Cedar TownshipIL
A town of 2,942.
Is Cedar Township a good place to live?
Cedar Township grades D overall, 684th among Illinois's 767 graded towns, mostly because of schools and health. Its schools rank behind 80% of the state's. Residents are less healthy than 80% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. In its favor, homes are within reach, about $125K for a typical one, or 2.2 years of the Galesburg area’s $57K median household income. Cedar Township’s median age is 48 years, where Illinois’ towns sit at 40.7 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years.
93% of working residents leave Cedar Township for work
Where Cedar Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Cedar Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Cedar Township is from typical.
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Moving to Cedar Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Cedar 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 Cedar Township.
Cedar Township’s grade for schools is a C−
Its public schools are run by Abingdon-Avon CUSD 276. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hedding Grade SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 376 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Cedar Township’s grade for health is a C−
16% of adults report frequent physical distress in Cedar Township. Cedar Township beats the Illinois average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 18. 17% of adults smoke cigarettes in Cedar Township.
| Cedar Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 18% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Cedar Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 17.2% | 10.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 10% | 6.3% |
| More smokers | 17.4% | 12.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents commute out of Cedar Township
Cedar Township has 278 jobs for its 1,197 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. Jobs based here fell from 376 in 2013 to 278.
Most working residents leave Cedar Township for work: only 7% work in town. Since 2013, Cedar Township has lost 98 jobs, to 278 in 2023. 5.6% of Cedar Township residents live below the poverty line.
| Cedar Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 5.6% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $67,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.6% | 8.4% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Cedar Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Cedar Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 15° and about 26 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Cedar Township faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 65% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Cedar Township has set aside 1.6% of its land for conservation
0.1 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Legion Park | — | 10 |
| 2. Rotary Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Cedar Township
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Cedar Township
About 6 of every 100 Cedar Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.
About Cedar Township
Township in Illinois, United States
Cedar Township is one of twenty-one townships in Knox County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,047 and it contained 1,481 housing units. Its name was changed from Cherry Grove Township on June 8, 1853.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 755 ft
Cedar Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Cedar Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Township | #684 | D | B+ | — | C− | C− |
| Orange Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Floyd Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Indian Point Township | — | — | A+ | — | C+ | C |
| Galesburg Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Indian Point Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Cedar Township and Indian Point Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Orange Township, Floyd Township and Galesburg Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Cedar Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Cedar Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Cedar Township, IL a good place to live?
Cedar Township grades D overall, better than 15% of U.S. towns and #684 of 767 in Illinois. It grades C− for health and C− for schools. Schools is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Cedar 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+.