East Fork TownshipIL
A town of 2,420.
Is East Fork Township a good place to live?
The best of East Fork Township’s subject grades is an A for cost of living; the weakest is a D for walkability. On walkability, just 100 of Illinois’ 1,284 towns do worse. 24% of residents are 65 or older in East Fork Township, against 19% in Illinois’ towns and 18% across U.S. towns. East Fork Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
East Fork Township has shrunk 30% since 2010
4,138 counted in 2010 and 2,450 in 2020; an estimated 2,420 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How East Fork Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far East Fork Township is from typical.
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Moving to East Fork Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in East Fork 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 East Fork Township.
East Fork Township is less healthy than 76% of U.S. towns
East Fork Township beats the Illinois average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 13. 16% of East Fork Township adults report frequent physical distress, where Illinois’ towns sit at 13% and U.S. towns at 14%. 40% of East Fork Township adults have obesity.
| East Fork Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 35% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 18% | 19% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 35% | 35% |
| What stands out | East Fork Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.6% | 6.3% |
| More smokers | 17.8% | 12.1% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.2% | 5.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Public schools in East Fork Township beat 58% of Illinois districts
Its public schools are run by Hillsboro CUSD 3. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coffeen Early Childhood CenterLargest public school before high schoolGrades PK | Grades PK | 139 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Most of East Fork Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.5 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave East Fork Township for work: only 3% work in town. Jobs based in East Fork Township fell to 402 in 2023, 695 fewer than in 2013. 13% of residents live below the poverty line in East Fork Township.
| East Fork Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.1% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $68,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In East Fork Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
East Fork Township has chilly winters and warm summers. The July high in East Fork Township is 87°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in East Fork Township
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 59% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in East Fork Township since 1979.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about East Fork Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of East Fork Township
About 1 of every 100 East Fork Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
97% of working residents leave East Fork Township for work
Where East Fork Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About East Fork Township
Township in Illinois, United States
East Fork Township is located in Montgomery County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,566 and it contained 1,093 housing units.
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- Area
- 60 sq mi
- Elevation
- 617 ft
East Fork Township’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with East Fork Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Fork Township | — | — | A | — | B | C− |
| Fillmore Consolidated Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Irving Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grisham Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lagrange Township | — | — | B− | — | B | C |
| Hillsboro · Hillsboro Township | #354 | B+ | A | B+ | B | C |
East Fork Township and Lagrange Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. East Fork Township and Lagrange Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Fillmore Consolidated Township, Irving Township and Grisham Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Hillsboro Township and Hillsboro are one community, graded once. Compare East Fork Township with a neighbor →
Questions about East Fork Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is East Fork 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.