Spring TownshipIL
A town of 858, settled in 1849.
Is Spring Township a good place to live?
Spring Township’s median household income is $136,000, against $83,000 in Illinois’ towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. Of the 769 Illinois towns we compare, none has a higher share of households owning their home than Spring Township. Spring Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
858 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Spring Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Spring 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 Spring Township.
A job hub: Spring Township has 1.5 jobs for every working resident and draws in 458 commuters
Most working residents leave Spring Township for work: only 2% work in town. 16% of residents live below the poverty line in Spring Township, above both the Illinois town median (8.4%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Jobs based in Spring Township grew to 463 in 2023, 53 more than in 2013.
| Spring Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.6% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Older than Illinois overall
People 65 and older are 28% of residents (17% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 29% of residents (39% statewide). Spring Township’s median age is 37.3 years. 32% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 38% across Illinois.
| Spring Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37.3 years | 40.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 32% | 29% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.6 points. Across Illinois, 50.6% of residents are women.
| Spring Township | IL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 17% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.2% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 7.8% | 13.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 17.9% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 6.8% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 3.8% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.1% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 15.4% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.2% | 9.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 37.6% | 25.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.6% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 2.8% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 25.5% | 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 900, single groups can be off by several points
Spring Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Spring Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 14° and about 33 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Spring Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 66% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Spring Township is
Spring Township beats the Illinois average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 12% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Spring Township.
| Spring Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 7.9% | 8.1% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 18% | 19% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Spring Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 8% | 6.3% |
| More smokers | 14.9% | 12.1% |
| More uninsured adults | 11.8% | 9.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
2% of Spring Township is conserved land
29 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. The trail density in Spring Township is 0.8 miles per square mile.
| Spring Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.8 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Illinois Railway Museum and 22 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Spring Township. Close and well known come first.
12 mi MuseumIllinois Railway Museum
18 mi Stadium & arenaBMO Center
18 mi TheatreEgyptian Theatre, DeKalb
17 mi GardenAnderson Japanese Gardens
27 mi Theme parkSanta's Village Amusement & Water Park31 mi MuseumVolo Auto MuseumPhoto credits
Illinois Railway Museum: The original uploader was Slambo at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0 · BMO Center: SimLibrarian, CC0 · Egyptian Theatre, DeKalb: Andy McMurray, CC BY 2.5 · Anderson Japanese Gardens: M. Readey, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Santa's Village Amusement & Water Park: Martin Lewison from The Hague, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Everything we know about Spring Township
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Spring Township
About 2 of every 100 Spring Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
Every workday, about 458 people come to Spring Township for work
Where Spring Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Spring Township
Township in Illinois, United States
Spring Township is one of nine townships in Boone County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 864 and it contained 368 housing units. Spring was founded as "Concord" on November 6, 1849, then was renamed "Ohio" in April, 1851, and finally "Spring" in October, 1851.
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- Established
- 1849
- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 860 ft
Questions about Spring Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Spring Township, IL a good place to live?
Spring Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.