A town of 5,522, settled in 1821. Home to 47 notable people.
The 3 things Springfield Township does most differently from other towns.
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Nothing on the calendar.
Ordered by what stands out in Springfield Township. Another town gets a different order.
Most working residents leave Springfield Township for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Springfield (57%), Chicago (2%) and Peoria (1%). Half commute less than 5 miles.
3.1 miles of trails across 7 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Conservation World | 0.5 mi | 15 |
| 2. Gurgens Park | — | 327 |
| 3. Riverside Park | — | 40 |
Springfield Township beats the Illinois average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8.
| What stands out | Springfield Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.5% | 9.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.5% | 6.3% |
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Illinois average. 13% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 38% across Illinois.
| Springfield Township | IL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.7% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.2% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.7% | 13.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 18.4% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.5% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.9% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.6% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 11.1% | 9.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 44.3% | 25.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 24.5% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.8% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 6.6% | 22.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.7% | 15.3% | 14.1% |
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 27% of U.S. communities.
Springfield Township has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 19°, and about 22 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 4 places on the National Register.
4 places in Springfield Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
47 notable people were born in Springfield Township.
Capital city of Illinois, United States
Springfield is the capital city of the U.S. state of Illinois and the county seat of Sangamon County. Its population was 114,394 at the 2020 United States census, making it the state's seventh-most populous city, the second-most populous outside of the Chicago metropolitan area (after Rockford) and the most populous in Central Illinois. Approximately 208,000 residents live in the Springfield metropolitan area which consists of all of Sangamon and Menard counties. The city lies in a plain near the Sangamon River north of Lake Springfield and is located along historic Route 66. Springfield was settled by European-Americans in the late 1810s, around the time Illinois became a state. The most f…
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7 towns share a border with Springfield Township.
