Frederick Squires House · National Register of Historic Places
Pesotum Township’s story
170 years in pictures
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
- 1856Pesotum Township is settled
Pesotum TownshipIL
Today 868 people live in this town, first settled in 1856.
4 bordering townsMap →
Frederick Squires House · Photo: Esvobod2 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Population
868
2025 Census estimate · −1.8% since 2020
Median home value
$173K
Census ACS
Household income
$73K
median
Median age
50.5
years
Jobs based here
113
A commuter town
Is Pesotum Township a good place to live?
Pesotum Township’s midpoint age is 50.5 years, above both Illinois’ towns (40.7 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). Frederick Squires House is on the National Register of Historic Places. Pesotum Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Small town
868 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Sadorus TownshipCrittenden TownshipTolono TownshipTuscola TownshipPesotum Township
Nearby attractions
All 22 attractions →Gies Memorial Stadium and 13 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Pesotum Township. Close and well known come first.
13 mi Stadium & arenaGies Memorial Stadium
14 mi LandmarkAmerican Football House
20 mi City parkRobert Allerton Park
17 mi MuseumMonticello Railway Museum
13 mi TheatreKrannert Center for the Performing Arts
27 mi MuseumOctave Chanute Aerospace MuseumSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Gies Memorial Stadium: T.J. Blakeman, CC BY-SA 4.0 · American Football House: BanjoZebra, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Robert Allerton Park: D. Finnigan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Monticello Railway Museum: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Krannert Center for the Performing Arts: Aries Liang, Public domain · Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0
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Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Pesotum Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Pesotum Township, and how to reach them.
PowerAmeren Illinois Company16.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterIl American-Champaign water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet10 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Pesotum Township’s trash rules yet
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 codes61863, 61880, 6187261863 82% · 61880 14% · 61872 3%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 Pesotum Township.
Who lives here
Fewer adults under 35 in Pesotum Township than across Illinois
Among adults 25 and older, 31% have a four-year degree or more, against 38% across Illinois. Adults 18 to 34 are 7% of residents (23% statewide); people 65 and older are 25% of residents (17% statewide).
50.5median age · IL 39
Pesotum TownshipIllinoisUnited States
Ages · share of residents
18%
Education · adults 25 and older
No diploma2%
High school39%
Some college21%
Associate’s6%
Bachelor’s17%
Graduate14%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±6.8 points. Across Illinois, 50.6% of residents are women.
| Pesotum Township | IL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 17.3% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.4% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 3.3% | 13.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8.3% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 17% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 18.4% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 16.7% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.5% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.1% | 9.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 39.4% | 25.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.2% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 5.9% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17.2% | 22.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14.1% | 15.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 900, single groups can be off by several points
Schools
The schools Pesotum Township’s kids attend
Tolono CUSD 7 runs its public schools. Its one school is below. Enrollment at Pesotum Township’s public school: 399 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unity WestLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 399 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts
Work & commute
With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Pesotum Township’s workers commute out
Only 1% of working residents stay in Pesotum Township for work; the rest commute out. The share of residents in Pesotum Township who live below the poverty line: 4.2%. Half the trips to work are shorter than 14 miles. The town’s typical journey to work comes in at 24 minutes.
1%work in town
| Pesotum Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.2% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.1% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $73,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
In Pesotum Township1%
Champaign30%
Urbana17%
Chicago4%
Tolono Township4%
14 mi
median commute distance
113
jobs based in Pesotum Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Pesotum Township: four seasons and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 19° and about 21 inches of snow falls in a winter.
21″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter22–38°
Spring42–63°
Summer63–84°
Fall44–65°
Oct 24
typical first frost
Apr 15
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health
How healthy Pesotum Township is
Pesotum Township beats the Illinois average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. For adults here, the share who sleep under 7 hours is 31%. Among adults in the town, 19% binge drink and 19% get no exercise outside work.
| Pesotum Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 35% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 23% | 25% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 37% | 35% |
32 measures vs. Illinois
9 better21 too close to call2 worse
| What stands out | Pesotum Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.7% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.3% | 15.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.7% | 7.6% |
OSF Heart of Mary Medical Center
14 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazards
Pesotum Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Nearly two fifths of Pesotum Township’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by drought at 20%. Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in just over half of U.S. communities. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Pesotum Township once, in 1999.
49risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingDroughtCold waves
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Outdoors
0% of Pesotum Township is conserved land
There are 0.2 miles of trail across 1 park or preserve. One park or preserve covers 3 acres in Pesotum Township.
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 22,359 acres
0.2 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hartman Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Pesotum Township
18pages on Pesotum Township
The big questions
Out and about
The story
After high school
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Pesotum Township
University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUniversity or college · Public · Champaign13.1 mi$16,004 in-state tuitionParkland CollegeCommunity college · Public · Champaign14.7 mi$4,284 in-state tuition
About 2 of every 100 Pesotum Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
A commuter town
99% of working residents leave Pesotum Township for work
Where Pesotum Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
113jobs based in Pesotum Township
1%of working residents work in town
14 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Pesotum Township
Village in Illinois, United States
Pesotum is a village in Champaign County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Pesotum had a population of 550. The village was named after Pesotum, a Native American warrior in the Battle of Fort Dearborn.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 0.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 714 ft
- ZIP code
- 61863
Questions about Pesotum Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Pesotum Township, IL a good place to live?
Pesotum Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.