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A town of 171, settled in 1857.

Population
171
residents
Median home value
$123K
Census ACS
Median age
60.8
years
Jobs based here
79
A commuter town
Small town

171 people, and everyone knows the way

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Sunbury

Most working residents leave Sunbury for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Streator (20%), Reading (19%) and Bloomington (6%). Half commute less than 15 miles.

2%work in town

Where working residents work

In Sunbury2%
Streator20%
Reading19%
Bloomington6%
Peoria3%
15 mi
median commute distance
79
jobs based in Sunbury
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Natural hazards

High risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 71% of U.S. communities.

71risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
71High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesStrong wind
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Sunbury has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 16°, and about 25 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

25″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter19–35°
Spring39–61°
Summer61–83°
Fall43–64°
Oct 24
typical first frost
Apr 16
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Sunbury is

Sunbury beats the Illinois average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9.

32 measures vs. Illinois
0 better23 too close to call9 worse
What stands outSunburyIL
More older adults who have lost all their teeth15.8%10.3%
More adults with COPD8.9%6.3%
More smokers16.4%12.1%
Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers
23.9 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

0.1% of Sunbury is conserved land

1.0 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.

0.1%conserved
Map of Sunbury: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
0.1%
conserved · 12 of 23,213 acres
1.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

98% of working residents leave Sunbury for work

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

20% → Streator Streator 20% 19% → Reading Reading 19% 6% → Bloomington Bloomington 6% 3% → Peoria Peoria 3% 2% → Pontiac Pontiac 2% 2% → Chicago Chicago 2% Sunbury · 2% stay
79jobs based in Sunbury
2%of working residents work in town
15 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Sunbury

Township in Illinois, United States

Sunbury Township is located in Livingston County, Illinois. As of the 2020 census, its population was 246 and it contained 95 housing units.

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

Established
1857
Population
246
Area
37 sq mi

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