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A town of 6,035. Healthier than 83% of U.S. towns.

Population
6,035
−3.7% since 2010
Median home value
$82K
Census ACS
Household income
$53K
median
Median age
38.7
years
Jobs based here
1,649
A commuter town

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Work & commute

About one in five working residents works right in Harter

About one in 5 of Harter’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Flora (36%), Salem (6%) and Louisville (5%). Half commute less than 22 miles.

22%work in town

Where working residents work

In Harter22%
Flora36%
Salem6%
Louisville5%
Effingham5%
22 mi
median commute distance
1,649
jobs based in Harter
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Health

Healthier than 17% of U.S. towns

Harter beats the Illinois average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 14.

C−Health Grade
32 measures vs. Illinois
0 better18 too close to call14 worse
What stands outHarterIL
More older adults who have lost all their teeth19.1%10.3%
More adults with COPD10.7%6.3%
More smokers18%12.1%
Clay County Hospital
3.4 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
6th
percentile among IL towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Harter has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 22°, and about 8 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

8″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter25–42°
Spring44–65°
Summer65–86°
Fall46–68°
Oct 23
typical first frost
Apr 10
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with earthquakes at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 58% of U.S. communities.

58risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
58Moderate riskLowerHigher
EarthquakesInland floodingTornadoes
3
paid flood claims since 2015
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Schools

Harter’s public schools outperform 52% of Illinois districts

The public schools Harter’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 52% of Illinois’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

B−School Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Flora Elementary SchoolPK–5672B+
Floyd Henson Jr High Sch6–8295B+
Flora High School9–12353C
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduationAll 3 schools →
Outdoors

0.3% of Harter is conserved land

4.2 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves.

0.3%conserved
Map of Harter: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
0.3%
conserved · 101 of 35,628 acres
4.2 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Charley Brown Park—109
2. Kiwanis Park—5
3. Library park—2
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →

About Harter

Township in Illinois, United States

Harter Township is one of twelve townships in Clay County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 6,159 and it contained 2,871 housing units.

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

Population
6,159
Area
56 sq mi
Elevation
482 ft

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