Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Morton Township’s average trip to work is 16 minutes, below both the Illinois town median (26 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). The biggest park or preserve is Northwood Park, at 100 acres. We don’t grade Morton Township yet; the figures below are still real.
Where Morton Township beats most towns.
Census counts: 426 in 1880, 17,117 in 2020. The archive holds 8 old photos and papers going back to 1906 and 4 maps from 1928 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Morton 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 Morton Township.
Adults 18 to 34 are 14% of residents (23% statewide); people 65 and older are 24% of residents (17% statewide). 44% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Morton Township, where Illinois’ towns sit at 29% and U.S. towns at 29%.
| Morton Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 44% | 29% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 24% | 19% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 25% | 22% | 22% |
| Median age | 42.4 years | 40.7 years | 40.5 years |
53% women, 47% men
About 88 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.1 points). Across Illinois, 50.6% of residents are women. Median age: women 42.6, men 42.1.
| Morton Township | IL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.7% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13.2% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.8% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.3% | 13.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.4% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.5% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 12% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.2% | 9.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 23.3% | 25.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.3% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.3% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 28.7% | 22.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.3% | 15.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Its public schools are run by Morton CUSD 709. Three of its 9 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Elem SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 517 | A+ |
| Morton High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,061 | A |
| Morton Jr High SchoolTop results in townGrades 7–8 | Grades 7–8 | 504 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts
Morton Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 17° and about 24 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
About one in 4 of Morton Township’s working residents works in town. Morton Township’s median household income is $101,000. Jobs based in Morton Township fell to 11,017 in 2023, 1,241 fewer than in 2013.
| Morton Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 23% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $101,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 5% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Morton Township beats the Illinois average on 10 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 15% of adults report frequent mental distress in Morton Township.
| Morton Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 23% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 18% | 19% |
| What stands out | Morton Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.5% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.9% | 15.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.3% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 53% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 11 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Morton Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
2.4 miles of trail in 11 parks and preserves. The trail density in Morton Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Morton Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.5% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lakewood Park | 1 mi | 13 |
| 2. Southwood Park | 0.3 mi | 27 |
| 3. Northwood Park | — | 100 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Morton Township. Close and well known come first.
40 mi MuseumDickson Mounds10 mi Zoo & aquariumPeoria Zoo
18 mi Zoo & aquariumWildlife Prairie Park25 mi Zoo & aquariumMiller Park Zoo
9 mi Theme parkSpider Hill
10 mi GardenGeorge L. Luthy Memorial Botanical GardenDickson Mounds: MattHucke, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wildlife Prairie Park: Katherine Johnson, CC BY 2.0 · Spider Hill: NatFee, CC BY-SA 4.0 · George L. Luthy Memorial Botanical Garden: Original uploader was ProfDEH at en.wikipedia, Public domain
4 within 15 miles of the center of Morton Township
About 3 of every 100 Morton Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
Village in Illinois, United States
Morton is a village in Tazewell County, Illinois, United States. The population was 17,117 at the 2020 census. The community holds a yearly Morton Pumpkin Festival for four days every September, and claims that "99 percent of the world's canned pumpkin is produced in Morton," earning it the designation "Pumpkin Capital of the World".
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5 towns share a border with Morton Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morton Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Groveland Township | #416 | B | B | — | B | B |
| Tremont Township | #114 | A | B− | — | A− | A− |
| Deer Creek Township | — | — | C | — | B+ | A− |
| Washington Township | #43 | A+ | B− | — | A | A− |
| Morton | #141 | A | C+ | B+ | A | A− |
Deer Creek Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Groveland Township, Tremont Township, Deer Creek Township and Washington Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Morton Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Morton Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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