Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The biggest park or preserve is Forest Preserve Park, at 26 acres. We don’t grade Monticello Township yet; the figures below are still real.
Where Monticello Township beats most towns.
Census counts: 163 in 1850, 5,941 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1923 and 3 maps from 1937 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Monticello Township. Close and well known come first.
17 mi Stadium & arenaGies Memorial Stadium
18 mi LandmarkAmerican Football House
3 mi MuseumMonticello Railway Museum
6 mi City parkRobert Allerton Park
28 mi MuseumOctave Chanute Aerospace Museum
18 mi TheatreKrannert Center for the Performing ArtsGies Memorial Stadium: T.J. Blakeman, CC BY-SA 4.0 · American Football House: BanjoZebra, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Monticello Railway Museum: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Robert Allerton Park: D. Finnigan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Krannert Center for the Performing Arts: Aries Liang, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Monticello 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Monticello Township.
In Monticello Township, the mean commuting time is 23 minutes, against 26 minutes in Illinois’ towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Roughly one working resident in five has a job in Monticello Township itself. Jobs based in Monticello Township grew to 1,912 in 2023, 204 more than in 2013. The median commute is under 19 miles.
| Monticello Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 20% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $99,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 5.2% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The largest public high school is Monticello High School, with 489 students. Public schools: Monticello CUSD 25. Its three schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–3 | Grades PK–3 | 543 | A− |
| Monticello High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 489 | A− |
| Monticello Middle SchoolTop results in townGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 405 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts
Compared with 70% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Monticello Township is higher. The national flood insurance program has paid 6 claims here since 2006. 57% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 14%.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Expect July afternoons of 85° and January nights of 18°, with about 18 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Among adults 25 and older, 38% have a four-year degree or more, against 38% across Illinois. People 65 and older are nearly a quarter of residents (17% statewide); children under 18 are 16% of residents (22% statewide). The age of the median resident in Monticello Township is 46.7 years. Population is up 2.1% locally since 2020, to 6,229 by the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Monticello Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 16% | 22% | 22% |
| Median age | 46.7 years | 40.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 23% | 19% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 38% | 29% | 29% |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.4 points. Across Illinois, 50.6% of residents are women.
| Monticello Township | IL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.3% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 5.9% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.5% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 15.7% | 13.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.5% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.2% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 17.7% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.2% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 11% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.6% | 9.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 29.8% | 25.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 17.4% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.2% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24.5% | 22.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.6% | 15.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Monticello Township: nearly one in ten adults worry about having enough food, where Illinois’ towns sit at 13% and U.S. towns at 14%. Of 32 CDC measures, Monticello Township beats the Illinois average on 10 and trails it on 3. For adults in the town, the share who report frequent mental distress is 15%.
| Monticello Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 33% | 33% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 9.2% | 13% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 23% | 25% |
| What stands out | Monticello Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.2% | 15.9% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.8% | 9.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.7% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Trails run 8.2 miles in 4 parks and preserves. For Monticello Township, the trail density is 0.2 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves in the town: 4, covering 34 acres.
| Monticello Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.6% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Forest Preserve Park | — | 26 |
| 2. Piatt County Museum | — | 4 |
| 3. Valentine Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Monticello Township; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Monticello Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
City in Illinois, United States
Monticello ( MON-tiss-EL-oh) is a city in and the county seat of Piatt County, Illinois, United States. The population was 5,941 at the 2020 census.
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4 towns share a border with Monticello Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monticello Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bement Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Willow Branch Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sangamon Township | #349 | B+ | C | — | A− | A− |
| Colfax Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Sangamon Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Monticello Township, Bement Township, Willow Branch Township and Colfax Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Monticello Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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