Scott TownshipIL
A town of 972.
Is Scott Township a good place to live?
Scott Township’s average trip to work is 21 minutes, against 26 minutes in Illinois’ towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Scott Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Scott Township has shrunk 22% since 2010
1,258 counted in 2010 and 999 in 2020; an estimated 972 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Gies Memorial Stadium and 14 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Scott Township. Close and well known come first.
9 mi Stadium & arenaGies Memorial Stadium
10 mi LandmarkAmerican Football House
9 mi MuseumMonticello Railway Museum
15 mi GardenRobert Allerton Park
9 mi TheatreKrannert Center for the Performing Arts
19 mi MuseumOctave Chanute Aerospace MuseumPhoto credits
Gies Memorial Stadium: T.J. Blakeman, CC BY-SA 4.0 · American Football House: BanjoZebra, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Monticello Railway Museum: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Robert Allerton Park: D. Finnigan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Krannert Center for the Performing Arts: Aries Liang, Public domain · Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0
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Moving to Scott Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Scott 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 Scott Township.
About one in three of Scott Township’s working residents commute to Champaign
Most working residents leave Scott Township for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Champaign (37%), Urbana (18%) and Champaign Township (3%). Half commute less than 10 miles.
| Scott Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 8.2% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Scott Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Scott Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 18° and about 21 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Scott Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 63% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Scott Township is
Scott Township beats the Illinois average on 11 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 18% of Scott Township adults get no exercise outside work, below both the Illinois town median (23%) and the median of U.S. towns (25%). 19% of Scott Township adults binge drink.
| Scott Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 23% | 25% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 37% | 35% |
| What stands out | Scott Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10% | 15.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.8% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Scott Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.1% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Scott Township
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Scott Township
About 8 of every 100 Scott Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
972 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
About Scott Township
Township in Illinois, United States
Scott Township is a township in Champaign County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 999 and it contained 456 housing units.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 719 ft
Questions about Scott Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Scott Township, IL a good place to live?
Scott Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.