Cunningham Township is a township in Champaign County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 38,336 and it contained 18,321 housing units. Cunningham Township is coterminous with the City of Urbana. It is one of two coterminous townships in Champaign County and one of fifteen coterminous townships statewide.

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How Cunningham ranks

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#14Shortest commute in IL #81Most educated in IL #118Most walkable in IL All IL rankings →

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Living in Cunningham

Work & commute in Cunningham

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About one in 5 of Cunningham’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Champaign (38%), Urbana (20%) and Chicago (4%). Half commute less than 4 miles.

Champaign

38%

Urbana

20%

Chicago

Bloomington

20%Work in townlive and work in Cunningham 4 miWhere do people commute?the commute map 20,968Jobs based herea job hub

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Health in Cunningham

B⁺

Health Grade B+

Healthier than 72% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates, and 98% of towns with similar incomes.

Compared with Illinois

4better than IL·7worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 21 are too close to call.

Conditions 4▲ 1▼ 7 close Habits all close Care 2▼ 5 close Mind 1▼ 4 close Everyday needs 3▼ 1 close

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What stands out

6.5%Fewer adults who have had cancerIL 7.6% · better 10.1%Fewer adults with diabetesIL 11.7% · better 10.5%More adults without reliable transportationIL 8% · worse

Care nearby

Carle Foundation HospitalUrbana · 1 mi · ER

Promise Healthcare Neil St.Champaign · 2.5 mi · sliding-scale fees

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Primary careShortage · county-wide

DentalShortage · county-wide

Mental healthShortage · county-wide

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · ZIP codes 61802, 61801 · CMS · HRSAHealth in Cunningham →

Natural hazards in Cunningham

Low

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 39% of U.S. communities.

🌊 Inland flooding🥶 Cold waves🌪️ Tornadoes

2Does Cunningham flood?paid flood claims since 1982 NoneDisasters that paid out hereof 10 declared for Champaign County MapCunningham vs. its neighborsnearby towns shaded by rating

FEMA National Risk Index December 2025 · OpenFEMANatural hazards in Cunningham →

Climate in Cunningham

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Cunningham has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 18°, and about 21 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

37° / 21°Winter

63° / 41°Spring

84° / 62°Summer

65° / 43°Fall

How much snow does Cunningham get?About 21 inches a winter.Rain & snow →When is the first frost?Around Oct 24, with the last in spring around Apr 15.Frost dates →Is it warmer than it used to be?+1.3° vs. the 20th century.Then & now →

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Schools in Cunningham

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School Grade D

The public schools Cunningham’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 88% of Illinois’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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DistrictUrbana SD 116Schools16

Yankee Ridge Multilingual SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 482 students Dr Preston L Williams Jr Elem Sch DElementary · Grades K–5 · 399 students Leal Elem School CElementary · Grades K–5 · 373 students Thomas Paine Elem School DElementary · Grades K–5 · 324 students M L King Jr Elem School DElementary · Grades K–5 · 322 students Smart Christian AcademyElementary · Grades K–6 · 123 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within IL. Ratings are from neighbors.