Stites TownshipIL
A town of 627.
Is Stites Township a good place to live?
44% of residents live below the poverty line in Stites Township, where Illinois’ towns sit at 8.4% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Of the 769 Illinois towns we compare, none has a lower typical household income than Stites Township. Stites Township’s trail density is 1.3 miles per square mile, against 0.3 in Illinois’ towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. Stites Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Stites Township stand out
Where Stites Township beats most towns.
627 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Cahokia and 55 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Stites Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw5 mi State parkCahokia
Big draw2 mi Stadium & arenaThe Dome at America's Center
3 mi Stadium & arenaBusch Stadium
2 mi National ParkGateway Arch National Park2.2M visitors a year
5 mi LandmarkMonks Mound
3 mi Stadium & arenaEnterprise CenterPhoto credits
Cahokia: Thank You (24 Millions ) views, CC BY 2.0 · The Dome at America's Center: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0 · Busch Stadium: Lee Ann Ratledge, CC BY 4.0 · Gateway Arch National Park: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Monks Mound: Skubasteve834, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Enterprise Center: Haaron755, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Moving to Stites Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Stites 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 Stites Township.
With 2.6 jobs for every working resident, Stites Township draws in 470 commuters
Stites Township had 473 jobs in 2023, up 203 from 2013. Only 2% of working residents stay in Stites Township for work; the rest commute out. The top destinations are St. Louis (18%), East St. Louis (11%) and Belleville (4%). Half of commuters travel less than 10 miles.
| Stites Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.6% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The schools Stites Township’s kids attend
The public schools here belong to the Brooklyn UD 188 school district. Two of the 3 schools are below, and why each made the list. The 3 public schools in Stites Township teach 118 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lovejoy Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 67 | – |
| Lovejoy Technology AcademyLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 27 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts
Natural hazards: high risk in Stites Township, mostly earthquakes
For Stites Township, the natural-hazard score from FEMA is 76 of 100. Expected losses in Stites Township break down as 44% from earthquakes and 37% from inland flooding. One declared disaster, in 2008, has brought federal aid to Stites Township households.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Compared with most of Illinois and the rest of the country, a typical July afternoon in Stites Township is hotter
The seasons in Stites Township: chilly winters, warm summers. July afternoons reach 89°, January nights drop to 23° and about 14 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A larger share of adults in Stites Township have obesity than in the typical Illinois or U.S. town
Just over a fifth of adults have diabetes in Stites Township. Only one of the 768 Illinois towns we compare has a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Stites Township. This Illinois town does better than the Illinois average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 24.
| Stites Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 18% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 13% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 51% | 37% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Stites Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5% | 7.6% |
| Fewer binge drinkers | 12.6% | 17.8% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 26% | 7.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1% of the land in Stites Township is protected from building
Count the trails in 1 park or preserve and they come to 3.0 miles. Parks and preserves in Stites Township: one, of 11 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Brooklyn Community Park | 0.7 mi | 11 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Stites Township
Colleges nearby
16 within 15 miles of the center of Stites Township
About 1 of every 100 Stites Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
Every workday, about 470 people come to Stites Township for work
Where Stites Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Stites Township
Township in Illinois, United States
Stites Township is located in St. Clair County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 749 and it contained 326 housing units. Stites Township was originally named Brooklyn Township when it was reorganized from a portion of East St. Louis Township in February, 1888. Its name was changed to Stites in April, 1888.
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- Area
- 2.4 sq mi
Questions about Stites Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Stites Township, IL a good place to live?
Stites Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.