Rice TownshipIL
347 people call this town in Illinois home.
Is Rice Township a good place to live?
59% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Rice Township, against 29% in Illinois’ towns and 29% across U.S. towns. No town among the 769 in Illinois we compare has a higher midpoint age than Rice Township. 31% of the land in Rice Township is conserved, above both Illinois’ towns (3.7%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Witkowsky State Wildlife Area, at 1,028 acres with 8.5 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Rice Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
347 people, and everyone knows the way
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Moving to Rice Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Rice 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 Rice Township.
Rice Township keeps nearly a third of its land conserved
16 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. In Rice Township, the density of trails is 0.5 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Witkowsky State Wildlife Area | 8.5 mi | 1,028 |
| 2. Casper Bluff Land and Water Reserve | 3.5 mi | 83 |
| 3. Winston Tunnel State Natural Area | 1.4 mi | 227 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A smaller share of residents live below the poverty line in Rice Township than in most of Illinois or the rest of the country
The top destinations are Galena (18%), Dubuque (14%) and The Galena Territory (9%). The share of working residents in Rice Township who work locally: 0.8%. For half of commuters, work is under 19 miles away. The average commute for Rice Township comes to 21 minutes.
| Rice Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 1.2% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 6.4% | 11% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.8% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Rice Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Expect July afternoons of 84° and January nights of 12°, with about 32 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Rice Township is
15% of Rice Township adults report frequent mental distress. CDC measures, 32 in all: Rice Township beats Illinois on 9 and trails on 7.
| Rice Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 35% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 33% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 78% | 79% |
| What stands out | Rice Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.5% | 13.2% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.9% | 15.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.9% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The biggest natural risk in Rice Township is inland flooding, at a moderate overall level
Expected losses in Rice Township break down as 55% from inland flooding and 13% from tornadoes. FEMA expects less storm and flood damage locally than in 54% of U.S. communities. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Rice Township after 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2011.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Charles Mound and 10 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Rice Township. Close and well known come first.
14 mi MountainCharles Mound6 mi MuseumChicago Athenaeum
18 mi MuseumNational Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium250K visitors a year
18 mi TheatreFive Flags Center
9 mi MuseumApple River Fort
38 mi MuseumNational Farm Toy MuseumPhoto credits
Charles Mound: Skye Marthaler, CC BY-SA 3.0 · National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium: Dirk Hansen, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Five Flags Center: Dirk Hansen, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Apple River Fort: IvoShandor, CC BY-SA 3.0 · National Farm Toy Museum: Madmaxmarchhare of English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5
Everything we know about Rice Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Rice Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Rice Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
99% of working residents leave Rice Township for work
Where Rice Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Rice Township
Township in Illinois, United States
Rice Township is one of 23 townships in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 348 and it contained 271 housing units. It was formed as Washington Township from East Galena Township on February 22, 1859; its name changed to Rice Township on June 16, 1859.
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- Area
- 30 sq mi
- Elevation
- 686 ft
Questions about Rice Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Rice Township, IL a good place to live?
Rice Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.