Southwest TownshipIL
A town of 78, settled in 1869.
Is Southwest Township a good place to live?
28% of residents live below the poverty line in Southwest Township, above both the Illinois town median (8.4%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Southwest Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
78 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Southwest Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Southwest 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 Southwest Township.
Southwest Township: four seasons and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 22° and about 14 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Southwest Township is
17% of Southwest Township adults smoke cigarettes. In Southwest Township, just over two in five adults sleep under 7 hours, against 35% in Illinois’ towns and 36% across U.S. towns. Among adults in the town, 20% binge drink and 41% have obesity.
| Southwest Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 35% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 37% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Southwest Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 16.9% | 10.3% |
| More smokers | 16.9% | 12.1% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 9.9% | 7.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Moderate risk in Southwest Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 58% of U.S. communities. 46% of Southwest Township’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by earthquakes at 21%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Protected land: 2.1% of Southwest Township
Southwest Township’s trail network density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Southwest Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.1% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Southwest Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Southwest Township
About 8 of every 100 Southwest Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
About Southwest Township
Township in Illinois, United States
Southwest Township is one of ten townships in Crawford County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 96 and it contained 38 housing units.
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- Established
- 1869
- Area
- 15 sq mi
- Elevation
- 482 ft
Questions about Southwest Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Southwest Township, IL a good place to live?
Southwest Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.