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Cold SpringIL

A town of 244.

Population
244
residents
Median home value
$195K
Census ACS
Median age
56.6
years
Jobs based here
12
A commuter town
Small town

244 people, and everyone knows the way

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Cold Spring

Most working residents leave Cold Spring for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Shelbyville (13%), Pana (9%) and Effingham (7%). Half commute less than 27 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Cold Spring0%
Shelbyville13%
Pana9%
Effingham7%
Springfield5%
27 mi
median commute distance
12
jobs based in Cold Spring
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Cold Spring has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 21°, and about 15 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

15″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter24–39°
Spring43–64°
Summer64–85°
Fall45–67°
Oct 23
typical first frost
Apr 17
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Cold Spring is

Cold Spring beats the Illinois average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11.

32 measures vs. Illinois
3 better18 too close to call11 worse
What stands outCold SpringIL
Fewer uninsured adults7.6%9.9%
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity10.6%13.2%
More adults with COPD9.7%6.3%
Pana Community Hospital
8.4 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 56% of U.S. communities.

56risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
56Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesDrought
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Outdoors

0.9% of Cold Spring is conserved land

6.7 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.

0.9%conserved
0.9%
conserved · 194 of 22,252 acres
6.7 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Cold Spring for work

Where Cold Spring’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

13% → Shelbyville Shelbyville 13% 9% → Pana Pana 9% 7% → Effingham Effingham 7% 5% → Springfield Springfield 5% 5% → Decatur Decatur 5% 3% → Oconee Oconee 3% Cold Spring · 0% stay
12jobs based in Cold Spring
0%of working residents work in town
27 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Cold Spring

Township in Illinois, United States

Cold Spring Township is located in Shelby County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 442 and it contained 186 housing units.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
364
Area
35 sq mi
Elevation
650 ft

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