63% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Kansas Township, above both Illinois’ towns (29%) and U.S. towns (29%). Of the 769 Illinois towns we compare, none has a higher home-ownership rate than Kansas Township. The biggest place to walk is Chinquapin Bluffs Land and Water Reserve, 591 acres with 6 miles of trail. Kansas Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

444 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns

White Oak Township · 3 mi Palestine Township · 4 mi Carlock · 4 mi Congerville · 5 mi Montgomery Township · 6 mi Kappa · 6 mi

Palestine TownshipWhite Oak TownshipHudson TownshipMontgomery TownshipEl Paso TownshipKansas Township

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Kansas Township.

Work & commute

Most of Kansas Township’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.5 jobs for each of them

1%work in town

For most workers, Kansas Township is a place to come home to: only 1% work in town. Employers in Kansas Township added 44 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 107. Half commute less than 14 miles. The top destinations are Bloomington (17%), Peoria (13%) and Normal (12%).

	Kansas Township	Illinois towns	U.S. towns
Working residents who work in town	0.9%	8.3%	8%
Average trip to work	23 minutes	26 minutes	25 minutes

Where working residents work

In Kansas Township1%

Bloomington17%

Peoria13%

Normal12%

Goodfield7%

14 mi

median commute distance

107

jobs based in Kansas Township

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

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The jobs here107 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work1% work in Kansas Township Commute times23 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 14 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

The climate in Kansas Township brings four seasons and pleasant summers

22″snow a winter

July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 17° and about 22 inches of snow falls in a winter.

Typical low → high °F

Winter20–36°

Spring40–62°

Summer62–84°

Fall42–65°

Oct 17

typical first frost

Apr 21

typical last frost

+1.6°

vs. the 20th-century average

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A year of weatherJuly highs 85°, January lows 17°Rain & snow22″ of snow a winter · 38 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+1.6° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Kansas Township is

Nearly a fifth of adults binge drink in Kansas Township. This Illinois town beats the Illinois average on 11 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2.

	Kansas Township	Illinois towns	U.S. towns
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)	32%	35%	36%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)	19%	23%	25%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)	19%	18%	16%
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)	15%	18%	19%

32 measures vs. Illinois

11 better19 too close to call2 worse

What stands out	Kansas Township	IL
Fewer adults facing food insecurity	9.2%	15.9%
Fewer uninsured adults	5.8%	9.9%
More adults who have had cancer	9.8%	7.6%

Carle Eureka Hospital

10.2 mi away · emergency room

3 of 3

care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

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Everyday habitsFewer adults who get no exercise Hospitals & doctors nearby10.2 miles to an ER · Carle Eureka Hospital How adults are doingFewer adults in fair or poor health Every CDC estimateBetter than IL on 11 of 32

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

Outdoors

8.9% of the land in Kansas Township is protected from building

8.9%conserved

Trails run 9.4 miles in 3 parks and preserves. For Kansas Township, the trail network density is 0.5 miles per square mile.

	Kansas Township	Illinois towns	U.S. towns
Conserved land	8.9%	3.7%	4.3%
Miles of trail per square mile	0.5 miles per square mile	0.3	0.4

8.9%

conserved · 1,035 of 11,699 acres

9.4 mi

of trails · 0.5 per sq mi

Biggest places to walk	Trails	Acres
1. Chinquapin Bluffs Land and Water Reserve	6 mi	591
2. COMLARA Park	1.8 mi	557
3. Letcher Basin Land and Water Reserve	0.7 mi	67

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Trail map9.4 miles of trail, mapped Pick a walk6 miles of trail · Chinquapin Bluffs Land and Water Reserve Conserved land8.9% conserved · 1,035 acres protected Questions“Where can I hike in Kansas Township?”

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

Natural hazards

Kansas Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

51risk score of 100

FEMA puts just over three fifths of Kansas Township’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 16% to cold waves. Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in just over half of U.S. communities.

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes

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What it facesModerate risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters12 disaster declarations · Declared for the county Get ready1.3 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Kansas Township

16pages on Kansas Township

The big questions

HealthBetter than IL on 11 of 32 CDC measures Cost of livingWork & commute$194K median household income · 107 jobs here Natural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 51% of U.S. communities · inland flooding

Out and about

Outdoors9 mi of trails · 9% conserved land PlacesAttractions25 nearby · Fell Arboretum 11 mi LibraryCarlock Public Library District CollegesHeartland Community College is 8.9 mi away

The story

Town Hall & politicsClimate85° summer highs · 22″ of snow

Day to day

NewsWeatherHandbookTown SquareNeighbors

Nearby attractions

Miller Park Zoo and 8 more within 40 miles

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

All 25 attractions →

13 mi Zoo & aquariumMiller Park Zoo 25 mi Zoo & aquariumPeoria Zoo

34 mi Zoo & aquariumWildlife Prairie Park

12 mi Theme parkSpider Hill

11 mi GardenFell Arboretum 14 mi MuseumPrairie Aviation Museum

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons

Photo credits

Wildlife Prairie Park: Katherine Johnson, CC BY 2.0 · Spider Hill: NatFee, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fell Arboretum: Willjay, CC BY 3.0

Getting set up

Moving to Kansas Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Kansas 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 Kansas Township’s trash rules yet

SchoolsEureka Community Unit District 140 El Paso-Gridley Community Unit School District 112 districts serve Kansas 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 hereWoodford County ClerkWoodford County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2023

ZIP codes61725, 61738, 6174861725 82% · 61738 12% · 61748 6%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.

A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Kansas Township for work

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

107jobs based in Kansas Township

1%of working residents work in town

14 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

After high school

Colleges nearby

4 within 15 miles of the center of Kansas Township

Heartland Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Normal8.9 mi$5,550 in-state tuition Eureka CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Eureka9.9 mi$29,096 tuition Illinois State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Normal10.9 mi$16,144 in-state tuition

About 11 of every 100 Kansas Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.

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About Kansas Township

Township in Illinois, United States

Kansas Township is located in Woodford County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 433 and it contained 172 housing units. Kansas Township formed from Palestine Township in September, 1859.

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

Area: 18 sq mi

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