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Sardorus, IL
Illinois›Champaign County

Sadorus TownshipIL

With 900 residents, this town was platted in 1837.

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Photo: Daniel Schwen · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Sadorus Township, IL · Photo: Daniel Schwen · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗

Is Sadorus Township a good place to live?

Sadorus Township’s midpoint age is 55.8 years, above both the Illinois town median (40.7 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). Sadorus Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

900 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Pesotum TownshipColfax TownshipGarrett TownshipBement TownshipTolono TownshipPesotum TownshipColfax TownshipGarrett TownshipBement TownshipTolono TownshipSadorus Township
Nearby attractions

Gies Memorial Stadium and 13 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Sadorus Township. Close and well known come first.

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Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Gies Memorial Stadium: T.J. Blakeman, CC BY-SA 4.0 · American Football House: BanjoZebra, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Robert Allerton Park: D. Finnigan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Monticello Railway Museum: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Krannert Center for the Performing Arts: Aries Liang, Public domain · Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0

Getting set up

Moving to Sadorus Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Sadorus Township, and how to reach them.

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PowerAmeren Illinois Company16.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterIl American-Champaign water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet10 providers95% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Sadorus Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsTolono Community Unit School District 7Bement Community Unit School District 52 districts serve Sadorus Township; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Illinois you can register online until 16 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 28 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereChampaign County ClerkChampaign County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP codes61872, 61851, 6186361872 64% · 61851 34% · 61863 3%Census 2020

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 Sadorus Township.

Work & commute

Most of Sadorus Township’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.6 jobs for each of them

1.5% of working residents work locally in Sadorus Township. This Illinois town had 228 jobs in 2023, up 87 from 2013. The median household income for Sadorus Township comes to $105,000. Half commute less than 16 miles.

1%work in town
Sadorus TownshipIllinois townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work21 minutes26 minutes25 minutes
Median household income$105,000$83,000$80,000
Working residents who work in town1.5%8.3%8%
Below the poverty line6.5%8.4%9.6%

Where working residents work

In Sadorus Township1%
Champaign30%
Urbana17%
Chicago5%
Savoy4%
16 mi
median commute distance
228
jobs based in Sadorus Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

The climate in Sadorus Township brings four seasons and pleasant summers

Expect July afternoons of 85° and January nights of 19°, with about 21 inches of snow a winter.

21″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter22–37°
Spring42–63°
Summer63–84°
Fall44–65°
Oct 17
typical first frost
Apr 19
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Sadorus Township is

The share of adults in Sadorus Township who get no exercise outside work: 20%. This Illinois town does better than the Illinois average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 2.

Sadorus TownshipIllinois townsU.S. towns
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)32%35%36%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)20%23%25%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)32%37%35%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)19%18%16%
32 measures vs. Illinois
9 better21 too close to call2 worse
What stands outSadorus TownshipIL
Fewer uninsured adults5.8%9.9%
Fewer adults facing food insecurity9.5%15.9%
More adults who have had cancer10.3%7.6%
Kirby Medical Center
12.5 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Natural hazards

Sadorus Township has a moderate natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding

Expected losses in Sadorus Township break down as 39% from inland flooding and 20% from drought. Compared with 51% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in the town is lower. Also worth knowing: households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 1999.

49risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
49Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingDroughtCold waves
1
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Outdoors

0% of Sadorus Township is conserved land

Across 1 park or preserve: 0.3 miles of trail. One park or preserve covers 11 acres in Sadorus Township.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 24,154 acres
0.3 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Sadorus Community Park—11

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Sadorus Township

17pages on Sadorus Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

2 within 15 miles of the center of Sadorus Township

A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Sadorus Township for work

Where Sadorus Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

30% → Champaign Champaign 30% 17% → Urbana Urbana 17% 5% → Chicago Chicago 5% 4% → Savoy Savoy 4% 2% → Tolono Township Tolono Township 2% 2% → Tolono Tolono 2% Sadorus Township · 1% stay
228jobs based in Sadorus Township
1%of working residents work in town
16 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Sadorus Township

Village in Illinois, United States

Sadorus is a village in Champaign County, Illinois, United States. The population was 402 at the 2020 census. Sadorus was the first town founded in Champaign County.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
1.0 sq mi
Elevation
688 ft
ZIP code
61872

Questions about Sadorus Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Sadorus Township, IL a good place to live?

Sadorus Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.