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Eppards Point Township
Illinois›Livingston County

Eppards Point TownshipIL

A town of 339.

4 bordering townsMap →
Schultz, Raymond, Round Barn · Photo: Ramccoy55 · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Eppards Point Township, IL · Schultz, Raymond, Round Barn · Photo: Ramccoy55 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Is Eppards Point Township a good place to live?

20% of residents live below the poverty line in Eppards Point Township, against 8.4% in Illinois’ towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Eppards Point Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

What makes Eppards Point Township stand out

Where Eppards Point Township beats most towns.

Small town

339 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Avoca TownshipPontiac TownshipYates TownshipPike TownshipAvoca TownshipPontiac TownshipYates TownshipPike TownshipEppards Point Township
Schultz, Raymond, Round Barn
Schultz, Raymond, Round Barn · National Register of Historic Places
Eppards Point Township’s story

Eppards Point Township in pictures

The archive holds 3 maps from 1935 on.

1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Getting set up

Moving to Eppards Point Township: who provides what

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

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PowerCommonwealth Edison17.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Eppards Point Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsPontiac Township High School District 90Pontiac Community Consolidated School District 429Prairie Central Community Unit School District 83 districts serve Eppards Point 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 hereLivingston County ClerkLivingston County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2021
ZIP codes61764, 61726, 6173961764 64% · 61726 28% · 61739 8%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 Eppards Point Township.

Work & commute

With 2.0 jobs for every working resident, Eppards Point Township draws in 317 commuters

Most working residents leave Eppards Point Township for work: only 6% work in town. Jobs based in Eppards Point Township grew to 327 in 2023, 189 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Fairbury (18%), Bloomington (9%) and Pontiac (8%).

6%work in town

Where working residents work

In Eppards Point Township6%
Fairbury18%
Bloomington9%
Pontiac8%
Forrest7%
22 mi
median commute distance
327
jobs based in Eppards Point Township
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazards

Inland flooding leads a very high hazard risk in Eppards Point Township

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 82% of U.S. communities. Since 2008, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Eppards Point Township.

82risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
82Very high riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold waves
3
paid flood claims since 2008

FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Who lives here

Older than Illinois overall

People 65 and older are 30% of residents (17% statewide); children under 18 are 13% of residents (22% statewide). 30% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 38% across Illinois.

36.9median age · IL 39
Eppards Point TownshipIllinoisUnited States

Ages · share of residents

Education · adults 25 and older

No diploma0%
High school22%
Some college27%
Associate’s21%
Bachelor’s17%
Graduate12%

Women and men · all residents

Somewhere between 12% and 49% women

The Census survey reached too few of Eppards Point Township’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±18.3 points. Across Illinois, 50.6% of residents are women.

Ages and education in Eppards Point Township
Eppards Point TownshipILU.S.
Under 1012.5%11.5%11.6%
10 to 170%10.4%10.3%
18 to 240%9.1%9.1%
25 to 3426.8%13.6%13.7%
35 to 4411.6%13.3%13.2%
45 to 540%12.4%12.2%
55 to 6419.6%12.8%12.7%
65 to 740%10%10.2%
75 and older29.5%7%7%
No diploma0%9.5%10.4%
High school22.4%25.1%26%
Some college26.5%19.2%19.1%
Associate’s21.4%8.3%8.8%
Bachelor’s17.3%22.6%21.6%
Graduate12.2%15.3%14.1%

U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 300, single groups can be off by several points

Climate

In Eppards Point Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers

Eppards Point Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 16° and about 25 inches of snow falls in a winter.

25″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter20–36°
Spring40–62°
Summer62–84°
Fall43–64°
Oct 24
typical first frost
Apr 16
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Eppards Point Township is

Eppards Point Township beats the Illinois average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 15% of adults smoke cigarettes in Eppards Point Township, where Illinois’ towns sit at 13% and U.S. towns at 14%. 18% of adults binge drink in Eppards Point Township.

Eppards Point TownshipIllinois townsU.S. towns
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)15%13%14%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)18%18%16%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)37%35%35%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)14%13%14%
32 measures vs. Illinois
0 better25 too close to call7 worse
What stands outEppards Point TownshipIL
More adults with COPD8.3%6.3%
More smokers15.4%12.1%
More adults who have had cancer9.3%7.6%
Gibson Community Hospital
27 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health

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

Outdoors

Conserved land covers 0% of Eppards Point Township

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

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 23,230 acres
4.9 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Eppards Point Township

16pages on Eppards Point Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Eppards Point Township; the nearest are

A job hub

Every workday, about 317 people come to Eppards Point Township for work

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

18% → Fairbury Fairbury 18% 9% → Bloomington Bloomington 9% 8% → Pontiac Pontiac 8% 7% → Forrest Forrest 7% 4% → Normal Normal 4% 3% → Chicago Chicago 3% Eppards Point Township · 6% stay
327jobs based in Eppards Point Township
6%of working residents work in town
22 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Eppards Point Township

Township in Illinois, United States

Eppards Point Township is located in Livingston County, Illinois. As of the 2020 census, its population was 366 and it contained 138 housing units.

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

Area
37 sq mi

Questions about Eppards Point Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

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

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