Somer TownshipIL
A town of 892, settled in 1859.
Is Somer Township a good place to live?
Somer Township’s average trip to work is 18 minutes, below both the Illinois town median (26 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). The biggest park or preserve is Ford-Harris Park, at 24 acres. Somer Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Somer Township has shrunk 24% since 2010
1,268 counted in 2010 and 988 in 2020; an estimated 892 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
American Football House and 12 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Somer Township. Close and well known come first.
5 mi LandmarkAmerican Football House
7 mi Stadium & arenaGies Memorial Stadium
8 mi MuseumOctave Chanute Aerospace Museum
6 mi TheatreKrannert Center for the Performing Arts
22 mi MuseumMonticello Railway Museum
28 mi GardenRobert Allerton ParkPhoto credits
American Football House: BanjoZebra, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Gies Memorial Stadium: T.J. Blakeman, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Krannert Center for the Performing Arts: Aries Liang, Public domain · Monticello Railway Museum: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Robert Allerton Park: D. Finnigan, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Moving to Somer Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Somer 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 Somer Township.
About two in five of Somer Township’s working residents commute to Champaign
Most working residents leave Somer Township for work: only 1% work in town. 19% of residents live below the poverty line in Somer Township, against 8.4% in Illinois’ towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Jobs based in Somer Township fell to 626 in 2023, 37 fewer than in 2013.
| Somer Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 19% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.2% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Somer Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Somer 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
Somer 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 Somer Township is
Somer Township beats the Illinois average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 12% of adults report frequent physical distress in Somer Township.
| Somer Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 13% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 37% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 23% | 25% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| What stands out | Somer Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.8% | 9.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0.3% of Somer Township is conserved land
2.2 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Somer Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Somer Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.3% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Ford-Harris Park | — | 24 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Somer Township
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Somer Township
About 0 of every 100 Somer Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
892 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
About Somer Township
Township in Illinois, United States
Somer Township is a township in Champaign County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 988 and it contained 469 housing units.
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- Established
- 1859
- Area
- 33 sq mi
- Elevation
- 735 ft
Questions about Somer Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Somer Township, IL a good place to live?
Somer Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.