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63% more nonprofits per person than the typical Illinois town.
Granville Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $149K for a typical one, or 2.1 years of the Ottawa area’s $72K median household income. It grades B overall, 373rd of 767 graded towns in Illinois. On civic life, just 47 of Illinois’ 1,240 towns do better. 26% of residents are 65 or older in Granville Township, where Illinois’ towns sit at 19% and U.S. towns at 18%. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 70% of U.S. towns.
Where Granville Township beats most towns.
Where Granville Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Granville Township is from typical.
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Census counts: 260 in 1880, a low of 148 in 1890, 1,359 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2006 and 5 maps from 1893 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Granville Township, and how to reach them.
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Ordered by what stands out in Granville Township.
In Granville Township, 16% of working residents work locally. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Granville Township dropped by 80, to 855. Its mean commuting time comes in at 23 minutes. The top destinations are Peru (11%), Granville (6%) and Spring Valley (4%).
| Granville Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 4.4% | 11% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 16% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $71,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its two schools are below. The 2 public schools in Granville Township teach 453 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Putnam Co Primary SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–2 | Grades PK–2 | 208 | – |
| Putnam County High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 245 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Summer afternoons peak near 85° in July, and January nights bottom out around 15°; snowfall runs to about 29 inches a winter. Winters in Granville Township are chilly and summers warm.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 62% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Granville Township since 2013. FEMA puts 52% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 14% to tornadoes. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Granville Township after 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2006.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Granville Township beats the Illinois average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. The share of adults in Granville Township who have high blood pressure: 36%. 37% of adults locally have obesity; 14% smoke cigarettes.
| Granville Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 35% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 37% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 22% | 23% |
| What stands out | Granville Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.3% | 13.2% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.6% | 15.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.5% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
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1 within 15 miles of the center of Granville Township
About 3 of every 100 Granville Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
Place in Illinois, United States
Granville is a village in Putnam County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Granville had a population of 1,359. It is the largest community in Putnam County. It is part of the Ottawa Micropolitan Statistical Area.
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5 towns share a border with Granville Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granville Township | #373 | B | A | — | B− | B |
| Hall Township | #539 | C+ | A− | — | C− | C |
| Hennepin Township | — | — | B+ | — | B− | B+ |
| Eden Township | — | — | A− | — | C | B− |
| Leepertown Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Magnolia Township | — | — | A− | — | B− | B+ |
Hennepin Township, Eden Township and Magnolia Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Granville Township, Hall Township, Hennepin Township, Eden Township and Magnolia Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Leepertown Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Granville Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Granville Township grades B overall, better than 64% of U.S. towns and #373 of 767 in Illinois. It grades B for health and B− for schools.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.