Seward, IL Downtown, 2007
Seward Township’s story
137 years in pictures
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2007.
- 1889Seward Township is settled
Seward TownshipIL
A town of 843, settled in 1889.
3 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Ben Jacobson (Kranar Drogin) · CC BY 2.5
Population
843
2025 Census estimate · −0.5% since 2020
Median home value
$216K
Census ACS
Household income
$101K
median
Median age
37.5
years
Jobs based here
118
A commuter town
Is Seward Township a good place to live?
The biggest place to walk is Seward Bluffs Forest Preserve, 645 acres with 7.6 miles of trail. Seward Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Small town
843 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Pecatonica TownshipWinnebago TownshipLeaf River TownshipSeward Township
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Seward Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Seward Township, and how to reach them.
PowerCommonwealth Edison17.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterSix Oaks MHPNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Seward Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsWinnebago Community Unit School District 323Pecatonica Community Unit School District 3212 districts serve Seward 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.govWho runs elections hereWinnebago County ClerkWinnebago County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Oct 2024
ZIP codes61063, 61088, 61077, 6104761063 59% · 61088 27% · 61077 9% · 61047 4%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 Seward Township.
Who lives here
Young adults are less common in Seward Township than in Illinois
Illinois has 38% of adults 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or more; here it is 44%. Adults 18 to 34 are 6% of residents (23% statewide); children under 18 are 34% of residents (22% statewide). Seward Township’s age of the median resident is 37.5 years.
37.5median age · IL 39
| Seward Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 44% | 29% | 29% |
| Median age | 37.5 years | 40.7 years | 40.5 years |
Seward TownshipIllinoisUnited States
Ages · share of residents
26%
Education · adults 25 and older
No diploma0%
High school30%
Some college11%
Associate’s15%
Bachelor’s38%
Graduate6%
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 36% and 64% women
The Census survey reached too few of Seward Township’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±14.1 points. Across Illinois, 50.6% of residents are women.
| Seward Township | IL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 24% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.6% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 1.5% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 4.8% | 13.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 25.8% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8.1% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.8% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 3.7% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.7% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0% | 9.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 29.7% | 25.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 11.2% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 15.2% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 37.6% | 22.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.4% | 15.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 800, single groups can be off by several points
Natural hazards
The biggest natural risk in Seward Township is inland flooding, at a very low overall level
Expected losses in Seward Township break down as 47% from inland flooding and 19% from tornadoes. Compared with 85% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in the town is lower. Since 2010, Seward Township has seen 4 flood insurance claims paid out.
15risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
4
paid flood claims since 2010
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Work & commute
With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Seward Township’s workers commute out
In Seward Township, the middle household income is $101,000, against $83,000 in Illinois’ towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. Commuting out is the norm in the town: 2% of working residents work locally. Jobs in Seward Township grew by 53 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 118. The town’s mean commuting time comes in at 20 minutes.
2%work in town
| Seward Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.5% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $101,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 5.9% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
In Seward Township2%
Rockford34%
Pecatonica9%
Chicago4%
Loves Park4%
17 mi
median commute distance
118
jobs based in Seward Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
The climate in Seward Township brings four seasons and pleasant summers
Expect July afternoons of 84° and January nights of 13°, with about 37 inches of snow a winter.
37″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter16–32°
Spring38–59°
Summer60–82°
Fall41–61°
Oct 17
typical first frost
Apr 24
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health
How healthy Seward Township is
The share of adults in Seward Township who say their health is fair or poor is 16%, below both Illinois’ towns (18%) and U.S. towns (19%). This Illinois town does better than the Illinois average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 2. Also worth knowing: in Seward Township, 9.6% of adults worry about having enough food.
| Seward Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 23% | 25% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 9.6% | 13% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 35% | 36% |
32 measures vs. Illinois
7 better23 too close to call2 worse
| What stands out | Seward Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.6% | 15.9% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.1% | 9.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.8% | 7.6% |
Javon Bea Hospital
13.4 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Outdoors
Conservation land takes up 0.9% of Seward Township
Across 1 park or preserve: 8.8 miles of trail. In Seward Township, the density of trails is 0.3 miles per square mile.
0.9%conserved
| Seward Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.9% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
0.9%
conserved · 199 of 22,770 acres
8.8 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Seward Bluffs Forest Preserve | 7.6 mi | 645 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Nearby attractions
All 39 attractions →BMO Center and 10 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Seward Township. Close and well known come first.
13 mi Stadium & arenaBMO Center
15 mi GardenAnderson Japanese Gardens
29 mi National Historic SiteRonald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site
37 mi TheatreEgyptian Theatre, DeKalb
37 mi MuseumEllwood House
29 mi MuseumJohn Deere House and ShopSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
BMO Center: SimLibrarian, CC0 · Anderson Japanese Gardens: M. Readey, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site: Teemu008 from Palatine, Illinois, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Egyptian Theatre, DeKalb: Andy McMurray, CC BY 2.5 · Ellwood House: Paul R. Burley, CC0 · John Deere House and Shop: IvoShandor, CC BY 2.5
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Keep exploring
Everything we know about Seward Township
18pages on Seward Township
The big questions
Out and about
The story
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Seward Township; the nearest are
Rockford UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Rockford16.9 mi$37,780 tuitionHighland Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Freeport16.9 mi$4,936 in-state tuitionNorthern Illinois UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Dekalb36.6 mi$13,248 in-state tuition
About 0 of every 100 Seward Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
A commuter town
98% of working residents leave Seward Township for work
Where Seward Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
118jobs based in Seward Township
2%of working residents work in town
17 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Seward Township
Unincorporated community in Illinois, United States
Seward is an unincorporated community in Winnebago County, Illinois, United States, and is located west of Rockford. It is part of the Rockford, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Elevation
- 892 ft
- ZIP code
- 61077
Questions about Seward Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Seward Township, IL a good place to live?
Seward Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.