Gillespie Township is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Gillespie Township, say hello, and every post, reply and fact you add earns karma and warms the town up.
Every post, reply and helpful vote fills the heart. It always reflects the last 30 days.
Bachelor’s degree or more: 22 of every 100 adults in Gillespie Township
For every 100 households, 73 own and the rest rent, beside 67 owners across IL. Gillespie Township changed by −5% from 2010 to 2020. Roughly 3,554 people live in Gillespie Township (2025 Census estimate). People 65 and older are 21 in every 100 residents.
Median age 44.5 (IL 39).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.2 points.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 4.5% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 28 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
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Neighbors next door
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Start the first group in Gillespie Township
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What Gillespie Township’s neighbors have built
1 contributions so far, one patch each.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Gillespie Township or who have posted here. Karma counts contributions across TownRatings: a post +5, a reply +2, a confirmed guide fact +10, an old photo +10, a confirmed place +10. “This month” counts only what was added in Gillespie Township in the last 30 days. Town Love is a rolling 30-day score of posts, replies and helpful votes, weighted toward many voices. Who lives here: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024; rounded to 100 people.