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Moores Prairie Township
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Moores Prairie TownshipIL

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C. H. Judd House · Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Photo of Moores Prairie Township

Moores Prairie Township, IL · C. H. Judd House · Photo: Nyttend · Public domain

Population
352
2025 Census estimate · −2.8% since 2020
Median home value
$113K
Census ACS
Household income
$59K
median
Median age
35.3
years
Jobs based here
46
A commuter town

Is Moores Prairie Township a good place to live?

14% of residents live below the poverty line in Moores Prairie Township, above both the Illinois town median (8.4%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). C. H. Judd House is on the National Register of Historic Places. Moores Prairie Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

What makes Moores Prairie Township stand out

Where Moores Prairie Township beats most towns.

C. H. Judd House
History
Settled in 1825
1 place on the National Register
A history going back 201 years.
Small town

352 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Belle Rive · 5 miSpring Garden Township · 5 miDahlgren · 5 miPendleton Township · 6 miNorthern Township · 7 miDahlgren Township · 7 mi
Pendleton TownshipNorthern TownshipSpring Garden TownshipDahlgren TownshipPendleton TownshipNorthern TownshipSpring Garden TownshipDahlgren TownshipMoores Prairie Township
C. H. Judd House
C. H. Judd House · National Register of Historic Places
Moores Prairie Township’s story

201 years in pictures

1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.

  • 1825Moores Prairie Township is settled
Explore the history →
Getting set up

Moving to Moores Prairie Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Moores Prairie Township, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerAmeren Illinois Company16.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterMoores Prairie Township Water CompanyNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet7 providers72% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Moores Prairie Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsMount Vernon Township High School District 201Opdyke-Belle Rive Community Consolidated School District 52 districts serve Moores Prairie Township; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
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 hereJefferson County ClerkJefferson County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP codes62810, 6284662810 85% · 62846 15%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 Moores Prairie Township.

Work & commute

Moores Prairie Township has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Most working residents leave Moores Prairie Township for work: only 0% work in town. Since 2013, Moores Prairie Township has added 41 jobs, to 46 in 2023. Moores Prairie Township’s average trip to work is 22 minutes, where Illinois’ towns sit at 26 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes.

0%work in town
Moores Prairie TownshipIllinois townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work22 minutes26 minutes25 minutes
Median household income$59,000$83,000$80,000

Where working residents work

In Moores Prairie Township0%
Mount Vernon40%
Marion5%
Ina4%
Carbondale4%
17 mi
median commute distance
46
jobs based in Moores Prairie Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Full pageMoores Prairie Township’s work & commute pageOpen the page
The jobs here46 jobs based here · A commuter townWhere people work0% work in Moores Prairie TownshipCommute times22 minutes · The average commuteHow far they goHalf commute less than 17 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazards

Earthquakes leads a high hazard risk in Moores Prairie Township

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 68% of U.S. communities.

68risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
68High riskLowerHigher
EarthquakesInland floodingTornadoes
Full pageMoores Prairie Township’s hazards pageOpen the page
What it facesHigh riskFlood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on recordPast disasters3 disaster declarations · Declared for the countyGet readyReady for earthquakes

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Four seasons and pleasant summers in Moores Prairie Township

Moores Prairie Township has chilly winters and warm summers. Moores Prairie Township’s July high is 87°F.

10″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter26–43°
Spring45–66°
Summer65–86°
Fall46–68°
Oct 28
typical first frost
Apr 4
typical last frost
+0.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
Full pageMoores Prairie Township’s climate pageOpen the page
A year of weatherJuly highs 87°, January lows 24°Rain & snow10″ of snow a winter · 46 inches of rain and snow a yearHeating & coolingMostly a heating billThen and now+0.7° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Moores Prairie Township is

Moores Prairie Township beats the Illinois average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 14. 18% of adults smoke cigarettes in Moores Prairie Township.

Moores Prairie TownshipIllinois townsU.S. towns
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)18%13%14%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)16%13%14%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)19%17%17%
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)23%18%19%
32 measures vs. Illinois
0 better18 too close to call14 worse
What stands outMoores Prairie TownshipIL
More adults with COPD10%6.3%
More smokers18.1%12.1%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth14%10.3%
Good Samaritan Regional Health Center
12.2 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
Full pageMoores Prairie Township’s health reportOpen the page
Everyday habitsMore smokersHospitals & doctors nearby12.2 miles to an ER · Good Samaritan Regional Health CenterHow adults are doingMore adults in frequent physical distressEvery CDC estimateBetter than IL on 0 of 32

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

Outdoors

Conserved land covers 5.2% of Moores Prairie Township

3.9 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. The trail density in Moores Prairie Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.

5.2%conserved
Moores Prairie TownshipIllinois townsU.S. towns
Miles of trail per square mile0.1 miles per square mile0.30.4
Conserved land5.2%3.7%4.3%
5.2%
conserved · 1,213 of 23,323 acres
3.9 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Full pageMoores Prairie Township’s outdoors pageOpen the page
Trail map3.9 miles of trail, mappedPick a walkPick a walkConserved land5.2% conserved · 1,213 acres protectedQuestions“Where can I hike in Moores Prairie Township?”

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Moores Prairie Township

16pages on Moores Prairie Township
The big questions
HealthBetter than IL on 0 of 32 CDC measuresCost of livingWork & commute$59K median household income · 46 jobs hereNatural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 68% of U.S. communities · earthquakes
Out and about
Outdoors4 mi of trails · 5% conserved landPlacesLibraryC.E. Brehm Memorial Public Library DistrictCollegesRend Lake College is 8.1 mi away
The story
HistorySettled 1825 · 1 on the National RegisterTown Hall & politicsClimate87° summer highs · 10″ of snow
Day to day
NewsWeatherHandbookTown SquareNeighbors
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Moores Prairie Township

Rend Lake CollegeCommunity college · Public · Ina8.1 mi$4,500 in-state tuition

About 3 of every 100 Moores Prairie Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Moores Prairie Township for work

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

40% → Mount Vernon Mount Vernon 40% 5% → Marion Marion 5% 4% → Ina Ina 4% 4% → Carbondale Carbondale 4% 4% → Dodds Township Dodds Township 4% 3% → St. Louis St. Louis 3% Moores Prairie Township · 0% stay
46jobs based in Moores Prairie Township
0%of working residents work in town
17 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Questions about Moores Prairie Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Moores Prairie Township, IL a good place to live?

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