Orange TownshipIL
A town of 507.
Is Orange Township a good place to live?
Orange Township’s median age is 56.4 years, where Illinois’ towns sit at 40.7 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. Orange Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
507 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Orange Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Orange 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 Orange Township.
With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Orange Township’s workers commute out
At 35 minutes, Orange Township’s average trip to work is above both Illinois’ towns (26 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). The top destinations are Galesburg (30%), Peoria (15%) and Knoxville (4%). Half commute less than 33 miles.
| Orange Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 35 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 7.6% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Orange Township
Orange Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 15° and about 25 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Orange Township
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 65% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Orange Township is
Orange Township beats the Illinois average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 31% of adults feel lonely in Orange Township.
| Orange Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 33% | 33% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 35% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 80% | 78% | 79% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Orange Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.2% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.7% | 15.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.8% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Orange Township
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Orange Township
About 6 of every 100 Orange Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.
100% of working residents leave Orange Township for work
Where Orange Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Orange Township
Township in Illinois, United States
Orange Township is one of twenty-one townships in Knox County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 530 and it contained 240 housing units.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 709 ft
Questions about Orange Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Orange Township, IL a good place to live?
Orange Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.