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A town of 1,117, settled in 1855.
Ashmore Township’s best subject grades are a B+ for history and cost of living; its weakest is a D for schools. 18% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Ashmore Township, against 29% in Illinois’ towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Airtight Bridge is on the National Register of Historic Places. Ashmore Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,364 counted in 2010 and 1,158 in 2020; an estimated 1,117 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Ashmore Township is from typical.
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Census counts: 403 in 1880, a peak of 883 in 1980, 637 in 2020. The archive holds 4 maps from 1936 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Ashmore 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Ashmore Township.
Its public schools are run by Charleston CUSD 1. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashmore Elem SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–4 | Grades K–4 | 74 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Ashmore Township for work: only 1% work in town. Since 2013, Ashmore Township has added 40 jobs, to 80 in 2023. The top destinations are Charleston (23%), Mattoon (15%) and Lafayette Township (9%).
| Ashmore Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.3% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 10% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $75,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 71% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Ashmore Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 20° and about 19 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Ashmore Township beats the Illinois average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 11% of Ashmore Township adults worry about having enough food, below both Illinois’ towns (13%) and U.S. towns (14%). 22% of adults get no exercise outside work in Ashmore Township.
| Ashmore Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 23% | 25% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 6.4% | 7.9% | 8.1% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 33% | 33% |
| What stands out | Ashmore Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.4% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9% | 13.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
2.0 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.
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1 within 15 miles of the center of Ashmore Township
About 4 of every 100 Ashmore Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Village in Illinois, United States
Ashmore is a village in the Ashmore Township in Coles County, Illinois, United States. The population was 637 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Charleston–Mattoon Micropolitan Statistical Area. Ashmore, Illinois is the only incorporated community in the United States called "Ashmore."
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Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.