Stark County Courthouse and memorial, Illinois, 2019
Toulon Township’s story
185 years in pictures
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1907.
- 1841Toulon Township is settled
Toulon TownshipIL
Population
2,167
2025 Census estimate · −1.3% since 2020
Median home value
$104K
Census ACS
Household income
$63K
median
Median age
41.2
years
Jobs based here
578
A commuter town
Is Toulon Township a good place to live?
The best of Toulon Township’s subject grades are an A+ for cost of living and an A for history and civic life; the weakest is a C for walkability. Only 78 of Illinois’ 1,284 towns score higher on cost of living. Toulon Township’s median rent is $701 a month, below both Illinois’ towns ($1,129 a month) and U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). Only 112 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns score higher on history. Toulon Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Toulon Township stand out
Where Toulon Township beats most towns.
0historic places
HistoryA
Settled in 1841
A long history
A history going back 185 years.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
Toulon Township5.7
Typical U.S. town3.7
Typical IL town3.4
Civic lifeA
70% more nonprofits per person
than the typical Illinois town
Charities, civic groups and human services; churches not counted.
A commuter town
88% of working residents leave Toulon Township for work
Where Toulon Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
578jobs based in Toulon Township
12%of working residents work in town
27 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Toulon Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Toulon Township is from typical.
Cost of livingTypical home $104K, 1.5 years of the Peoria metro’s $72K median household incomeA+Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 5 of 20; 2.2% of households have no car; 2.2% of workers walk, bike or ride transitCOpen →SchoolsC+Open →Jobs & income578 jobs based hereC+Open →HealthOSF Saint Luke Medical Center 11 miles awayC+Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 45% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors1 mile of trail; 0% conserved landCOpen →HistoryAOpen →Civic life5.7 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsAOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Toulon Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Toulon Township, and how to reach them.
PowerAmeren Illinois Company16.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterToulon water system1 health-based violation in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet7 providers96% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Toulon Township’s trash rules yet
Register to voteOnlineIn Illinois you can register online until 16 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 28 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereStark County ClerkStark County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP codes61483, 6149161483 51% · 61491 49%Census 2020
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 Toulon Township.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C+
Most of Toulon Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.6 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Toulon Township for work: only 12% work in town. At $63,000, Toulon Township’s median household income is where Illinois’ towns sit at $83,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000. The top destinations are Peoria (13%), Toulon (7%) and Kewanee (7%).
12%work in town
| Toulon Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $63,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 12% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Work from home | 9.2% | 11% | 11% |
Where working residents work
In Toulon Township12%
Peoria13%
Toulon7%
Kewanee7%
Wyoming6%
27 mi
median commute distance
578
jobs based in Toulon Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C
Walkability grade: more walkable than 32% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
SchoolsC+
Toulon Township’s public schools trail 63% of Illinois districts
Its public schools are run by Stark County CUSD 100. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
37%of IL districts it outscoresC+School Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stark County Elem SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 299 | B− |
| Stark County High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 230 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Climate
Toulon Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Toulon Township has cold winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 15° and about 23 inches of snow falls in a winter.
23″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter18–34°
Spring39–61°
Summer61–83°
Fall42–63°
Oct 17
typical first frost
Apr 24
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
HealthC+
Toulon Township is less healthy than 56% of U.S. towns
Toulon Township beats the Illinois average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 39% of Toulon Township adults have high blood pressure.
45%healthier than U.S. townsC+Health Grade
| Toulon Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
32 measures vs. Illinois
6 better17 too close to call9 worse
| What stands out | Toulon Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.4% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.9% | 13.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 9% | 6.3% |
OSF Saint Luke Medical Center
11 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B−
Moderate risk in Toulon Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 55% of U.S. communities.
45risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingDroughtStrong wind
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
OutdoorsC
Toulon Township has set aside 0.2% of its land for conservation
1.1 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves.
0.2%conserved
0.2%
conserved · 45 of 22,724 acres
1.1 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Gary Johnson Football Field | — | 8 |
| 2. North East Park | — | 4 |
| 3. Duryea Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Toulon Township
18pages on Toulon Township
The big questions
Out and about
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Toulon Township; the nearest are
Methodist CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Peoria23.3 mi$18,008 tuitionIllinois Central CollegeCommunity college · Public · East Peoria31.1 mi$4,800 in-state tuitionIllinois State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Normal59.3 mi$16,144 in-state tuition
About 3 of every 100 Toulon Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
About Toulon Township
City in Illinois, United States
Toulon is a city and the county seat of Stark County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Toulon had a population of 1,193. Toulon is part of the Peoria metropolitan area, and is the northwestern terminus of the Rock Island Trail State Park.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1841
- Area
- 1.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 732 ft
- ZIP code
- 61483
- Area code
- 309
Toulon Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Toulon Township.
Goshen TownshipEssex TownshipElmira TownshipPenn TownshipToulon Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toulon Township | — | — | A+ | — | C+ | C+ |
| Goshen Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Essex Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Elmira Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Penn Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Toulon Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Toulon Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Goshen Township, Essex Township, Elmira Township and Penn Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Toulon Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Toulon Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Toulon Township, IL expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A+.