La Moille Township’s average commute is 21 minutes, below both Illinois’ towns (26 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Just 3% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. Since 2013, La Moille Township has lost 34 jobs, to 84 in 2023. Also worth knowing: in La Moille Township, the typical household income is $70,000.

3%work in town

	La Moille Township	Illinois towns	U.S. towns
Average trip to work	21 minutes	26 minutes	25 minutes
Working residents who work in town	2.6%	8.3%	8%
Median household income	$70,000	$83,000	$80,000

Where working residents work

In La Moille Township3%

Mendota8%

Princeton7%

Peru7%

LaSalle5%

24 mi

median commute distance

jobs based in La Moille Township

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

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The jobs here84 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work3% work in La Moille Township Commute times21 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 24 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Schools

The schools La Moille Township’s kids attend

Public schools: La Moille CUSD 303. Its two schools are below. 2 public schools serve La Moille Township, with 182 students in all.

School	Level	Students	Letter
Allen School SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6	Grades K–6	96	D
La Moille Jr/Sr High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12	Grades 7–12	86	B⁻

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The districtsLa Moille CUSD 303 Vs. the neighbors5 bordering towns Every school2 schools · Allen School School Questions“Are La Moille Township’s schools good?”

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Natural hazards

Natural hazards: low risk in La Moille Township, mostly inland flooding

41% of La Moille Township’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 19%. Compared with 77% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage locally is lower. Households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 1999.

23risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingTornadoesDrought

paid flood claims since 2007

federal disasters paid out here

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What it facesLow risk Flood claims10 paid flood claims · Since 2007 Past disasters1 federal disaster · Paid out in La Moille Township Get ready0.9 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

La Moille Township has four seasons and pleasant summers

The range runs from 14° on a January night to 83° on a July afternoon, with about 25 inches of snow a winter.

25″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter17–33°

Spring38–60°

Summer61–82°

Fall41–62°

Oct 17

typical first frost

Apr 22

typical last frost

+1.0°

vs. the 20th-century average

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A year of weatherJuly highs 83°, January lows 14°Rain & snow25″ of snow a winter · 38 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+1.0° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy La Moille Township is

Of 32 CDC measures, La Moille Township beats the Illinois average on 6 and trails it on 8. 15% of La Moille Township adults report frequent physical distress. In La Moille Township, 38% of adults have high blood pressure, and 13% have diabetes.

	La Moille Township	Illinois towns	U.S. towns
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)	15%	13%	14%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)	38%	35%	35%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)	13%	11%	12%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)	15%	13%	14%

32 measures vs. Illinois

6 better18 too close to call8 worse

What stands out	La Moille Township	IL
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity	9.9%	13.2%
Fewer uninsured adults	7.5%	9.9%
More adults with COPD	8.8%	6.3%

OSF Saint Paul Medical Center

12.9 mi away · emergency room

3 of 3

care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

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Everyday habitsMore smokers Hospitals & doctors nearby12.9 miles to an ER · OSF Saint Paul Medical Center How adults are doingMore adults in frequent physical distress Every CDC estimateBetter than IL on 6 of 32

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

Outdoors

0% of La Moille Township is conserved land

For La Moille Township, the concentration of trails is 0.1 miles per square mile. 2.5 miles of trail.

0%conserved

conserved · 2 of 23,980 acres

2.5 mi

of trails · 0.1 per sq mi

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Trail map2.5 miles of trail, mapped Pick a walkPick a walk Conserved land0% conserved · 2 acres protected Questions“Where can I hike in La Moille Township?”

Keep exploring

Everything we know about La Moille Township

18pages on La Moille Township

The big questions

Schools2 schools HealthBetter than IL on 6 of 32 CDC measures Cost of livingWork & commute$70K median household income · 84 jobs here Natural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 23% of U.S. communities · inland flooding

Out and about

Outdoors3 mi of trails · 0% conserved land PlacesAttractions27 nearby · Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site 22 mi LibraryLamoille-Clarion Public Library District Colleges

The story

HistorySettled 1840 Town Hall & politicsOne full-time town employee per 987 residents Climate83° summer highs · 25″ of snow

Day to day

NewsWeatherHandbookZIP code 61330 Town SquareNeighbors

After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of La Moille Township; the nearest are

Illinois Valley Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Oglesby20.2 mi$4,200 in-state tuition Northern Illinois UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Dekalb39.8 mi$13,248 in-state tuition

About 6 of every 100 La Moille Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

A shrinking town

La Moille Township has shrunk 13% since 2010

1,122 counted in 2010 and 1,010 in 2020; an estimated 987 in 2025.

1,1222010

1,0102020

9872025 est.

U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025

About La Moille Township

Village in Illinois, United States

La Moille is a village in Bureau County, Illinois, United States. The population was 679 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Ottawa Micropolitan Statistical Area. La Moille was named after the Lamoille River valley, in Vermont.

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Area: 1.2 sq mi
ZIP code: 61330

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Most of La Moille Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them