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A town of 1,120.
Orion Township’s weakest subject grade is a D− for walkability. Only 2 of Illinois’ 1,284 towns score lower on walkability. The biggest park or preserve is Canton Lake, at 214 acres. Orion Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Orion Township beats most towns.
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Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Orion Township is from typical.
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Census counts: 998 in 2000, 1,145 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 1916 and 3 maps from 1930 on.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Orion Township, and how to reach them.
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Ordered by what stands out in Orion Township.
0.5% of working residents work locally in Orion Township, where Illinois’ towns sit at 8.3% and U.S. towns at 8%. Since 2013, Orion Township has added 25 jobs, to 59 in 2023. The average trip to work in Orion Township is 30 minutes.
| Orion Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.5% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 5% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $69,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 76% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Orion Township beats the Illinois average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11. 17% of adults smoke cigarettes in Orion Township, above both the Illinois town median (13%) and the median of U.S. towns (14%). 39% of adults have high blood pressure in Orion Township.
| Orion Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 35% |
| What stands out | Orion Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 16.3% | 10.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.9% | 6.3% |
| More smokers | 16.8% | 12.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Orion Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 17° and about 14 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Canton Lake | 0.1 mi | 214 |
| 2. Canton Youth Acres | — | 59 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of Orion Township
About 2 of every 100 Orion Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
Where Orion Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Township in the United States
Orion Township is one of twenty-six townships in Fulton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,145 and it contained 513 housing units.
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