Polk TownshipIL
A town of 569.
Is Polk Township a good place to live?
Beaver Dam State Park, at 718 acres with 5.5 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Polk Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
569 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Polk Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Polk 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 Polk Township.
Most of Polk Township’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.1 jobs for each of them
Employers in Polk Township shed 27 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 14. In Polk Township, the average trip to work is 20 minutes, below both Illinois’ towns (26 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). The top destinations are Carlinville (15%), Carlinville Township (7%) and Springfield (7%).
| Polk Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in Polk Township
Polk Township’s midsummer high is 87°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Polk Township is
CDC measures, 32 in all: Polk Township beats Illinois on 2 and trails on 9. 15% of Polk Township adults report frequent physical distress, above both the Illinois town median (13%) and the median of U.S. towns (14%). The share of adults in Polk Township who smoke cigarettes: 16%.
| Polk Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Polk Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.7% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.9% | 13.2% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 16.6% | 10.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Polk Township has set aside 9% of its land for conservation
Across 1 park or preserve: 6.2 miles of trail. Polk Township’s concentration of trails comes in at 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Polk Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 9% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Beaver Dam State Park | 5.5 mi | 718 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Polk Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
FEMA expects less storm and flood damage in Polk Township than in 57% of U.S. communities. Households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2002. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 35% come from inland flooding and 26% from earthquakes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Polk Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Polk Township
About 8 of every 100 Polk Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
100% of working residents leave Polk Township for work
Where Polk Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Polk Township
Township in Illinois, United States
Polk Township (T9N R8W) is located in Macoupin County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 563 and it contained 287 housing units.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 607 ft
Questions about Polk Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Polk Township, IL a good place to live?
Polk Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.