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Vinegar Hill Township’s median age is 62 years, against 40.7 years in Illinois’ towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. No town among the 769 in Illinois we compare has a higher share of households owning their home than Vinegar Hill Township. Charles Wenner House is on the National Register of Historic Places. Vinegar Hill Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Vinegar Hill Township beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 250 in 2000, 398 in 2020. The archive holds 2 maps from 1911 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Vinegar Hill 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 Vinegar Hill Township.
Most working residents leave Vinegar Hill Township for work: only 1% work in town. Jobs based in Vinegar Hill Township grew to 46 in 2023, 36 more than in 2013. At $101,000, Vinegar Hill Township’s median household income is above both the Illinois town median ($83,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000).
| Vinegar Hill Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.2% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $101,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 68% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Vinegar Hill Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Vinegar Hill Township is 83°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
82% of adults had a checkup this year in Vinegar Hill Township. Vinegar Hill Township beats the Illinois average on 12 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 5.9% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Vinegar Hill Township.
| Vinegar Hill Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 17% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 33% | 33% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 78% | 79% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 35% | 35% |
| What stands out | Vinegar Hill Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.3% | 15.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 6.9% | 13.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12.7% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Vinegar Hill Township. Close and well known come first.
11 mi MountainCharles Mound5 mi MuseumChicago Athenaeum
11 mi MuseumNational Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium250K visitors a year
11 mi TheatreFive Flags Center
16 mi MuseumApple River Fort12 mi MuseumDubuque Museum of ArtCharles Mound: Skye Marthaler, CC BY-SA 3.0 · National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium: Dirk Hansen, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Five Flags Center: Dirk Hansen, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Apple River Fort: IvoShandor, CC BY-SA 3.0
5 within 15 miles of the center of Vinegar Hill Township
About 9 of every 100 Vinegar Hill Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
Where Vinegar Hill Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Township in Illinois, United States
Vinegar Hill Township is one of 23 townships in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 398 and it contained 151 housing units. Its name changed from Mann Township on September 18, 1857.
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Vinegar Hill Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
