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Eagle Point Township, IL
Illinois›Ogle County

Eagle Point TownshipIL

A town of 192, settled in 1848.

4 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Ben Jacobson (Kranar Drogin) · CC BY 2.5
Photo of Eagle Point Township

Eagle Point Township, IL · Photo: Ben Jacobson (Kranar Drogin) · CC BY 2.5 · Source ↗

Is Eagle Point Township a good place to live?

Eagle Point Township’s median age is 51.6 years, above both Illinois’ towns (40.7 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). Among 769 Illinois towns, just 10 have a lower January low than Eagle Point Township. Eagle Point Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

192 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Buffalo TownshipElkhorn Grove TownshipBrookville TownshipJordan TownshipBuffalo TownshipElkhorn Grove TownshipBrookville TownshipJordan TownshipEagle Point Township
Getting set up

Moving to Eagle Point Township: who provides what

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

The full setup list →
PowerCommonwealth Edison17.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Eagle Point Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsPolo Community Unit School District 222Which school depends on your addressNCES
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 hereOgle County ClerkOgle County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP codes61064, 6105161064 89% · 61051 11%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 Eagle Point Township.

Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Eagle Point Township

Most working residents leave Eagle Point Township for work: only 0% work in town. At 28 minutes, Eagle Point Township’s average trip to work is above both the Illinois town median (26 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). The top destinations are Sterling (9%), Dixon (9%) and Oregon-Nashua Township (7%).

0%work in town
Eagle Point TownshipIllinois townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work28 minutes26 minutes25 minutes
Median household income$89,000$83,000$80,000

Where working residents work

In Eagle Point Township0%
Sterling9%
Dixon9%
Oregon-Nashua Township7%
Polo5%
18 mi
median commute distance
0
jobs based in Eagle Point Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazards

Eagle Point Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 75% of U.S. communities.

25risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
25Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
2
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Eagle Point Township has four seasons and pleasant summers

Eagle Point Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 13° and about 31 inches of snow falls in a winter.

31″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter16–32°
Spring38–59°
Summer60–82°
Fall41–62°
Oct 7
typical first frost
Apr 29
typical last frost
+1.5°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Eagle Point Township is

Eagle Point Township beats the Illinois average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 42% of adults have obesity in Eagle Point Township.

Eagle Point TownshipIllinois townsU.S. towns
Obesity (CDC PLACES)42%37%35%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)39%35%35%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)15%13%14%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)13%11%12%
32 measures vs. Illinois
3 better20 too close to call9 worse
What stands outEagle Point TownshipIL
Fewer uninsured adults7.6%9.9%
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity10.6%13.2%
More adults with COPD9.2%6.3%
CGH Medical Center
12.4 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health

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

Outdoors

0% of Eagle Point Township is conserved land

1.3 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. The trail density in Eagle Point Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 12,463 acres
1.3 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi

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

Nearby attractions

Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site and 8 more within 40 miles

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

All 27 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site: Teemu008 from Palatine, Illinois, CC BY-SA 2.0 · BMO Center: SimLibrarian, CC0 · John Deere House and Shop: IvoShandor, CC BY 2.5 · Anderson Japanese Gardens: M. Readey, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chana School: Ben Jacobson (Kranar Drogin), CC BY 2.5 · Apple River Fort: IvoShandor, CC BY-SA 3.0

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Eagle Point Township

17pages on Eagle Point Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Eagle Point Township

About 0 of every 100 Eagle Point Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Eagle Point Township for work

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

9% → Sterling Sterling 9% 9% → Dixon Dixon 9% 7% → Oregon-Nashua Township Oregon-Nashua Township 7% 5% → Polo Polo 5% 5% → Rockford Rockford 5% 5% → Sterling Township Sterling Township 5% Eagle Point Township · 0% stay
0jobs based in Eagle Point Township
0%of working residents work in town
18 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Eagle Point Township

Township in Illinois, United States

Eagle Point Township is one of twenty-four townships in Ogle County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 227 and it contained 106 housing units.

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

Area
20 sq mi
Elevation
899 ft

Questions about Eagle Point Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Eagle Point Township, IL a good place to live?

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