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SelbyIL

A town of 2,082.

Population

2,082

−15.1% since 2010

Median home value

$64K

Census ACS

Household income

$67K

median

Median age

45.0

years

Jobs based here

315

A commuter town

A shrinking town

Selby has shrunk 15.1% since 2010

2,536 people in 2010; 2,082 today.

2,5362010

2,1522020

2,082Today

U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 · ACS

Selby’s report card

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Commute21 miHalf of commuters travel less Climate84°/15°Summer high · winter low · 29″ snow Hazards33/100Low risk of storm & flood damage HealthC+Healthier than 43% of U.S. towns SchoolsB−Beats 52% of IL districts Outdoors2 miof trails · 0.7% conserved

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Weather

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53°

Clear

H 66° · L 43°

Upcoming events

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The data

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Selby

Most working residents leave Selby for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Peru (12%), Spring Valley (6%) and Princeton (6%). Half commute less than 21 miles.

4%work in town

Where working residents work

In Selby4%

Peru12%

Spring Valley6%

Princeton6%

LaSalle5%

21 mi

median commute distance

315

jobs based in Selby

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →

Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Selby has cold winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 15°, and about 29 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

29″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter18–34°

Spring39–61°

Summer61–83°

Fall42–63°

Oct 17

typical first frost

Apr 22

typical last frost

+0.9°

vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →

Natural hazards

Low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 33% of U.S. communities.

33risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingTornadoesDrought

paid flood claims since 1979

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →

Health

Healthier than 43% of U.S. towns

Selby beats the Illinois average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8.

C+Health Grade

32 measures vs. Illinois

3 better21 too close to call8 worse

What stands out	Selby	IL
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity	10.6%	13.2%
More adults screened for colon cancer	66.6%	60.2%
More adults with COPD	9.2%	6.3%

Osf Saint Clare Medical Center

6.1 mi away · emergency room

3 of 3

care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

32nd

percentile among IL towns

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →

Schools

Selby’s public schools outperform 52% of Illinois districts

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

B−School Grade

School	Grades	Students	Grade
DePue Elem School	PK–8	232	C−
DePue High School	9–12	86	C−

NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduationAll 2 schools →

Outdoors

0.7% of Selby is conserved land

2.3 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves.

0.7%conserved

Map of Selby: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk — Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below

0.7%

conserved · 170 of 22,986 acres

2.3 mi

of trails · 0.1 per sq mi

Biggest places to walk	Trails	Acres
1. Lake Depue State Fish and Wildlife Area	—	55
2. City Park	—	8
3. Lake Park	—	4

A commuter town

96% of working residents leave Selby for work

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

315jobs based in Selby

4%of working residents work in town

21 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

2026 · Selby Township buildings 2026-08-22 · Wikimedia Commons

Selby’s story

Selby in pictures

1 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.

2026Selby Township buildings 2026-08-22

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About Selby

Township in Illinois, United States

Selby Township is one of twenty-five townships in Bureau County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,152 and it contained 929 housing units.

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