Gilmer TownshipIL
A town of 1,126.
Is Gilmer Township a good place to live?
Gilmer Township’s best subject grades are a B+ for incomes and health; its weakest is a D− for walkability. Only 9 of Illinois’ 1,284 towns score lower on walkability. Only 28 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns score lower on the outdoors. Gilmer Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,126 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Gilmer Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Gilmer Township is from typical.
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Moving to Gilmer Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Gilmer 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 Gilmer Township.
A smaller share of working residents work locally in Gilmer Township than in most of Illinois or the rest of the country
0.5% of working residents work locally in Gilmer Township, below both Illinois’ towns (8.3%) and U.S. towns (8%). 2% of residents live below the poverty line in Gilmer Township. The top destinations are Quincy (51%), Ellington Township (10%) and Springfield (3%).
| Gilmer Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.5% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Gilmer Township ranks healthier than 70% of the country’s towns
Gilmer Township beats the Illinois average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 19% of adults binge drink in Gilmer Township, above both the Illinois town median (18%) and the median of U.S. towns (16%). 31% of Gilmer Township adults feel lonely.
| Gilmer Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 33% | 33% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 13% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 19% |
| What stands out | Gilmer Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.2% | 15.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Gilmer Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Gilmer Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 18° and about 17 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Gilmer Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 52% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Gilmer Township since 1979.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Gilmer Township
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Gilmer Township
About 3 of every 100 Gilmer Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
100% of working residents leave Gilmer Township for work
Where Gilmer Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Gilmer Township
Township in Illinois, US
Gilmer Township is one of twenty-two townships in Adams County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,168 and it contained 476 housing units.
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- Area
- 37 sq mi
- Elevation
- 696 ft
Questions about Gilmer Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Gilmer Township, IL expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.