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Beaverville Township
Illinois›Iroquois County

Beaverville TownshipIL

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Beaverville Township, IL · Chicago Board of Trade Building · Photo: Joe Ravi (Shutterstock iStock Dreamstime) · CC BY-SA 3.0

Is Beaverville Township a good place to live?

12% of residents are under 18 in Beaverville Township, against 22% in Illinois’ towns and 22% across U.S. towns. No town among the 769 in Illinois we compare has a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Beaverville Township. 13% of the land in Beaverville Township is conserved, above both the Illinois town median (3.7%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). Iroquois County State Wildlife Area, at 2,652 acres with 10.9 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Beaverville Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

What makes Beaverville Township stand out

Where Beaverville Township beats most towns.

Small town

498 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Beaver TownshipPembroke TownshipPapineau TownshipBeaver TownshipSt. Anne TownshipMcClellan TownshipBeaver TownshipPembroke TownshipPapineau TownshipBeaver TownshipSt. Anne TownshipMcClellan TownshipBeaverville Township
Chicago Board of Trade Building
Chicago Board of Trade Building · National Register of Historic Places
Beaverville Township’s story

175 years in pictures

Census counts: 395 in 1900, 306 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2006 and 2 maps from 1939 on.

1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.

  • 1851Beaverville Township is settled
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Getting set up

Moving to Beaverville Township: who provides what

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

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PowerCommonwealth Edison17.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterBeaverville water system2 health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet7 providers56% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Beaverville Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsDonovan Community Unit School District 3St. Anne Unit District 242 districts serve Beaverville Township; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
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 hereIroquois County ClerkIroquois County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP codes60912, 6093160912 96% · 60931 3%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 Beaverville Township.

Work & commute

With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Beaverville Township’s workers commute out

Most working residents leave Beaverville Township for work: only 2% work in town. 15% of Beaverville Township residents live below the poverty line. Jobs based in Beaverville Township grew to 44 in 2023, 20 more than in 2013.

2%work in town
Beaverville TownshipIllinois townsU.S. towns
Below the poverty line15%8.4%9.6%
Median household income$54,000$83,000$80,000
Average trip to work29 minutes26 minutes25 minutes
Working residents who work in town1.6%8.3%8%

Where working residents work

In Beaverville Township2%
Watseka10%
Kankakee10%
Bradley7%
Chicago5%
23 mi
median commute distance
44
jobs based in Beaverville Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazards

High risk in Beaverville Township, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 77% of U.S. communities.

77risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
77High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

In Beaverville Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers

Beaverville Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 17° and about 24 inches of snow falls in a winter.

24″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter20–36°
Spring39–62°
Summer61–83°
Fall43–64°
Oct 16
typical first frost
Apr 24
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Outdoors

13.4% of Beaverville Township is conserved land

23 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves.

13.4%conserved
13.4%
conserved · 3,217 of 24,072 acres
23 mi
of trails · 0.6 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Iroquois County State Wildlife Area10.9 mi2,652
2. Hooper Branch Savanna Nature Preserve2.6 mi541
3. Kankakee National Wildlife Refuge and Conservation Area0.7 mi62

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

Health

How healthy Beaverville Township is

Beaverville Township beats the Illinois average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 13. 41% of adults have obesity in Beaverville Township.

Beaverville TownshipIllinois townsU.S. towns
Obesity (CDC PLACES)41%37%35%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)17%13%14%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)40%35%35%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)15%13%14%
32 measures vs. Illinois
0 better19 too close to call13 worse
What stands outBeaverville TownshipIL
More adults with COPD9.6%6.3%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth15%10.3%
More smokers17.1%12.1%
Iroquois Memorial Hospital
16.2 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Beaverville Township

17pages on Beaverville Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Beaverville Township; the nearest are

A commuter town

98% of working residents leave Beaverville Township for work

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

10% → Watseka Watseka 10% 10% → Kankakee Kankakee 10% 7% → Bradley Bradley 7% 5% → Chicago Chicago 5% 4% → Donovan Donovan 4% 4% → Momence Momence 4% Beaverville Township · 2% stay
44jobs based in Beaverville Township
2%of working residents work in town
23 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Beaverville Township

Village in Illinois, United States

Beaverville (formerly St. Marie) is a village in Beaverville Township, Iroquois County, Illinois, United States. The population was 306 at the 2020 census.

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

Established
1851
Area
0.3 sq mi
Elevation
676 ft
ZIP code
60912

Questions about Beaverville Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Beaverville Township, IL a good place to live?

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