.3% | 9.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 25.2% | 25.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 20% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 16.7% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24.8% | 22.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9% | 15.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 600, single groups can be off by several points
How healthy Ash Grove Township is
15% of adults report frequent physical distress in Ash Grove Township. The town beats the Illinois average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10.
| Ash Grove Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 35% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 35% |
| What stands out | Ash Grove Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 11% | 13.2% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.2% | 75.7% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 15.3% | 10.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Ash Grove Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Ash Grove Township; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Ash Grove Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
96% of working residents leave Ash Grove Township for work
Where Ash Grove Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Ash Grove Township
Township in Illinois, United States
Ash Grove Township is one of twenty-six townships in Iroquois County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 657 and it contained 304 housing units.
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- Area
- 61 sq mi
- Elevation
- 669 ft
Questions about Ash Grove Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Ash Grove Township, IL a good place to live?
Ash Grove Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.