Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
15% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Bement Township, below both Illinois’ towns (29%) and U.S. towns (29%). We don’t grade Bement Township yet; the figures below are still real.
Where Bement Township beats most towns.
1,893 counted in 2010 and 1,657 in 2020; an estimated 1,623 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Census counts: 963 in 1880, 1,484 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1933 and 4 maps from 1955 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Bement 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 Bement Township.
Most working residents leave Bement Township for work: only 8% work in town. 6.6% of Bement Township workers work from home, below both the Illinois town median (11%) and the median of U.S. towns (11%). The top destinations are Monticello (12%), Champaign (9%) and Bement (8%).
| Bement Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 6.6% | 11% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 7.5% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by Bement CUSD 5. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bement Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 143 | D |
| Bement High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 85 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 71% of U.S. communities. Since 2008, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Bement Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Bement Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 19° and about 18 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Bement Township beats the Illinois average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 19% of Bement Township adults binge drink.
| Bement Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 13% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 35% | 35% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 7% | 7.9% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Bement Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.7% | 13.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.6% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bement County Forest Preserve | — | 15 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bement Township. Close and well known come first.
20 mi Stadium & arenaGies Memorial Stadium
21 mi LandmarkAmerican Football House
8 mi GardenRobert Allerton Park
9 mi MuseumMonticello Railway Museum
32 mi MuseumOctave Chanute Aerospace Museum
21 mi TheatreKrannert Center for the Performing ArtsGies Memorial Stadium: T.J. Blakeman, CC BY-SA 4.0 · American Football House: BanjoZebra, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Robert Allerton Park: D. Finnigan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Monticello Railway Museum: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Krannert Center for the Performing Arts: Aries Liang, Public domain
None within 15 miles of Bement Township; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Bement Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
Where Bement Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Village in Illinois, United States
Bement is a village in Piatt County, Illinois, United States. Its population was 1,484 at the 2020 census.
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5 towns share a border with Bement Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bement Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Monticello Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Unity Township | — | — | A | — | B+ | B− |
| Cerro Gordo Township | — | — | A | — | B | B |
| Sadorus Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Willow Branch Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Unity Township and Cerro Gordo Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Unity Township and Cerro Gordo Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Bement Township, Monticello Township, Sadorus Township and Willow Branch Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Bement Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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