Ogden signpost, 2008
Ogden Township’s story
156 years in pictures
Census counts: 239 in 1880, 729 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2008 and 3 maps from 1943 on.
- 1870Ogden Township is settled
Ogden TownshipIL
A town of 1,506, settled in 1870.
6 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Daniel Schwen · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
1,506
2025 Census estimate · −2.9% since 2020
Median home value
$176K
Census ACS
Household income
$97K
median
Median age
40.0
years
Jobs based here
382
A commuter town
Is Ogden Township a good place to live?
The best of Ogden Township’s subject grades are an A− for health and schools; the weakest is a C− for hazard risk. 89% of households own their home in Ogden Township, above both Illinois’ towns (75%) and U.S. towns (73%). On the outdoors, just 71 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns do worse. Ogden Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 83% of U.S. towns. Ogden Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Ogden Township stand out
Where Ogden Township beats most towns.
A commuter town
95% of working residents leave Ogden Township for work
Where Ogden Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
382jobs based in Ogden Township
5%of working residents work in town
15 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Ogden Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Ogden Township is from typical.
HealthCarle Foundation Hospital 13 miles awayA−Open →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listC−Open →SchoolsA−Open →Jobs & income$97K median household incomeA−Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 6.2 of 20; 1.6% of households have no car; 2.2% of workers walk, bike or ride transitC+Open →Cost of livingTypical home $176K, 2.7 years of the Champaign metro’s $66K median household incomeB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors2 miles of trails; 0% conserved landDOpen →HistoryC+Open →Civic life0 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsC−Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Ogden Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Ogden Township, and how to reach them.
PowerAmeren Illinois Company16.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterOgden water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet10 providers95% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Ogden Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsSt. Joseph-Ogden Community High School District 305Prairieview-Ogden Community Consolidated School District 1972 districts serve Ogden 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.govWho runs elections hereChampaign County ClerkChampaign County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP codes61859, 61871, 61873, 6184961859 70% · 61871 20% · 61873 7% · 61849 2%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 Ogden Township.
HealthA−
Residents of Ogden Township are healthier than 85% of U.S. towns
Ogden Township beats the Illinois average on 11 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 20% of Ogden Township adults binge drink, against 18% in Illinois’ towns and 16% across U.S. towns. 32% of Ogden Township adults sleep under 7 hours.
85%healthier than U.S. townsA−Health Grade
| Ogden Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 23% | 25% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 35% | 36% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 18% | 19% |
32 measures vs. Illinois
11 better20 too close to call1 worse
| What stands out | Ogden Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.4% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.7% | 15.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.5% | 7.6% |
Carle Foundation Hospital
13 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
SchoolsA−
Public schools in Ogden Township beat 81% of Illinois districts
Its public schools are run by Prairieview-Ogden CCSD 197. Its two schools are below.
81%of IL districts it outscoresA−School Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prairieview-Ogden South ElemLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 116 | C+ |
| Prairieview-Ogden North ElemTop results in townGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 91 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Work & commuteJobs & income grade A−
Most of Ogden Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.6 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Ogden Township for work: only 5% work in town. Since 2013, Ogden Township has added 34 jobs, to 382 in 2023. 5.5% of residents live below the poverty line in Ogden Township.
5%work in town
| Ogden Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 5.5% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $97,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.6% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Ogden Township5%
Champaign26%
Urbana21%
St. Joseph5%
Chicago3%
15 mi
median commute distance
382
jobs based in Ogden Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C+
Walkability grade: more walkable than 44% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C−
Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Ogden Township
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 76% of U.S. communities.
76risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingCold wavesDrought
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Ogden Township
Ogden Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 18° and about 25 inches of snow falls in a winter.
25″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter21–37°
Spring41–63°
Summer62–84°
Fall43–65°
Oct 21
typical first frost
Apr 20
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
OutdoorsD
Conserved land covers 0.2% of Ogden Township
1.7 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. Ogden Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
0.2%conserved
| Ogden Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.2% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
0.2%
conserved · 45 of 23,943 acres
1.7 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Nearby attractions
All 27 attractions →American Football House and 12 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Ogden Township. Close and well known come first.
13 mi LandmarkAmerican Football House
14 mi Stadium & arenaGies Memorial Stadium
14 mi MuseumOctave Chanute Aerospace Museum
14 mi TheatreKrannert Center for the Performing Arts
37 mi GardenRobert Allerton Park
32 mi MuseumMonticello Railway MuseumSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
American Football House: BanjoZebra, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Gies Memorial Stadium: T.J. Blakeman, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Krannert Center for the Performing Arts: Aries Liang, Public domain · Robert Allerton Park: D. Finnigan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Monticello Railway Museum: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Keep exploring
Everything we know about Ogden Township
18pages on Ogden Township
The big questions
Out and about
The story
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Ogden Township
About 9 of every 100 Ogden Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
About Ogden Township
Village in Illinois, United States
Ogden is a village in Champaign County, Illinois, United States. At the time of the 2020 census, the population was 729.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1870
- Area
- 0.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 671 ft
- ZIP code
- 61859
Ogden Township’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Ogden Township.
Compromise TownshipSt. Joseph TownshipStanton TownshipOakwood TownshipSouth Homer TownshipPilot TownshipOgden Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ogden Township | — | — | B− | — | A− | A− |
| Compromise Township | — | — | A− | — | B− | B |
| St. Joseph Township | #288 | B+ | C+ | — | A | A− |
| Stanton Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oakwood Township | #679 | C− | B | — | C | C |
| South Homer Township | — | — | B+ | — | B+ | B+ |
| Pilot Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Ogden Township, Compromise Township and South Homer Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Ogden Township, Compromise Township, St. Joseph Township, Oakwood Township and South Homer Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Stanton Township and Pilot Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Ogden Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Ogden Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Ogden Township, IL expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.