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14% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Virden Township, where Illinois’ towns sit at 29% and U.S. towns at 29%. Shriver Farmstead is on the National Register of Historic Places. We don’t grade Virden Township yet; the figures below are still real.
Where Virden Township beats most towns.
Where Virden Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 1880.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Virden 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 Virden Township.
Most working residents leave Virden Township for work: only 9% work in town. Jobs based in Virden Township fell to 693 in 2023, 146 fewer than in 2013. Virden Township’s average trip to work is 23 minutes, below both the Illinois town median (26 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes).
| Virden Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 9.8% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by North Mac CUSD 34. Its two schools are below. The largest public high school is North Mac High School, with 361 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Mac ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–2 | Grades PK–2 | 342 | – |
| North Mac High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 361 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts
Virden Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 20° and about 16 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 65% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Virden Township beats the Illinois average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 15% of adults smoke cigarettes in Virden Township.
| Virden Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| What stands out | Virden Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.4% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.4% | 13.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.6% | 6.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1.1 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. The trail density in Virden Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Virden Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.6% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Virden Township; the nearest are
About 6 of every 100 Virden Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.
5 towns share a border with Virden Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virden Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Auburn Township | #353 | B+ | A− | — | C+ | B+ |
| Girard Township | — | — | A | — | C | C |
| Virden | #421 | B | A+ | C | C | B− |
| North Otter Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bois D'Arc Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Girard Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Auburn Township and Girard Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Virden Township, North Otter Township and Bois D'Arc Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Virden Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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