Bishop TownshipIL
A town of 1,683. Public schools that outperform most of Illinois.
Is Bishop Township a good place to live?
The best of Bishop Township’s subject grades are an A for schools and an A− for cost of living; the weakest is a C for hazard risk. 37% of residents are under 18 in Bishop Township, against 22% in Illinois’ towns and 22% across U.S. towns. Only 6 of the 769 Illinois towns we compare have a lower share of residents 65 or older than Bishop Township. On the outdoors, just 122 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns do worse. Bishop Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Bishop Township stand out
Where Bishop Township beats most towns.
Bishop Township has grown 19% since 2010
1,408 counted in 2010 and 1,702 in 2020; an estimated 1,683 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Bishop Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Bishop Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Bishop Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Bishop 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 Bishop Township.
On state tests, Bishop Township’s schools beat 94% of Illinois districts
Its public schools are run by Dieterich CUSD 30. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dieterich Elem SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 359 | A |
| Dieterich Jr/Sr High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 273 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Compared with most of Illinois and the rest of the country, the median age in Bishop Township is lower
Bishop Township’s median age is 31.1 years, below both the Illinois town median (40.7 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). 33% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 38% across Illinois.
| Bishop Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 31.1 years | 40.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 33% | 29% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.1 points. Across Illinois, 50.6% of residents are women.
| Bishop Township | IL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 20.3% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 16.7% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.4% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.6% | 13.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 17.5% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.3% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 4.5% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 2.6% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 9.9% | 9.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 26% | 25.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.3% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.3% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24.2% | 22.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.3% | 15.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,700, single groups can be off by several points
About two in five of Bishop Township’s working residents commute to Effingham
Most working residents leave Bishop Township for work: only 7% work in town. Jobs based in Bishop Township grew to 554 in 2023, 163 more than in 2013. The average trip to work in Bishop Township is 23 minutes.
| Bishop Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 7% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
On CDC estimates, Bishop Township is healthier than 74% of U.S. towns
Bishop Township beats the Illinois average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 20% of Bishop Township adults binge drink.
| Bishop Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.6% | 11% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 35% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 77% | 78% | 79% |
| What stands out | Bishop Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.6% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.1% | 15.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Bishop Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Bishop Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 21° and about 16 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
High risk in Bishop Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 62% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Bishop Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Bishop Township; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Bishop Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
93% of working residents leave Bishop Township for work
Where Bishop Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Bishop Township
Township in Illinois, United States
Bishop Township is one of fifteen townships in Effingham County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,702 and it contained 629 housing units.
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- Area
- 35 sq mi
- Elevation
- 577 ft
Bishop Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Bishop Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop Township | — | — | A− | — | A | B+ |
| St. Francis Township | — | — | A | — | A | A− |
| Watson Township | #278 | A− | A | — | B+ | B |
| North Muddy Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lucas Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Bishop Township and St. Francis Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Bishop Township, St. Francis Township and Watson Township report no FBI crime data of their own. North Muddy Township and Lucas Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Bishop Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Bishop Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Bishop Township, IL a good place to live?
Public schools that outperform most of Illinois.
Is Bishop Township, IL expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.