Pleasant Mound TownshipIL
A town of 892, settled in 1861.
Is Pleasant Mound Township a good place to live?
Only 4 of the 769 Illinois towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Pleasant Mound Township. Pleasant Mound Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
892 people, and everyone knows the way
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Moving to Pleasant Mound Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Pleasant Mound 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 Pleasant Mound Township.
With only 0.1 jobs per working resident, most people in Pleasant Mound Township work out of town
The top destinations are Greenville (20%), Highland (7%) and Vandalia (5%). Pleasant Mound Township’s typical journey to work is 17 minutes, below both Illinois’ towns (26 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Its typical household income is $47,000. For half of commuters, work is under 29 miles away.
| Pleasant Mound Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 17 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $47,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Pleasant Mound Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Pleasant Mound Township’s peak summer temperature is 87°F, against 84°F in Illinois’ towns and 85°F across U.S. towns.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Pleasant Mound Township faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
The natural-hazard score from FEMA for Pleasant Mound Township comes to 64 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 34% come from inland flooding and 28% from earthquakes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Pleasant Mound Township is
In Pleasant Mound Township, 16% of adults smoke cigarettes. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Pleasant Mound Township is ahead of Illinois on 2 and behind on 9.
| Pleasant Mound Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 35% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Pleasant Mound Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.6% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 11.1% | 13.2% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 14.3% | 10.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Pleasant Mound Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Pleasant Mound Township
About 1 of every 100 Pleasant Mound Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
Pleasant Mound Township has shrunk 12% since 2010
1,018 counted in 2010 and 907 in 2020; an estimated 892 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
About Pleasant Mound Township
Unincorporated community in Illinois, United States
Pleasant Mound is an unincorporated community in Bond County, Illinois, United States. Pleasant Mound is south-southwest of Mulberry Grove and east-southeast of Greenville.
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- Elevation
- 571 ft
Questions about Pleasant Mound Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Pleasant Mound Township, IL a good place to live?
Pleasant Mound Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.