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Illinois›Hamilton County

Beaver Creek TownshipIL

A town of 249.

Is Beaver Creek Township a good place to live?

Beaver Creek Township’s July high is 88°F, against 84°F in Illinois’ towns and 85°F across U.S. towns. Beaver Creek Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

249 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Mill Shoals TownshipSouth Crouch TownshipCrook TownshipCrouch TownshipMill Shoals TownshipSouth Crouch TownshipCrook TownshipCrouch TownshipBeaver Creek Township
Getting set up

Moving to Beaver Creek Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Beaver Creek Township, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerAmeren Illinois Company16.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Beaver Creek Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsHamilton County Community Unit School District 10Which school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Illinois you can register online until 16 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 28 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereHamilton County ClerkHamilton County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2023
ZIP codes62859, 62887, 6283562859 61% · 62887 34% · 62835 5%Census 2020

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 Beaver Creek Township.

Work & commute

Most of Beaver Creek Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them

Most working residents leave Beaver Creek Township for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Mount Vernon (20%), McLeansboro (12%) and Dahlgren Township (5%). Half commute less than 30 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Beaver Creek Township0%
Mount Vernon20%
McLeansboro12%
Dahlgren Township5%
Carmi3%
30 mi
median commute distance
25
jobs based in Beaver Creek Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Beaver Creek Township has four seasons and hot summers

Beaver Creek Township has chilly winters and warm summers. At 24°F, Beaver Creek Township’s January low is where Illinois’ towns sit at 17°F and U.S. towns at 22°F.

13″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter26–44°
Spring45–67°
Summer65–87°
Fall46–69°
Oct 21
typical first frost
Apr 11
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

Earthquakes leads a high hazard risk in Beaver Creek Township

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 65% of U.S. communities.

65risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
65High riskLowerHigher
EarthquakesInland floodingTornadoes

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

How healthy Beaver Creek Township is

Beaver Creek Township beats the Illinois average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12. 16% of Beaver Creek Township adults report frequent physical distress.

Beaver Creek TownshipIllinois townsU.S. towns
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)16%13%14%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)17%13%14%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)39%35%35%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)18%17%17%
32 measures vs. Illinois
1 better19 too close to call12 worse
What stands outBeaver Creek TownshipIL
More adults treating high blood pressure78.6%75.7%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth16.3%10.3%
Hamilton Memorial Hospital
8.3 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Outdoors

0% of Beaver Creek Township is conserved land

2.5 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. Beaver Creek Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 23,278 acres
2.5 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Beaver Creek Township

14pages on Beaver Creek Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Beaver Creek Township; the nearest are

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Beaver Creek Township for work

Where Beaver Creek Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

20% → Mount Vernon Mount Vernon 20% 12% → McLeansboro McLeansboro 12% 5% → Dahlgren Township Dahlgren Township 5% 3% → Carmi Carmi 3% 3% → Benton Benton 3% 2% → Robinson Robinson 2% Beaver Creek Township · 0% stay
25jobs based in Beaver Creek Township
0%of working residents work in town
30 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Beaver Creek Township

Township in Illinois, United States

Beaver Creek Township is one of twelve townships in Hamilton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 274 and it contained 109 housing units.

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

Area
36 sq mi
Elevation
410 ft

Questions about Beaver Creek Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Beaver Creek Township, IL a good place to live?

Beaver Creek Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.