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A town of 10,005. Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Jersey Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $169K, 2.1 years of the St. Louis metro’s $80K median household income. It grades A− overall, 269th of 767 graded towns in Illinois. 26% of working residents work locally in Jersey Township, above both the Illinois town median (8.3%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). Jersey Township has 2 places on the National Register. The biggest park or preserve is Dolan City Park, at 25 acres.
Where Jersey Township beats most towns.
Col. William H. Fulkerson FarmsteadEach subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Jersey Township is from typical.
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Census counts: 9,428 in 2000, 9,995 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper and 2 maps from 1930 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Jersey 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Jersey Township.
Its public schools are run by Jersey CUSD 100. Two of its 6 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Jersey Comm High School, with 961 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jersey Community Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 5–7 | Grades 5–7 | 489 | B+ |
| Jersey Comm High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 8–12 | Grades 8–12 | 961 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Jersey Township has chilly winters and warm summers. The July high in Jersey Township is 87°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
About one in 4 of Jersey Township’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Jerseyville (22%), Alton (8%) and St. Half commute less than 24 miles.
| Jersey Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 14% | 11% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $74,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 56% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 29 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Jersey Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Jersey Township beats the Illinois average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 39% of Jersey Township adults have obesity.
| Jersey Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Jersey Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.3% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.1% | 13.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.7% | 6.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Dolan City Park | — | 25 |
| 2. Lions Club Park | — | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
2 within 15 miles of the center of Jersey Township
About 4 of every 100 Jersey Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
2 places in Jersey Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Illinois, United States
Jersey Township is one of eleven townships in Jersey County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 9,995 and it contained 4,487 housing units.
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4 towns share a border with Jersey Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jersey Township | #269 | A− | A− | — | B | B− |
| English Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kane Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mississippi Township | — | — | B | — | B | B− |
| Rockbridge Township | — | — | A | — | C | C+ |
Mississippi Township and Rockbridge Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Jersey Township, Mississippi Township and Rockbridge Township report no FBI crime data of their own. English Township and Kane Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Jersey Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Jersey Township grades A− overall, better than 76% of U.S. towns and #269 of 767 in Illinois. It grades B− for health and B for schools.
Not for the area. Louis, MO-IL metro 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−.
