Delavan armory, 2014
Delavan Township’s story
186 years in pictures
Census counts: 1,340 in 1880, 1,568 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1914 and 2 maps from 1942 on.
- 1840Delavan Township is settled
Delavan TownshipIL
Population
1,916
2025 Census estimate · −1.7% since 2020
Median home value
$132K
Census ACS
Household income
$67K
median
Median age
38.7
years
Jobs based here
545
A commuter town
Is Delavan Township a good place to live?
The best of Delavan Township’s subject grades are an A for cost of living, an A+ for history, and an A− for civic life; the weakest is a C for schools. 28% of residents are under 18 in Delavan Township, against 22% in Illinois’ towns and 22% across U.S. towns. Only 41 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns score higher on history. The biggest park or preserve is Lake Park, at 23 acres. Delavan Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Delavan Township stand out
Where Delavan Township beats most towns.
0historic places
HistoryA+
Settled in 1840
A long history
A history going back 186 years.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
Delavan Township4.8
Typical U.S. town3.7
Typical IL town3.4
Civic lifeA−
43% more nonprofits per person
than the typical Illinois town
Charities, civic groups and human services; churches not counted.
A commuter town
92% of working residents leave Delavan Township for work
Where Delavan Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
545jobs based in Delavan Township
8%of working residents work in town
22 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Delavan Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Delavan Township is from typical.
Cost of livingTypical home $132K, 1.8 years of the Peoria metro’s $72K median household incomeAOpen →SchoolsCOpen →Jobs & income$67K median household incomeCOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 7.7 of 20; 4.6% of households have no car; 1.6% of workers walk, bike or ride transitB−Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 45% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listB−Open →HealthHopedale Hospital 7.8 miles awayB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors0 miles of trails; 0% conserved landCOpen →HistoryA+Open →Civic life4.8 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsA−Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Delavan Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Delavan Township, and how to reach them.
PowerAmeren Illinois Company16.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterDelavan water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet7 providers96% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Delavan Township’s trash rules yet
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.govWho runs elections hereTazewell County ClerkTazewell County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP code6173461734 100%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 Delavan Township.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C
With 0.7 jobs for every working resident, most of Delavan Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Delavan Township for work: only 8% work in town. Jobs based in Delavan Township grew to 545 in 2023, 200 more than in 2013. At 29 minutes, Delavan Township’s average trip to work is above both the Illinois town median (26 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes).
8%work in town
| Delavan Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $67,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
In Delavan Township8%
Pekin13%
Peoria12%
Morton9%
Normal4%
22 mi
median commute distance
545
jobs based in Delavan Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
B−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 53% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
SchoolsC
Delavan Township’s schools rank behind 70% of Illinois districts
Its public schools are run by Delavan CUSD 703. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
30%of IL districts it outscoresCSchool Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delavan Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 191 | B− |
| Delavan High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 129 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Climate
Delavan Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Delavan Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 18° and about 19 inches of snow falls in a winter.
19″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter21–37°
Spring42–63°
Summer63–85°
Fall43–66°
Oct 16
typical first frost
Apr 20
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B−
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Delavan Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 55% of U.S. communities.
45risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
HealthB−
Delavan Township is healthier than 50% of U.S. towns
Delavan Township beats the Illinois average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 38% of Delavan Township adults have high blood pressure.
50%healthier than U.S. townsB−Health Grade
| Delavan Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 35% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
32 measures vs. Illinois
4 better20 too close to call8 worse
| What stands out | Delavan Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.6% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.1% | 13.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.6% | 6.3% |
Hopedale Hospital
7.8 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0.2%conserved
0.2%
conserved · 29 of 19,209 acres
0.3 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lake Park | — | 23 |
| 2. 5th Street Park | — | 4 |
| 3. Veterans Memorial Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Delavan Township
18pages on Delavan Township
The big questions
Out and about
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Delavan Township; the nearest are
Bradley UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Peoria23.5 mi$42,160 tuitionIllinois Central CollegeCommunity college · Public · East Peoria24 mi$4,800 in-state tuitionIllinois State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Normal30.9 mi$16,144 in-state tuition
About 2 of every 100 Delavan Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
About Delavan Township
City in Tazewell County, Illinois, United States
Delavan is a city in Tazewell County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Delavan had a population of 1,568. It is a part of the Peoria, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 1.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 617 ft
- ZIP code
- 61734
- Area code
- 309
Delavan Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Delavan Township.
Prairie Creek TownshipDillon TownshipBoynton TownshipMalone TownshipOrvil TownshipDelavan Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delavan Township | — | — | A | — | C | B− |
| Prairie Creek Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dillon Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Boynton Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Malone Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Orvil Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Delavan Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Delavan Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Prairie Creek Township, Dillon Township, Boynton Township, Malone Township and Orvil Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Delavan Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Delavan Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Delavan 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 A.