BardolphIL
A town of 203, settled in 1856.
Is Bardolph a good place to live?
26% of residents live below the poverty line in Bardolph, above both the Illinois town median (8.4%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Only one of the 769 Illinois towns we compare has a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Bardolph. Bardolph has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
203 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Bardolph: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Bardolph, 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 Bardolph.
Bardolph stands out in Illinois and nationally: the average trip to work there is shorter
For half of commuters, work is under 13 miles away. The top destinations are Macomb (41%), Rushville (4%) and Mount Sterling (3%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is Bardolph’s year
July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 17° and about 11 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Bardolph is
Just over a fifth of adults get no exercise outside work in Bardolph. The town beats the Illinois average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. Also worth knowing: in Bardolph, 19% of adults binge drink, against 18% in Illinois’ towns and 16% across U.S. towns.
| Bardolph | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 23% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 35% | 35% |
| What stands out | Bardolph | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.6% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.8% | 13.2% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 17.5% | 10.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazards: moderate risk in Bardolph, mostly drought
Households in Bardolph have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2013. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 54% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 29% come from drought and 22% from cold waves.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Bardolph
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Bardolph
About 3 of every 100 Bardolph residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
100% of working residents leave Bardolph for work
Where Bardolph’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Bardolph
Village in Illinois, United States
Bardolph is a village in McDonough County, Illinois, United States. The population was 210 at the 2020 census, down from 251 in 2010.
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- Area
- 0.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 673 ft
- ZIP code
- 61416
Questions about Bardolph
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Bardolph, IL a good place to live?
Bardolph has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.