Alba TownshipIL
A town of 167, settled in 1856.
Is Alba Township a good place to live?
Alba Township’s average trip to work is 12 minutes, against 26 minutes in Illinois’ towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park, at 137 acres. Alba Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
167 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Alba Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Alba Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Alba Township.
Most of Alba Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.5 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Alba Township for work: only 0% work in town. 22% of residents live below the poverty line in Alba Township, where Illinois’ towns sit at 8.4% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. The top destinations are Geneseo (16%), Davenport (9%) and Peoria (7%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Alba Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Alba Township has cold winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 14° and about 28 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Alba Township is
Alba Township beats the Illinois average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 19% of Alba Township adults binge drink.
| Alba Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 18% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 23% | 25% |
| What stands out | Alba Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.6% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.6% | 15.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.6% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Alba Township
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 58% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
1.9% of Alba Township is conserved land
1.7 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The trail density in Alba Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Alba Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.9% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park | 0.9 mi | 137 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Alba Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Alba Township; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Alba Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
100% of working residents leave Alba Township for work
Where Alba Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Alba Township
Township in Illinois, United States
Alba Township is one of twenty-four townships in Henry County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 173 and it contained 90 housing units. Alba Township changed its name from Elba Township on April 13, 1857. The name may be derived from Elba, New York, the native home of a share of the early settlers.
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- Established
- 1856
- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 640 ft
Questions about Alba Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Alba Township, IL a good place to live?
Alba Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.