Mississippi TownshipIL
A town of 1,699.
Is Mississippi Township a good place to live?
Mississippi Township’s best subject grade is an A− for incomes; its weakest is a D− for walkability. Only 5 of Illinois’ 1,284 towns score lower on walkability. Mississippi Township’s midpoint rent is $1,647 a month, above both the Illinois town median ($1,129 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). Only 21 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns score lower on the outdoors. Mississippi Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Mississippi Township has shrunk 17% since 2010
2,041 counted in 2010 and 1,785 in 2020; an estimated 1,699 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Mississippi Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Mississippi Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Mississippi Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Mississippi Township, and how to reach them.
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 Mississippi Township.
A smaller share of working residents in Mississippi Township work locally than in the typical Illinois or U.S. town
The average trip to work for Mississippi Township comes to 24 minutes. 2.3% of residents live below the poverty line here, against 8.4% in Illinois’ towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. The top destinations are Jerseyville (11%), Alton (8%) and Elsah Township (4%). Half commute less than 19 miles.
| Mississippi Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2.3% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.7% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mississippi Township’s public schools outperform 62% of Illinois districts
Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jersey Comm Alt Program JCAPLargest public high schoolGrades 5–12 | Grades 5–12 | – | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Mississippi Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Mississippi Township’s typical July afternoon high stands at 87°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The biggest natural risk in Mississippi Township is inland flooding, at a moderate overall level
On expected storm and flood damage, Mississippi Township sits below 56% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 24% come from inland flooding and 23% from heat waves.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
On CDC estimates, Mississippi Township is healthier than 50% of U.S. towns
Mississippi Township beats the Illinois average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. For adults here, the share who have obesity is 39%. Two figures for adults locally: 37% have high blood pressure, 14% report frequent physical distress.
| Mississippi Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| What stands out | Mississippi Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.7% | 13.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.5% | 6.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Mississippi Township
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Mississippi Township
About 3 of every 100 Mississippi Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
99% of working residents leave Mississippi Township for work
Where Mississippi Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Mississippi Township
Township in Illinois, United States
Mississippi Township is one of eleven townships in Jersey County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,785 and it contained 792 housing units.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 659 ft
Mississippi Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Mississippi Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi Township | — | — | B | — | B | B− |
| Piasa Township | #318 | B+ | A− | — | B | B |
| Elsah Township | — | — | A | — | B | B+ |
| Jersey Township | #269 | A− | A− | — | B | B− |
| Otter Creek Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Mississippi Township and Elsah Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Mississippi Township, Piasa Township, Elsah Township and Jersey Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Otter Creek Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Mississippi Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Mississippi Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Mississippi 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.