Belle Prairie TownshipIL
A town of 123.
Is Belle Prairie Township a good place to live?
Belle Prairie Township’s average trip to work is 10 minutes, where Illinois’ towns sit at 26 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Of the 769 Illinois towns we compare, none has a higher owner-occupancy rate than Belle Prairie Township. Belle Prairie Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
123 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Belle Prairie Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Belle Prairie 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 Belle Prairie Township.
Most of Belle Prairie Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.3 jobs for each of them
The top destinations are Fairbury (11%), Forrest (7%) and Gibson City (7%). Half the trips to work are shorter than 18 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The climate in Belle Prairie Township brings four seasons and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 17° and about 14 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Belle Prairie Township is
In Belle Prairie Township, a third of adults sleep under 7 hours. Belle Prairie Township: 18% of adults binge drink, close to Illinois’ towns (18%) and above U.S. towns (16%).
| Belle Prairie Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 35% | 36% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 13% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 37% | 35% |
| What stands out | Belle Prairie Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.7% | 13.2% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.9% | 15.9% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 14.4% | 10.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Belle Prairie Township has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
The FEMA risk score for Belle Prairie Township comes to 60 of 100. FEMA puts 62% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 15% to cold waves. Households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid in 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2000.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
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Everything we know about Belle Prairie Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Belle Prairie Township; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Belle Prairie Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
100% of working residents leave Belle Prairie Township for work
Where Belle Prairie Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Belle Prairie Township
Township in Illinois, United States
Belle Prairie Township is located in Livingston County, Illinois in the United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 142 and it contained 51 housing units.
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- Area
- 23 sq mi
Questions about Belle Prairie Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Belle Prairie Township, IL a good place to live?
Belle Prairie Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.