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DruryIL

A town of 739.

Population
739
−4.9% since 2010
Median home value
$199K
Census ACS
Household income
$87K
median
Median age
55.2
years
Jobs based here
33
A commuter town
Small town

739 people, and everyone knows the way

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Drury

Most working residents leave Drury for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Davenport (13%), Rock Island (11%) and Moline (11%). Half commute less than 22 miles.

1%work in town

Where working residents work

In Drury1%
Davenport13%
Rock Island11%
Moline11%
Muscatine10%
22 mi
median commute distance
33
jobs based in Drury
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Drury has cold winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 14°, and about 24 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

24″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter17–34°
Spring40–61°
Summer63–83°
Fall42–63°
Oct 14
typical first frost
Apr 24
typical last frost
+0.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Schools

Drury’s public schools outperform 62% of Illinois districts

The public schools Drury’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 62% of Illinois’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

BSchool Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Illinois City Elem SchoolK–2108Not graded
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduationAll 1 schools →
Natural hazards

High risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 63% of U.S. communities.

63risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
63High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health

How healthy Drury is

Drury beats the Illinois average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4.

32 measures vs. Illinois
9 better19 too close to call4 worse
What stands outDruryIL
Fewer adults facing food insecurity8.8%15.9%
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity7.5%13.2%
More adults who have had cancer11%7.6%
Trinity Muscatine
5.2 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 →
A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Drury for work

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

13% → Davenport Davenport 13% 11% → Rock Island Rock Island 11% 11% → Moline Moline 11% 10% → Muscatine Muscatine 10% 5% → Milan Milan 5% 4% → Edgington Edgington 4% Drury · 1% stay
33jobs based in Drury
1%of working residents work in town
22 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

2022-09-11 16 47 45 Aerial view southward along the Mississippi River as it forms the border of Iowa and Illinois, cent…
2022 · 2022-09-11 16 47 45 Aerial view southward along the Mississippi River as it forms the border of Iowa and Illinois, cent… · Wikimedia Commons
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Drury in pictures

3 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.

2022-09-11 16 48 30 Aerial view southward along the Mississippi River as it forms the border of Iowa and Illinois, cent…
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About Drury

Township in Illinois, United States

Drury Township is located in Rock Island County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 797 and it contained 328 housing units. Drury Township was so named on account of there being a large share of the first settlers with the last name Drury.

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

Population
758
Area
54 sq mi

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