Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The biggest place to walk is Foundation Park, 175 acres with 4.8 miles of trail. We don’t grade Centralia Township yet; the figures below are still real.
Where Centralia Township beats most towns.
Census counts: 3,190 in 1870, a peak of 16,343 in 1940, 12,182 in 2020. The archive holds 17 old photos and papers going back to 1867 and 3 maps from 1914 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Centralia 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Centralia Township.
Two of the 13 schools are below, and why each made the list. The 3 public schools in Centralia Township teach 1,063 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centralia Jr High SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 4–8 | Grades 4–8 | 559 | C |
| Centralia High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 887 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts
Compared with 70% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Centralia Township is higher. Just over two fifths of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from earthquakes, followed by inland flooding at 31%. Paid flood insurance claims in the town since 1990: 4.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The midsummer high for Centralia Township comes to 87°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Half the trips to work are shorter than 16 miles. Since 2013, Centralia Township has lost 801 jobs, to 5,206 in 2023. In Centralia Township, 29% of working residents work locally, against 8.3% in Illinois’ towns and 8% across U.S. towns. Also worth knowing: the share of residents in Centralia Township who live below the poverty line: 21%.
| Centralia Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 29% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 21% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 4.7% | 11% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Two figures for adults in Centralia Township: 16% report frequent physical distress, 40% have high blood pressure. In Centralia Township, 18% of adults smoke cigarettes, where Illinois’ towns sit at 13% and U.S. towns at 14%. Among adults in the town, 41% have obesity.
| Centralia Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 35% | 35% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 18% | 19% |
| What stands out | Centralia Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 17.6% | 10.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.2% | 6.3% |
| More smokers | 18% | 12.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Trails total 13 miles in 12 parks and preserves. Centralia Township’s concentration of trails stands at 0.4 miles per square mile.
| Centralia Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.4% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Foundation Park | 4.8 mi | 175 |
| 2. Foundation Park Wetlands | 4 mi | 92 |
| 3. Foundation Park Prairie Restoration | 1.1 mi | 16 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of Centralia Township
About 4 of every 100 Centralia Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
City in the United States
Centralia is a city in Clinton, Jefferson, Marion, and Washington counties in the U.S. state of Illinois with the largest portion in Marion County. The city is the largest in three counties, Clinton, Marion, and Washington, but it is not a county seat for any of them. The population was 12,182 as of the 2020 census, down from 13,032 in 2010.
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7 towns share a border with Centralia Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centralia Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brookside Township | #657 | C− | A | — | C | D |
| Raccoon Township | — | — | A− | — | C | C |
| Sandoval Township | — | — | A | — | D | D |
| Centralia | #754 | D− | A− | D | D | D |
| Grand Prairie Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Irvington Township | — | — | A+ | — | C+ | C+ |
| Wamac | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Raccoon Township, Sandoval Township and Irvington Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Brookside Township, Raccoon Township, Sandoval Township and Irvington Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Centralia Township, Grand Prairie Township and Wamac aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Centralia Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
We don’t grade Centralia Township yet; the figures below are still real.