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Fancy Creek

A township of 5,826 people in Sangamon County, Illinois
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Conserved land1.8%528 of 29,987 acres
Trails8.0 mi0.2 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves591 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Fancy Creek

Township in Illinois, United States
5,836Population
47.1 sq miArea

Fancy Creek Township is located in Sangamon County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 5,410 and it contained 2,074 housing units. Fancy Creek Township changed its name from Power Township on September 11, 1861. The township annexed the eastern half of Salisbury Township in 1989, thereby increasing in size. The Sangamon River State Fish and Wildlife Area, a state-owned conservation area, is located here on the banks of the Sangamon River.

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Health Grade A−

Healthier than 76% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.

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

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Memorial Medical CenterSpringfield · 7.7 mi · ER
Siu Medicine North Dirksen Express CareSpringfield · 6.5 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careShortage · county-wide
DentalNo shortage
Mental healthShortage · county-wide
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · ZIP codes 62625, 62707, 62684 · CMS · HRSAHealth in Fancy Creek →

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The public schools Fancy Creek’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 81% of Illinois’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#26Best public schoolsof 384 in IL
DistrictWilliamsville CUSD 15Schools3

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.

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