Lovington TownshipIL
A town of 1,515, settled in 1839. 93% more nonprofits per person than the typical Illinois town.
Is Lovington Township a good place to live?
Lovington Township’s best subject grades are an A+ for cost of living and an A− for civic life; its weakest is a C− for health. Lovington Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Lovington Township stand out
Where Lovington Township beats most towns.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Lovington Grade School | PK–8 | 148 |
98% of working residents leave Lovington Township for work
Where Lovington Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Lovington Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Lovington Township is from typical.
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Moving to Lovington Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lovington Township, and how to reach them.
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Lovington Township.
Lovington Township stands out in Illinois and nationally: a larger share of its adults smoke cigarettes
The share of adults in Lovington Township who get no exercise outside work is 28%, above both Illinois’ towns (23%) and U.S. towns (25%). Lovington Township: 24% of adults say their health is fair or poor. Among adults locally, 16% report frequent physical distress and 40% have high blood pressure.
| Lovington Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 35% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 37% | 35% |
| What stands out | Lovington Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.7% | 6.3% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 16.3% | 10.3% |
| More smokers | 18.8% | 12.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
On state tests, Lovington Township’s schools beat 73% of Illinois districts
Its one school is below. Arthur CUSD 305 runs its public schools. Enrollment at Lovington Township’s public school: 148 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lovington Grade SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 148 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Lovington Township’s workers commute out
The middle household income in the town is $60,000. The share of working residents in Lovington Township who work locally is 1.9%, below both the Illinois town median (8.3%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). The top destinations are Decatur (19%), Arthur (10%) and Sullivan (9%).
| Lovington Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $60,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.9% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
High risk in Lovington Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in just over three quarters of U.S. communities. Paid flood insurance claims in Lovington Township since 2002: 4.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in Lovington Township
The range runs from 19° on a January night to 86° on a July afternoon, with about 15 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Lovington Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Lovington Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Lovington Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
About Lovington Township
Village in Illinois, United States
Lovington is a village in Moultrie County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,069 at the 2020 census. Lovington was named after Andrew Love, the first postmaster in the area.
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- Area
- 0.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 676 ft
- ZIP code
- 61937
Lovington Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Lovington Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lovington Township | — | — | A+ | — | B+ | C− |
| Sullivan Township | #285 | B+ | A− | — | B− | B− |
| Lowe Township | — | — | A | — | B+ | C− |
| Jonathan Creek Township | — | — | B | — | B | C+ |
| Dora Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Lovington Township, Lowe Township and Jonathan Creek Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Lovington Township, Sullivan Township, Lowe Township and Jonathan Creek Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Dora Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Lovington Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Lovington Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lovington Township, IL a good place to live?
93% more nonprofits per person than the typical Illinois town.
Is Lovington Township, IL expensive?
Not for the 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+.