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Galesburg Township’s median age is 55.8 years, against 40.7 years in Illinois’ towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. Only 9 of the 769 Illinois towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Galesburg Township. Galesburg Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Galesburg Township beats most towns.
Census counts: 323 in 1850, 30,052 in 2020. The archive holds 30 old photos and papers going back to 1863 and 3 maps from 1925 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Galesburg 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Galesburg Township.
The top destinations are Galesburg (34%), Peoria (14%) and Monmouth (3%). Only 1% of working residents stay in Galesburg Township for work; the rest commute out. The mean commuting time for Galesburg Township comes to 20 minutes. Half of commuters travel less than 37 miles.
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 15° and about 26 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The share of adults in Galesburg Township who have diabetes: 15%. A quarter of adults in Galesburg Township say their health is fair or poor; 18% smoke cigarettes.
| Galesburg Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 18% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 13% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Galesburg Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 18.2% | 10.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.5% | 6.3% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.7% | 5.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
For Galesburg Township, the risk rating from FEMA is 56 of 100. Expected losses in Galesburg Township break down as 28% from inland flooding and 19% from strong winds. Also worth knowing: households here have drawn federal disaster aid in 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2011.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
3 within 15 miles of the center of Galesburg Township
About 0 of every 100 Galesburg Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
City in Illinois, United States
Galesburg is a city in Knox County, Illinois, United States. The city is 45 miles (72 km) northwest of Peoria. At the 2020 census, its population was 30,052. Galesburg is the home of Knox College, a private four-year liberal arts college, and Carl Sandburg College, a community college named for native-born poet Carl Sandburg. Galesburg is the county seat of Knox County and the principal city of the Galesburg Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Knox and Warren counties. A 496-acre (201 ha) section of the city is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Galesburg Historic District.
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Galesburg Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.