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A town of 2,751, settled in 1856.
Nokomis Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $90K for a typical one, or 1.4 years of the county’s $64K median household income. It grades B overall, 414th of 767 graded towns in Illinois. 22% of working residents work locally in Nokomis Township, where Illinois’ towns sit at 8.3% and U.S. towns at 8%.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Nokomis Township is from typical.
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Census counts: 893 in 1870, a peak of 3,465 in 1920, 2,142 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 1949 and 3 maps from 1946 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Nokomis 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 Nokomis Township.
About one in 5 of Nokomis Township’s working residents works in town. Jobs based in Nokomis Township grew to 676 in 2023, 52 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Nokomis (17%), Taylorville (6%) and Hillsboro (5%).
| Nokomis Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $63,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by Nokomis CUSD 22. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Nokomis Jr/Sr High Sch, with 314 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Elem SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 287 | A− |
| Nokomis Jr/Sr High SchLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 314 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Nokomis Township beats the Illinois average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 15% of Nokomis Township adults report frequent physical distress.
| Nokomis Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 35% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Nokomis Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.7% | 13.2% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.2% | 75.7% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.6% | 6.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Nokomis Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 20° and about 16 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 66% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
None within 15 miles of Nokomis Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Nokomis Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
City in Illinois, United States
Nokomis is a city in Montgomery County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,142 at the 2020 census.
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4 towns share a border with Nokomis Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nokomis Township | #414 | B | A− | — | B+ | C |
| Witt Township | — | — | A+ | — | B | C |
| Rountree Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Audubon Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Greenwood Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Witt Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Nokomis Township and Witt Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Rountree Township, Audubon Township and Greenwood Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Nokomis Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Nokomis Township grades B overall, better than 58% of U.S. towns and #414 of 767 in Illinois. It grades C for health and B+ for schools.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.