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A town of 4,127.
Whitmore Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C− overall, ranked 628th of 767 in Illinois, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is cost of living: homes are within reach, about $123K for a typical one, or 2 years of the Decatur metro’s $63K median household income. Its lowest everyday mark is in schools: its schools rank behind 70% of the state's. Whitmore Township’s median age is 48.7 years, above both the Illinois town median (40.7 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). Union Church is on the National Register of Historic Places. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 76% of U.S. towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Whitmore Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 4,474 in 2000, 4,311 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2014 and 5 maps from 1929 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Whitmore 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 Whitmore Township.
Its public schools are run by Argenta-Oreana CUSD 1. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argenta-Oreana Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 445 | B− |
| Heartland Technical AcademyLargest public high schoolGrades 11–12 | Grades 11–12 | – | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Whitmore Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 18° and about 21 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
The average commute for its 1,665 working residents takes 19.9 minutes, against 27.8 across Illinois.
Most working residents leave Whitmore Township for work: only 7% work in town. The average trip to work in Whitmore Township is 20 minutes. Since 2013, Whitmore Township has added 193 jobs, to 2,139 in 2023.
| Whitmore Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $77,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Whitmore Park | — | 15 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Whitmore Township beats the Illinois average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 41% of Whitmore Township adults have obesity.
| Whitmore Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 37% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 35% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Whitmore Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.1% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.9% | 13.2% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 14.3% | 10.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Whitmore Township. Close and well known come first.
35 mi Stadium & arenaGies Memorial Stadium
36 mi LandmarkAmerican Football House
12 mi GardenRobert Allerton Park
18 mi MuseumMonticello Railway Museum8 mi Zoo & aquariumScovill Zoo
36 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 · Krannert Center for the Performing Arts: Aries Liang, Public domain
2 within 15 miles of the center of Whitmore Township
About 5 of every 100 Whitmore Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.
Township in Illinois, United States
Whitmore Township is located in Macon County, Illinois. As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,311 and it contained 1,894 housing units.
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5 towns share a border with Whitmore Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitmore Township | #628 | C− | B | — | C | B− |
| Oakley Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Decatur | #758 | D− | B+ | D | D− | C− |
| Hickory Point Township | #500 | B− | B− | — | B+ | C− |
| Friends Creek Township | — | — | B | — | C | B |
| Decatur Township | #697 | D | A− | — | D− | C− |
Friends Creek Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Whitmore Township, Hickory Point Township, Friends Creek Township and Decatur Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Oakley Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Whitmore Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Whitmore Township grades C− overall, better than 24% of U.S. towns and #628 of 767 in Illinois. It grades B− for health and C for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
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