Summit
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Outdoors in Summit
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1900
Track and signal at Summit, Ill's, 1900
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About Summit
Township in Illinois, United StatesSummit Township is one of fifteen townships in Effingham County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,760 and it contained 1,774 housing units.
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How Summit ranks
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Work & commute in Summit
Full picture →Most working residents leave Summit for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Effingham (43%), Teutopolis (5%) and Springfield (3%). Half commute less than 7 miles.
Health in Summit
Health Grade B
Healthier than 62% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Illinois
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 22 are too close to call.
What stands out
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Natural hazards in Summit
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 30% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Summit
Full climate →Summit has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 21°, and about 15 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
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