Crooked Creek TownshipIL
It is a town of 366 residents in Illinois.
Is Crooked Creek Township a good place to live?
33% of residents live below the poverty line in Crooked Creek Township, where Illinois’ towns sit at 8.4% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Crooked Creek Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
366 people, and everyone knows the way
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Moving to Crooked Creek Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Crooked Creek 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 Crooked Creek Township.
Most of Crooked Creek Township’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.0 jobs for each of them
The mean commuting time in Crooked Creek Township is 33 minutes. The top destinations are Greenup (25%), Effingham (8%) and Mattoon (7%). Half commute less than 22 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The climate in Crooked Creek Township brings four seasons and pleasant summers
The range runs from 21° on a January night to 86° on a July afternoon, with about 12 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Crooked Creek Township faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Of the losses FEMA expects in Crooked Creek Township, 39% come from inland flooding and 19% from drought. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in just over three fifths of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Crooked Creek Township is
39% of Crooked Creek Township adults have high blood pressure. The town does better than the Illinois average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 9. Among adults here, 15% report frequent physical distress and 16% smoke cigarettes.
| Crooked Creek Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 35% |
| What stands out | Crooked Creek Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.5% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.5% | 13.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.4% | 6.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
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Everything we know about Crooked Creek Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Crooked Creek Township; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Crooked Creek Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
100% of working residents leave Crooked Creek Township for work
Where Crooked Creek Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Crooked Creek Township
Township in Illinois, United States
Crooked Creek Township is one of eight townships in Cumberland County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 325 and it contained 180 housing units.
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- Area
- 34 sq mi
- Elevation
- 607 ft
Questions about Crooked Creek Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Crooked Creek Township, IL a good place to live?
Crooked Creek Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.