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Brouilletts Creek TownshipIL

A town of 191 in Illinois.

Is Brouilletts Creek Township a good place to live?

95% of households live in a home they own in Brouilletts Creek Township, against 75% in Illinois’ towns and 73% across U.S. towns. Brouilletts Creek Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

191 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Hunter TownshipPrairie TownshipEdgar TownshipHelt TownshipHunter TownshipPrairie TownshipEdgar TownshipHelt TownshipBrouilletts Creek Township
Getting set up

Moving to Brouilletts Creek Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Brouilletts Creek Township, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerAmeren Illinois Company16.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Brouilletts Creek Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsEdgar County Community Unit District 6Which school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Illinois you can register online until 16 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 28 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereEdgar County ClerkEdgar County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2021
ZIP codes61924, 6194461924 99% · 61944 1%Census 2020

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 Brouilletts Creek Township.

Work & commute

Most of Brouilletts Creek Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them

Half the trips to work are shorter than 20 miles. Among residents in Brouilletts Creek Township, 6.3% live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Paris (21%), Chrisman (10%) and Champaign (5%).

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Brouilletts Creek Township0%
Paris21%
Chrisman10%
Champaign5%
Terre Haute5%
20 mi
median commute distance
5
jobs based in Brouilletts Creek Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Brouilletts Creek Township has four seasons and pleasant summers

In July, afternoons reach 86°; in January, nights fall to 19°, and about 15 inches of snow falls in a winter.

15″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter22–39°
Spring42–64°
Summer63–84°
Fall44–66°
Oct 20
typical first frost
Apr 21
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

Brouilletts Creek Township stands out in Illinois and nationally: a larger share of its adults have high blood pressure

16% of adults smoke cigarettes in Brouilletts Creek Township. The town beats the Illinois average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12. In Brouilletts Creek Township, 16% of adults report frequent physical distress, and 15% have diabetes.

Brouilletts Creek TownshipIllinois townsU.S. towns
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)42%35%35%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)16%13%14%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)15%11%12%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)16%13%14%
32 measures vs. Illinois
4 better16 too close to call12 worse
What stands outBrouilletts Creek TownshipIL
Fewer uninsured adults7.4%9.9%
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity10.7%13.2%
More adults with COPD10.7%6.3%
Paris Community Hospital
11.3 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Natural hazards

Moderate risk in Brouilletts Creek Township, with inland flooding at the top

Brouilletts Creek Township has had one paid flood insurance claim since 2020. On expected storm and flood damage, Brouilletts Creek Township sits above 52% of U.S. communities. Federal aid has come to Brouilletts Creek Township households in 2 declared disasters; the latest was in 2011. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 37% come from inland flooding and 18% from earthquakes.

52risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
52Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingEarthquakesDrought
1
paid flood claims since 2020
2
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Outdoors

0% of Brouilletts Creek Township is conserved land

5.4 miles of trail. The concentration of trails in Brouilletts Creek Township is 0.2 miles per square mile.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 20,290 acres
5.4 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Brouilletts Creek Township

16pages on Brouilletts Creek Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Brouilletts Creek Township; the nearest are

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Brouilletts Creek Township for work

Where Brouilletts Creek Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

21% → Paris Paris 21% 10% → Chrisman Chrisman 10% 5% → Champaign Champaign 5% 5% → Terre Haute Terre Haute 5% 5% → Clinton Township Clinton Township 5% 4% → Paris Township Paris Township 4% Brouilletts Creek Township · 0% stay
5jobs based in Brouilletts Creek Township
0%of working residents work in town
20 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Brouilletts Creek Township

Township in Illinois, United States

Brouilletts Creek Township is one of fifteen townships in Edgar County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 191 and it contained 95 housing units.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
32 sq mi
Elevation
568 ft

Questions about Brouilletts Creek Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Brouilletts Creek Township, IL a good place to live?

Brouilletts Creek Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.