Pope TownshipIL
A town of 215.
Is Pope Township a good place to live?
Pope Township’s age of the median resident is 58.1 years, above both the Illinois town median (40.7 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). Of the 769 Illinois towns we compare, none has a higher owner-occupancy rate than Pope Township. Pope Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
215 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Pope Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Pope 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 Pope Township.
With only 0.0 jobs per working resident, most people in Pope Township work out of town
Half the trips to work are shorter than 31 miles. The average commute for Pope Township comes to 30 minutes, against 26 minutes in Illinois’ towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Pope Township: 2.7% of residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Vandalia (23%), Effingham (8%) and Roxana (4%).
| Pope Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2.7% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The biggest natural risk in Pope Township is inland flooding, at a high overall level
The FEMA hazard score in Pope Township is 70 of 100. FEMA puts 43% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 22% to earthquakes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Pope Township
July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 22° and about 10 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Pope Township is
On the CDC’s 32 measures, Pope Township is ahead of Illinois on 7 and behind on 5. In Pope Township, 37% of adults have high blood pressure. Two figures for adults locally: 18% binge drink, 11% worry about having enough food.
| Pope Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 35% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 14% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 6.8% | 7.9% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Pope Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.8% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.2% | 13.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.4% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Pope Township
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Pope Township
About 0 of every 100 Pope Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
100% of working residents leave Pope Township for work
Where Pope Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Pope Township
Township in Illinois, United States
Pope Township is one of twenty townships in Fayette County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 235, and it contained 100 housing units. It was formed from part of Kaskaskia Township in March 1878.
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- Area
- 30 sq mi
- Elevation
- 482 ft
Questions about Pope Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Pope Township, IL a good place to live?
Pope Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.