Blackhawk TownshipIL
A town of 9,423, settled in 1877.
Is Blackhawk Township a good place to live?
Blackhawk Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $139K, 1.9 years of the Davenport metro’s $73K median household income. It grades B− overall, ranked 494th of 767 in Illinois. The low prices come with trade-offs. Its public schools trail 83% of Illinois towns on state tests and graduation. On the plus side, it has 7 miles of trail. Only 55 of Illinois’ 1,240 towns score higher on civic life. 24% of residents are 65 or older in Blackhawk Township, above both the Illinois town median (19%) and the median of U.S. towns (18%). The biggest place to walk is Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park, 305 acres with 3.3 miles of trail.
What makes Blackhawk Township stand out
Where Blackhawk Township beats most towns.
Jobs vs. working residents
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
Every workday, about 8,732 people come to Blackhawk Township for work
Where Blackhawk Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Blackhawk Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Blackhawk Township is from typical.
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Moving to Blackhawk Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Blackhawk 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 Blackhawk Township.
Blackhawk Township draws workers from Rock Island and beyond and is healthier than towns with similar incomes.
About one in seven working residents works right in Blackhawk Township
9,321 jobs are based in Blackhawk Township, 2.2 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. 33% of working residents cross a state line to work, Davenport among the top destinations.
Most working residents leave Blackhawk Township for work: only 14% work in town. Since 2013, Blackhawk Township has added 1,342 jobs, to 9,321 in 2023. The average trip to work in Blackhawk Township is 23 minutes.
| Blackhawk Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 14% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $65,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Blackhawk Township earns a C− for schools
Its public schools are run by Rock Island SD 41. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Jefferson Elem SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 277 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
10.1% of Blackhawk Township is conserved land
6.9 miles of trail in 19 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park | 3.3 mi | 305 |
| 2. Camden Park | 0.6 mi | 95 |
| 3. Rock Island Conservation Club | 0.3 mi | 113 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Blackhawk Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Blackhawk Township has cold, snowy winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 14° and about 36 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Blackhawk Township
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 54% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 201 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Blackhawk Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Health in Blackhawk Township trails 53% of U.S. towns
Against the 10,015 U.S. towns with household incomes like Blackhawk Township’s, it is healthier than 65%, so its B− isn’t only a matter of income.
39% of Blackhawk Township adults have obesity.
| Blackhawk Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 35% | 35% |
| What stands out | Blackhawk Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 8% | 9.9% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 78.7% | 75.7% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.4% | 6.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Rock Island Arsenal and 12 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Blackhawk Township. Close and well known come first.
6 mi Ancient siteRock Island Arsenal
2 mi MuseumBlack Hawk State Historic Site
6 mi MuseumFigge Art Museum77K visitors a year
7 mi MuseumPutnam Museum8 mi Zoo & aquariumNiabi Zoo
8 mi GardenVander Veer Botanical ParkPhoto credits
Rock Island Arsenal: Robert A, Ryan, J. Ceronia, and Bruce A. Harms, Photographers, Public domain · Black Hawk State Historic Site: Bill Whittaker (talk). Original uploader was Billwhittaker at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Figge Art Museum: Ctjf83, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Putnam Museum: Ctjf83 of English Wikipedia (log), Public domain · Vander Veer Botanical Park: David Wilson, CC BY 2.0
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Everything we know about Blackhawk Township
Colleges nearby
7 within 15 miles of the center of Blackhawk Township
About 3 of every 100 Blackhawk Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
About Blackhawk Township
Township in Illinois, United States
Blackhawk Township is located in Rock Island County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 10,019 and it contained 4,563 housing units. Blackhawk Township changed its name from Camden County on October 1, 1857. Quad City International Airport is partially within the township.
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- Area
- 30 sq mi
Blackhawk Township’s neighbors
10 towns share a border with Blackhawk Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackhawk Township | #494 | B− | B+ | — | C− | B− |
| South Rock Island Township | #603 | C | B+ | — | D | C |
| Milan | #605 | C | A− | C− | D | C+ |
| Coal Valley Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bowling Township | #463 | B− | B | — | B+ | B− |
| Andalusia Township | — | — | B− | — | B | B |
| South Moline Township | #524 | C+ | B | — | C | C+ |
| Oak Grove | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Andalusia Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Blackhawk Township, South Rock Island Township, Bowling Township, Andalusia Township and South Moline Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Coal Valley Township and Oak Grove aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Blackhawk Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Blackhawk Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Blackhawk Township, IL a good place to live?
Blackhawk Township grades B− overall, better than 47% of U.S. towns and #494 of 767 in Illinois. It grades B− for health and C− for schools. Schools is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Blackhawk 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 B+.