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Jonathan Creek TownshipIL

A town of 1,033.

Population
1,033
2025 Census estimate · +1.5% since 2020
Median home value
$236K
Census ACS
Household income
$102K
median
Median age
24.2
years
Jobs based here
293
A commuter town

Is Jonathan Creek Township a good place to live?

The best of Jonathan Creek Township’s subject grades are an A− for incomes and a B for schools; the weakest is a C− for hazard risk. Jonathan Creek Township’s median age is 24.2 years, below both the Illinois town median (40.7 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). Among 749 Illinois towns, just 2 have a lower median rent than Jonathan Creek Township. On the outdoors, just 17 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns do worse. Jonathan Creek Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

StrongestA−Jobs & incomeWeakestC−Hazard risk
Small town

1,033 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Arthur · 5 miSullivan · 6 miEast Nelson Township · 6 miLowe Township · 6 miAllenville · 7 miLovington · 7 mi
East Nelson TownshipSullivan TownshipLowe TownshipLovington TownshipNorth Okaw TownshipEast Nelson TownshipSullivan TownshipLowe TownshipLovington TownshipNorth Okaw TownshipJonathan Creek Township

How Jonathan Creek Township grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Jonathan Creek Township is from typical.

How grading works

Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listC−Open →Jobs & income$102K median household income; 293 jobs based hereA−Open →SchoolsBeat 63% of Illinois districts on tests and graduationBOpen →Cost of livingTypical home $236K, 3.3 years of the county’s $72K median household incomeBOpen →HealthSarah Bush Lincoln Health Center 17.7 miles awayC+Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 3.4 of 20; 58.6% of households have no car; 17.9% of workers walk, bike or ride transitB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
OutdoorsConserved land, trails and parksD−Open →HistoryC+Open →Civic life1.4 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsB−Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
Climate–Open →Who lives here10% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Jonathan Creek Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Jonathan Creek Township, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerAmeren Illinois Company16.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Jonathan Creek Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsArthur Community Unit School District 305Sullivan Community Unit School District 3002 districts serve Jonathan Creek 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 hereMoultrie County ClerkMoultrie County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP codes61951, 6191161951 72% · 61911 27%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 Jonathan Creek Township.

Work & commuteJobs & income grade A−

Most of Jonathan Creek Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.6 jobs for each of them

Most working residents leave Jonathan Creek Township for work: only 4% work in town. 2.1% of residents live below the poverty line in Jonathan Creek Township, below both Illinois’ towns (8.4%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Jonathan Creek Township’s average trip to work is 20 minutes.

4%work in town
Jonathan Creek TownshipIllinois townsU.S. towns
Below the poverty line2.1%8.4%9.6%
Average trip to work20 minutes26 minutes25 minutes
Median household income$102,000$83,000$80,000
Working residents who work in town3.8%8.3%8%

Where working residents work

In Jonathan Creek Township4%
Arthur18%
Sullivan10%
Bourbon Township8%
Mattoon5%
12 mi
median commute distance
293
jobs based in Jonathan Creek Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
B−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 52% of U.S. towns
Full pageJonathan Creek Township’s work & commute pageOpen the page
The jobs here293 jobs based here · A commuter townWhere people work4% work in Jonathan Creek TownshipCommute times20 minutes · The average commuteHow far they goHalf commute less than 12 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C−

High risk in Jonathan Creek Township, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 76% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 6 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Jonathan Creek Township.

76risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
76High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesDrought
6
paid flood claims since 1979
Full pageJonathan Creek Township’s hazards pageOpen the page
What it facesHigh riskFlood claims6 paid flood claims · Since 1979Past disasters8 disaster declarations · Declared for the countyGet ready0.9 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Jonathan Creek Township has four seasons and pleasant summers

Jonathan Creek Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 20° and about 15 inches of snow falls in a winter.

15″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter23–38°
Spring43–63°
Summer64–84°
Fall44–66°
Oct 22
typical first frost
Apr 15
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
Full pageJonathan Creek Township’s climate pageOpen the page
A year of weatherJuly highs 86°, January lows 20°Rain & snow15″ of snow a winter · 40 inches of rain and snow a yearHeating & coolingMostly a heating billThen and now+1.1° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

HealthC+

On CDC estimates, Jonathan Creek Township is less healthy than 59% of U.S. towns

Jonathan Creek Township beats the Illinois average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 16% of Jonathan Creek Township adults smoke cigarettes.

41%healthier than U.S. townsC+Health Grade
Jonathan Creek TownshipIllinois townsU.S. towns
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)16%13%14%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)15%13%14%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)18%17%17%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)34%33%33%
32 measures vs. Illinois
2 better20 too close to call10 worse
What stands outJonathan Creek TownshipIL
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity10.9%13.2%
Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off6.7%7.8%
More adults with COPD9%6.3%
Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center
17.7 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: dental, mental health
Full pageJonathan Creek Township’s health reportOpen the page
Everyday habitsMore smokersHospitals & doctors nearby17.7 miles to an ER · Sarah Bush Lincoln Health CenterHow adults are doingMore adults in frequent physical distressEvery CDC estimateBetter than IL on 2 of 32

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Jonathan Creek Township

16pages on Jonathan Creek Township
The big questions
SchoolsBBeat 63% of IL districtsHealthC+Better than IL on 2 of 32 CDC measuresCost of livingBWork & commuteA−$102K median household income · 293 jobs hereNatural hazardsC−FEMA risk higher than 76% of U.S. communities · inland flooding
Out and about
PlacesAttractions20 nearby · Scovill Zoo 23 miLibraryB−Arthur Public Library DistrictColleges
The story
Town Hall & politicsOne full-time town employee per 517 residentsClimate86° summer highs · 15″ of snow
Day to day
NewsWeatherHandbookTown SquareNeighbors
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Jonathan Creek Township; the nearest are

Lake Land CollegeCommunity college · Public · Mattoon18.1 mi$4,415 in-state tuitionEastern Illinois UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Charleston22.3 mi$13,679 in-state tuition

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

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

A commuter town

96% of working residents leave Jonathan Creek Township for work

Where Jonathan Creek Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

18% → Arthur Arthur 18% 10% → Sullivan Sullivan 10% 8% → Bourbon Township Bourbon Township 8% 5% → Mattoon Mattoon 5% 4% → Decatur Decatur 4% 3% → Springfield Springfield 3% Jonathan Creek Township · 4% stay
293jobs based in Jonathan Creek Township
4%of working residents work in town
12 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Jonathan Creek Township

Township in Illinois, United States

Jonathan Creek Township is located in Moultrie County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 990 and it contained 265 housing units. A large Amish community is present in Jonathan Creek Township.

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

Area
37 sq mi
Elevation
666 ft

Questions about Jonathan Creek Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Jonathan Creek Township, IL expensive?

Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.