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A town of 170.

Population
170
residents
Median home value
$115K
Census ACS
Household income
$58K
median
Median age
59.7
years
Land area
18 sq mi
Small town

170 people, and everyone knows the way

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Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Douglas has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 20°, and about 19 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

19″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter23–40°
Spring42–64°
Summer63–85°
Fall44–66°
Oct 20
typical first frost
Apr 21
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

Healthier than 59% of U.S. towns

Douglas beats the Illinois average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4.

BHealth Grade
32 measures vs. Illinois
6 better22 too close to call4 worse
What stands outDouglasIL
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity9.1%13.2%
Fewer adults facing food insecurity11%15.9%
More adults who have had cancer9.8%7.6%
Paris Community Hospital
10.4 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
51st
percentile among IL towns
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 46% of U.S. communities.

46risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
46Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingDroughtEarthquakes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Outdoors

2.7% of Douglas is conserved land

1.8 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

2.7%conserved
Map of Douglas: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
2.7%
conserved · 303 of 11,238 acres
1.8 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Rocky Branch Nature Preserve—156
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →

About Douglas

Township in Illinois, United States

Douglas Township is one of fifteen townships in Clark County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 129 and it contained 68 housing units.

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

Population
129
Area
18 sq mi
Elevation
627 ft

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