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Woodside

A township of 11,416 people in Sangamon County, Illinois

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Map of Woodside: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk

Conserved land0.9%67 of 7,748 acres

Trails2.1 mi0.2 mi per sq mi

Parks & preserves66 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

1Southern View Community Park1.2 mi of trails · 30 acres Directions

2Hobbs Park10 acres Directions

3Jack McDonald Village Park0.1 mi of trails · 4 acres Directions

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About Woodside

Township in Illinois, United States

11,688Population

12.7 sq miArea

Woodside Township is located in Sangamon County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 11,447 and it contained 5,668 housing units.

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School Grade C

The public schools Woodside’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 69% of Illinois’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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DistrictSpringfield SD 186Schools5

Southern View Elem School DElementary · Grades K–5 · 171 students Hazel Dell Elem School DElementary · Grades K–5 · 140 students Laketown Elem School B-Elementary · Grades K–5 · 135 students Concordia Lutheran SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 12 students Jefferson Middle School C-Middle · Grades 6–8 · 517 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within IL. Ratings are from neighbors.

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