Town guide
Cottage
A township of 253 people in Saline County, Illinois
From your neighbors
What’s happening
Weather
Forecast →Coming up
Upcoming events
Nothing on the calendar yet
Add an event →Put the next local happening — a market, a meeting, a concert — on the map.
Around town
All news →Local news
Loading local headlines…
Headlines via Google News · Articles belong to their publishers.
The Cottage album
0 of 12 shotsNeighbors document Cottage together
Outdoors in Cottage
Parks & trails →Conserved land0.4%73 of 19,814 acres
Trails3.0 mi0.1 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves1named on the map
Know a trail or park that’s missing? Anyone can add it to OpenStreetMap, and it shows up here on the next refresh.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
About Cottage
Township in Illinois, United States253Population
31.1 sq miArea
371 ftElevation
Cottage Township is located in Saline County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 219 and it contained 108 housing units.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
Town numbers
ZIP codeSign in to add
Area codeSign in to add
Living in Cottage
Health in Cottage
Compared with Illinois
1better than IL·13worse
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 18 are too close to call.
BetterToo close to callWorse
What stands out
Care nearby
Ferrell Hospital Community FoundationsEldorado · 5.7 mi · ER · rural critical access
Eldorado Rural Health ClinicEldorado · 4.9 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careShortage · county-wide
DentalShortage · county-wide
Mental healthShortage · county-wide
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · ZIP codes 62946, 62934, 62930 · CMS · HRSAHealth in Cottage →
Natural hazards in Cottage
Very high
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 81% of U.S. communities.
🌊 Inland flooding🏚️ Earthquakes🌪️ Tornadoes
FEMA National Risk Index December 2025 · OpenFEMANatural hazards in Cottage →
Libraries near Cottage
See all →Nearest: Eldorado Memorial Public Library DistrictEldorado · 5.6 miles · 52 hrs a week
Where Cottage is
Explore map →
Location map
Illinois · IL · Saline CountyTown boundary on OpenStreetMap →
Around town
Explore map →Bordering towns
How things work in Cottage
All explainers →No one has written Cottage’s explainers yetKnow how one of these works here? Each explainer earns +10 karma.