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Illinois›Vermilion County

Love TownshipIL

A town of 222.

Is Love Township a good place to live?

The biggest place to walk is Harry "Babe" Woodyard State Natural Area, 389 acres with 1 miles of trail. Love Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

222 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
McKendree TownshipElwood TownshipMcKendree TownshipElwood TownshipLove Township
Getting set up

Moving to Love Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Love 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 Love Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsGeorgetown-Ridge Farm Consolidated Unit School District 4Which school depends on your addressNCES
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 hereVermilion County ClerkVermilion County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP codes61870, 6184661870 64% · 61846 36%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 Love Township.

Who lives here

45% of residents are 65 or older

For adults 25 and older in Love Township, the share who hold a bachelor’s degree or more is 45%. The Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate puts Love Township at 222 residents, down 4.7% since 2020.

55.6median age · IL 39
Love TownshipIllinoisUnited States

Ages · share of residents

Education · adults 25 and older

No diploma0%
High school46%
Some college9%
Associate’s0%
Bachelor’s37%
Graduate8%

Women and men · all residents

Somewhere between 39% and 64% women

The Census survey reached too few of Love Township’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±12.5 points. Across Illinois, 50.6% of residents are women.

Ages and education in Love Township
Love TownshipILU.S.
Under 1017.1%11.5%11.6%
10 to 178.2%10.4%10.3%
18 to 240%9.1%9.1%
25 to 345.9%13.6%13.7%
35 to 445.3%13.3%13.2%
45 to 548.2%12.4%12.2%
55 to 6410.6%12.8%12.7%
65 to 7432.9%10%10.2%
75 and older11.8%7%7%
No diploma0%9.5%10.4%
High school45.7%25.1%26%
Some college9.4%19.2%19.1%
Associate’s0%8.3%8.8%
Bachelor’s37%22.6%21.6%
Graduate7.9%15.3%14.1%

Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 200, single groups can be off by several points

Work & commute

With only 0.1 jobs per working resident, most people in Love Township work out of town

Among residents in Love Township, 13% live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Danville (21%), Chicago (9%) and Danville Township (9%). Half commute less than 17 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Love Township0%
Danville21%
Chicago9%
Danville Township9%
Westville5%
17 mi
median commute distance
7
jobs based in Love Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Four seasons and pleasant summers in Love Township

July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 19° and about 19 inches of snow falls in a winter.

19″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter22–38°
Spring41–63°
Summer62–84°
Fall43–65°
Oct 14
typical first frost
Apr 23
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

Low risk in Love Township, with inland flooding at the top

Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 67% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 32% of Love Township’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 24% to cold waves.

33risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
33Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesDrought

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

How healthy Love Township is

In Love Township, 15% of adults report frequent physical distress. This Illinois town beats the Illinois average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12. Just over two in five adults have obesity locally, against 37% in Illinois’ towns and 35% across U.S. towns.

Love TownshipIllinois townsU.S. towns
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)41%35%35%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)42%37%35%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)17%13%14%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)15%13%14%
32 measures vs. Illinois
1 better19 too close to call12 worse
What stands outLove TownshipIL
Fewer uninsured adults7.8%9.9%
More adults with COPD9.4%6.3%
OSF Sacred Heart Medical Center
15.7 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

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

Outdoors

Conserved land covers 3.2% of Love Township

Count the trails in 1 park or preserve and they come to 3.3 miles. Love Township’s density of trails stands at 0.2 miles per square mile, near the Illinois town median (0.3) and below the median of U.S. towns (0.4).

3.2%conserved
Love TownshipIllinois townsU.S. towns
Miles of trail per square mile0.2 miles per square mile0.30.4
Conserved land3.2%3.7%4.3%
3.2%
conserved · 411 of 12,976 acres
3.3 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Harry "Babe" Woodyard State Natural Area1 mi389

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Love Township

16pages on Love Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Love Township

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Love Township for work

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

21% → Danville Danville 21% 9% → Chicago Chicago 9% 9% → Danville Township Danville Township 9% 5% → Westville Westville 5% 4% → Ridge Farm Ridge Farm 4% 3% → Georgetown Georgetown 3% Love Township · 0% stay
7jobs based in Love Township
0%of working residents work in town
17 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Love Township

Township in Illinois, United States

Love Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 257 and it contained 105 housing units.

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

Area
20 sq mi
Elevation
659 ft

Questions about Love Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Love Township, IL a good place to live?

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