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A town of 400, settled in 1850.
Prairie Creek Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 533 in 2000, 415 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2026 and 2 maps from 1942 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Prairie Creek 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 Prairie Creek Township.
For half of commuters, work is under 32 miles away. Prairie Creek Township: 0.7% of working residents work locally. Employers in Prairie Creek Township added 30 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 70. The top destinations are Lincoln (20%), Springfield (10%) and Orvil Township (7%).
| Prairie Creek Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 29% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.7% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $73,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 18° and about 19 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Adults 18 to 34 are 29% of residents (23% statewide); children under 18 are 18% of residents (22% statewide). Illinois has 38% of adults 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or more; here it is 31%. 400 people lived in Prairie Creek Township by the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate, 2.7% fewer than in 2020.
39% women, 61% men
About 157 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±5 points). Across Illinois, 50.6% of residents are women. Among residents 65 to 74, 72% are men (IL 47%).
| Prairie Creek Township | IL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.3% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.2% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.6% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 19.2% | 13.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 7.1% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.9% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.9% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.5% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 3.3% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 1.1% | 9.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 43.2% | 25.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 14.3% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.9% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.2% | 22.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.3% | 15.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 400, single groups can be off by several points
6.5% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Prairie Creek Township, below both the Illinois town median (7.9%) and the median of U.S. towns (8.1%). This Illinois town beats the Illinois average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. Among adults here, 19% binge drink.
| Prairie Creek Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 35% | 36% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 23% | 25% |
| What stands out | Prairie Creek Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.5% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9% | 13.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Of the losses FEMA expects in Prairie Creek Township, 37% come from inland flooding and 19% from drought. On expected storm and flood damage, Prairie Creek Township sits below just over half of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
None within 15 miles of Prairie Creek Township; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Prairie Creek Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
Where Prairie Creek Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Township in Illinois, United States
Prairie Creek Township is located in Logan County, Illinois. As of the 2020 census, its population was 415 and it contained 176 housing units.
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Prairie Creek Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.