Cheney's Grove TownshipIL
A town of 908.
Is Cheney's Grove Township a good place to live?
Cheney's Grove Township’s average trip to work is 34 minutes, where Illinois’ towns sit at 26 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Cheney's Grove Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
908 people, and everyone knows the way
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Moving to Cheney's Grove Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Cheney's Grove 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 Cheney's Grove Township.
Most of Cheney's Grove Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Cheney's Grove Township for work: only 3% work in town. 15% of Cheney's Grove Township residents live below the poverty line, above both Illinois’ towns (8.4%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Since 2013, Cheney's Grove Township has lost 45 jobs, to 74 in 2023.
| Cheney's Grove Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $63,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.2% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Cheney's Grove Township
Cheney's Grove Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 17° and about 18 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Cheney's Grove Township is
Cheney's Grove Township beats the Illinois average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12. 18% of Cheney's Grove Township adults smoke cigarettes.
| Cheney's Grove 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% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Cheney's Grove Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 16.4% | 10.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.7% | 6.3% |
| More smokers | 18% | 12.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Moderate risk in Cheney's Grove Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 55% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Conserved land covers 0.7% of Cheney's Grove Township
2.2 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. Cheney's Grove Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Cheney's Grove Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.7% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Cheney's Grove Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Cheney's Grove Township; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Cheney's Grove Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
97% of working residents leave Cheney's Grove Township for work
Where Cheney's Grove Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Cheney's Grove Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Cheney's Grove Township, IL a good place to live?
Cheney's Grove Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.