Moweaqua TownshipIL
A town of 1,897, settled in 1853.
Is Moweaqua Township a good place to live?
We don’t grade Moweaqua Township yet; the figures below are still real.
91% of working residents leave Moweaqua Township for work
Where Moweaqua Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Moving to Moweaqua Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Moweaqua 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 Moweaqua Township.
With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Moweaqua Township’s workers commute out
In Moweaqua Township, the average commute is 22 minutes, below both the Illinois town median (26 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only nearly a tenth of working residents stay in Moweaqua Township for work; the rest commute out. Also worth knowing: this Illinois town had 364 jobs in 2023, up 139 from 2013. 3.7% of residents live below the poverty line here.
| Moweaqua Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.7% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $67,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The schools Moweaqua Township’s kids attend
Its two schools are below. Public schools: the Central A & M CUD 21 school district.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gregory IntermediateLargest public elementary schoolGrades 2–5 | Grades 2–5 | 200 | B− |
| Central A & M High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 215 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts
Moweaqua Township: four seasons and pleasant summers
In July, afternoons reach 86°; in January, nights fall to 20°, and about 14 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Top of a high hazard risk in Moweaqua Township: inland flooding
On expected storm and flood damage, Moweaqua Township sits above two thirds of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 37% come from inland flooding and 25% from cold waves. One declared disaster, in 1999, has brought federal aid to Moweaqua Township households.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Moweaqua Township is
The town beats the Illinois average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. In Moweaqua Township, 15% of adults smoke cigarettes, where Illinois’ towns sit at 13% and U.S. towns at 14%. The share of adults in Moweaqua Township who have high blood pressure: 38%.
| Moweaqua Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Moweaqua Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.2% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.8% | 13.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.8% | 6.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Central Park | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Moweaqua Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Moweaqua Township
About 6 of every 100 Moweaqua Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.
About Moweaqua Township
Village in Illinois, United States
Moweaqua is a village in Shelby and Christian counties, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,764 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 1.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 623 ft
- ZIP code
- 62550
- Area code
- 217
Moweaqua Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Moweaqua Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moweaqua Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Flat Branch Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| South Macon Township | — | — | A− | — | B+ | B+ |
| Prairieton Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Penn Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
South Macon Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. South Macon Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Moweaqua Township, Flat Branch Township, Prairieton Township and Penn Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Moweaqua Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Moweaqua Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Moweaqua Township, IL a good place to live?
We don’t grade Moweaqua Township yet; the figures below are still real.