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Illinois›Champaign County

Crittenden TownshipIL

A town of 326.

Is Crittenden Township a good place to live?

Crittenden Township’s average trip to work is 18 minutes, below both the Illinois town median (26 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Crittenden Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

326 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Pesotum TownshipRaymond TownshipCamargo TownshipPhilo TownshipPesotum TownshipRaymond TownshipCamargo TownshipPhilo TownshipCrittenden Township
Getting set up

Moving to Crittenden Township: who provides what

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

The full setup list →
PowerAmeren Illinois Company16.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterIl American-Villa Grove water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Crittenden Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsVilla Grove Community Unit School District 302Tolono Community Unit School District 72 districts serve Crittenden Township; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
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 hereChampaign County ClerkChampaign County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP codes61880, 61956, 61864, 6186361880 31% · 61956 24% · 61864 23% · 61863 22%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 Crittenden Township.

Work & commute

Most of Crittenden Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them

Most working residents leave Crittenden Township for work: only 0% work in town. Crittenden Township’s median household income is $115,000, against $83,000 in Illinois’ towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. The top destinations are Champaign (26%), Urbana (18%) and Ogden (5%).

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Crittenden Township0%
Champaign26%
Urbana18%
Ogden5%
Chicago3%
15 mi
median commute distance
26
jobs based in Crittenden Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazards

High risk in Crittenden Township, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 70% of U.S. communities.

70risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
70High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingDroughtCold waves
1
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

In Crittenden Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers

Crittenden Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 19° and about 21 inches of snow falls in a winter.

21″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter22–38°
Spring42–63°
Summer63–84°
Fall44–66°
Oct 24
typical first frost
Apr 15
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Crittenden Township is

Crittenden Township beats the Illinois average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 20% of adults binge drink in Crittenden Township.

Crittenden TownshipIllinois townsU.S. towns
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)20%18%16%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)32%35%36%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)19%23%25%
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)15%18%19%
32 measures vs. Illinois
8 better23 too close to call1 worse
What stands outCrittenden TownshipIL
Fewer uninsured adults5.9%9.9%
Fewer adults facing food insecurity9.7%15.9%
More adults who have had cancer9.1%7.6%
Carle Foundation Hospital
14 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

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

Outdoors

0.3% of Crittenden Township is conserved land

0.6 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.

0.3%conserved
0.3%
conserved · 62 of 23,234 acres
0.6 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Edna Edwards Burnett Land and Water Reserve—80

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

Nearby attractions

Gies Memorial Stadium and 13 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Crittenden Township. Close and well known come first.

All 23 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Gies Memorial Stadium: T.J. Blakeman, CC BY-SA 4.0 · American Football House: BanjoZebra, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Robert Allerton Park: D. Finnigan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Monticello Railway Museum: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Krannert Center for the Performing Arts: Aries Liang, Public domain · Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Crittenden Township

16pages on Crittenden Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Crittenden Township

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Crittenden Township for work

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

26% → Champaign Champaign 26% 18% → Urbana Urbana 18% 5% → Ogden Ogden 5% 3% → Chicago Chicago 3% 3% → Philo Philo 3% 3% → Homer Homer 3% Crittenden Township · 0% stay
26jobs based in Crittenden Township
0%of working residents work in town
15 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Crittenden Township

Township in Illinois, United States

Crittenden Township is a township in Champaign County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 337 and it contained 134 housing units.

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

Area
37 sq mi
Elevation
659 ft

Questions about Crittenden Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Crittenden Township, IL a good place to live?

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