Blue Mound TownshipIL
A town of 384.
Is Blue Mound Township a good place to live?
Blue Mound Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
384 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Blue Mound Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Blue Mound 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 Blue Mound Township.
Blue Mound Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Half commute less than 14 miles. Blue Mound Township: 1% of working residents work locally, against 8.3% in Illinois’ towns and 8% across U.S. towns. The top destinations are Bloomington (32%), Colfax (11%) and Normal (9%). Just over a tenth of Blue Mound Township residents live below the poverty line.
| Blue Mound Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The climate in Blue Mound Township brings four seasons and pleasant summers
In July, afternoons reach 85°; in January, nights fall to 17°, and about 20 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Top of a high hazard risk in Blue Mound Township: inland flooding
The FEMA hazard score for Blue Mound Township comes to 61 of 100. 42% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 24%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Blue Mound Township is
Blue Mound Township: 80% of adults had a checkup this year, where Illinois’ towns sit at 78% and U.S. towns at 79%. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Blue Mound Township is ahead of Illinois on 6 and behind on 10. Two in five adults have high blood pressure locally.
| Blue Mound Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 35% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Blue Mound Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.8% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.8% | 13.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.2% | 6.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0% of Blue Mound Township is conserved land
1.7 miles of trail. Blue Mound Township’s concentration of trails comes in at 0.1 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Miller Park Zoo and 10 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Blue Mound Township. Close and well known come first.
37 mi City parkRobert Allerton Park
34 mi MuseumMonticello Railway Museum
35 mi MuseumOctave Chanute Aerospace Museum10 mi MuseumPrairie Aviation Museum
13 mi GardenFell ArboretumPhoto credits
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 · Fell Arboretum: Willjay, CC BY 3.0
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Everything we know about Blue Mound Township
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Blue Mound Township
About 4 of every 100 Blue Mound Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
99% of working residents leave Blue Mound Township for work
Where Blue Mound Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Blue Mound Township
Township in Illinois, United States
Blue Mound Township is located in McLean County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 441 and it contained 202 housing units.
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- Area
- 38 sq mi
Questions about Blue Mound Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Blue Mound Township, IL a good place to live?
Blue Mound Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.