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Home to 1,395 people, this town lies in Illinois.
Unity Township’s best subject grades are an A for cost of living and an A− for history; its weakest is a C− for hazard risk. Unity Township’s mean commuting time is 33 minutes, above both the Illinois town median (26 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 72% of U.S. towns. Only 16 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns score lower on the outdoors. Voorhies Castle is on the National Register of Historic Places. Unity Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Unity Township beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Unity Township is from typical.
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The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2026 and 4 maps from 1955 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Unity 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Unity Township.
2.2% of Unity Township working residents work locally. Jobs in the town fell by 46 from 2013 to 2023, to 108. The top destinations are Monticello (12%), Champaign (10%) and Bement (8%). Half of commuters travel less than 24 miles.
| Unity Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2.2% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.7% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Arthur CUSD 305 runs its public schools. Its one school is below. Unity Township’s only public school teaches 209 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atwood-Hammond Grade SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 209 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
FEMA puts 42% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 19% to drought. Unity Township’s risk rating from FEMA stands at 71 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In July, afternoons reach 85°; in January, nights fall to 19°, and about 7 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The share of adults in Unity Township who report frequent mental distress: 17%. Against the Illinois average, Unity Township comes out ahead on 4 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 7. 18% of adults in Unity Township binge drink; 14% report frequent physical distress.
| Unity Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 35% | 35% |
| What stands out | Unity Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.5% | 13.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.9% | 9.9% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 14.4% | 10.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Unity Township. Close and well known come first.
25 mi Stadium & arenaGies Memorial Stadium
26 mi LandmarkAmerican Football House
14 mi City parkRobert Allerton Park
16 mi MuseumMonticello Railway Museum
38 mi MuseumOctave Chanute Aerospace Museum
25 mi TheatreKrannert Center for the Performing ArtsGies Memorial Stadium: T.J. Blakeman, CC BY-SA 4.0 · American Football House: BanjoZebra, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Robert Allerton Park: D. Finnigan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Monticello Railway Museum: Daniel Schwen, 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
None within 15 miles of Unity Township; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Unity Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
Where Unity Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Township in Illinois, United States
Unity Township is a township in Piatt County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,418 and it contained 666 housing units. Massive dredge projects in the early 1900s transformed swamplands into a highly productive corn and livestock region.
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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.
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