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A town of 1,331, settled in 1878. 5 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Illinois town.
The best of Shabbona Township’s subject grades are an A+ for civic life and an A− for the outdoors. Only 1 of Illinois’ 1,240 towns score higher on civic life. Shabbona Lake State Recreation Area, at 1,464 acres with 12.1 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Shabbona Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Shabbona Township beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Shabbona Township is from typical.
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Census counts: 399 in 1880, 863 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2006 and 2 maps from 1934 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Shabbona 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 Shabbona Township.
Compared with 85% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Shabbona Township is lower. FEMA puts 41% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 24% to cold waves. Paid flood insurance claims locally since 1996: 2.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Public schools: Indian Creek CUSD 425. Its two schools are below. The 2 public schools in Shabbona Township teach 537 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Creek Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 269 | A |
| Indian Creek High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 268 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Half of commuters travel less than 29 miles. Jobs based in Shabbona Township grew to 350 in 2023, 69 more than in 2013. The top destinations are DeKalb (9%), Aurora (6%) and Waterman (5%). Among working residents locally, 4.5% work locally.
| Shabbona Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.5% | 8.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
For adults in Shabbona Township, the share who feel lonely is 32%. CDC measures, 32 in all: Shabbona Township beats Illinois on 6 and trails on 3. In Shabbona Township, 18% of adults binge drink, close to Illinois’ towns (18%) and above U.S. towns (16%).
| Shabbona Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 35% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 33% | 33% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Shabbona Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.8% | 15.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.1% | 13.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.5% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Shabbona Township, the midsummer high is 83°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Trails total 13 miles in 5 parks and preserves. Shabbona Township’s density of trails is 0.4 miles per square mile, near both the Illinois town median (0.3) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4).
| Shabbona Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 7.1% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Shabbona Lake State Recreation Area | 12.1 mi | 1,464 |
| 2. Chief Shabbona Forest Preserve | 1 mi | 99 |
| 3. Gordon Korth Park | 0.1 mi | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
2 within 15 miles of the center of Shabbona Township
About 11 of every 100 Shabbona Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
Where Shabbona Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Village in Illinois, United States
Shabbona () is a village in DeKalb County, Illinois, United States. The population was 863 at the 2020 census, down from 925 at the 2010 census.
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5 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Illinois town.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.