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A town of 4,426, settled in 1857.
Peotone Township’s average trip to work is 30 minutes, where Illinois’ towns sit at 26 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. The biggest park or preserve is Wayne Lehnert Preserve, at 80 acres. We don’t grade Peotone Township yet; the figures below are still real.
Where Peotone Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Census counts: 623 in 1880, 4,150 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2013 and 4 maps from 1949 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Peotone 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 Peotone Township.
Most working residents leave Peotone Township for work: only 10% work in town. Since 2013, Peotone Township has lost 81 jobs, to 885 in 2023. The top destinations are Peotone (9%), Chicago (8%) and Joliet (4%).
| Peotone Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 7.4% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 10% | 8.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by Peotone CUSD 207U. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Peotone High School, with 420 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peotone Elem SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–3 | Grades K–3 | 340 | – |
| Peotone High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 420 | B |
NCES · EDFacts
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 69% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Peotone Township since 2004.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Peotone Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 16° and about 29 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Peotone Township beats the Illinois average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 19% of Peotone Township adults binge drink, above both Illinois’ towns (18%) and U.S. towns (16%). 39% of adults have obesity in Peotone Township.
| Peotone Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 77% | 78% | 79% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| What stands out | Peotone Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.5% | 13.2% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.7% | 15.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 7.6% | 6.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Illinois average. Peotone Township’s median age is 46.5 years. 32% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 38% across Illinois.
| Peotone Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46.5 years | 40.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 20% | 22% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 32% | 29% | 29% |
53% women, 47% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.4 points. Across Illinois, 50.6% of residents are women.
| Peotone Township | IL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.1% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.7% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.9% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.3% | 13.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.2% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.7% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 20.3% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.4% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.5% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 9.2% | 9.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 32.5% | 25.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.7% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.3% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24.3% | 22.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.1% | 15.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,400, single groups can be off by several points
3.1 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The trail density in Peotone Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Peotone Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.4% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Peotone Community Park | 0.9 mi | 30 |
| 2. Wayne Lehnert Preserve | — | 80 |
| 3. Will County Fairground | — | 35 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
3 within 15 miles of the center of Peotone Township
About 3 of every 100 Peotone Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
Village in Illinois, United States
Peotone () is a village in Will County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Peotone had a population of 4,150. The city is about 43 miles (69 km) south of Chicago. The village is home to the Peotone High School Blue Devils.
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3 towns share a border with Peotone Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peotone Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Will Township | — | — | B− | — | B | B− |
| Green Garden Township | #328 | B+ | C+ | — | A | B+ |
| Wilton Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Will Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Will Township and Green Garden Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Peotone Township and Wilton Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Peotone Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
We don’t grade Peotone Township yet; the figures below are still real.