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Illinois›Warren County

Kelly TownshipIL

A town of 355.

Is Kelly Township a good place to live?

Kelly Township’s median age is 35.9 years, below both the Illinois town median (40.7 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). Kelly Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

355 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Henderson TownshipNorth Henderson TownshipSpring Grove TownshipColdbrook TownshipRio TownshipHenderson TownshipNorth Henderson TownshipSpring Grove TownshipColdbrook TownshipRio TownshipKelly Township
Getting set up

Moving to Kelly Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Kelly Township, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerAmeren Illinois Company16.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterAlexis water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Kelly Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsUnited Community School District 304Galesburg Community Unit School District 2052 districts serve Kelly Township; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Illinois you can register online until 16 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 28 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereWarren County ClerkWarren County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP codes61401, 61412, 6143561401 46% · 61412 43% · 61435 11%Census 2020

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 Kelly Township.

Work & commute

Most of Kelly Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them

Most working residents leave Kelly Township for work: only 0% work in town. At 24 minutes, Kelly Township’s average trip to work is where Illinois’ towns sit at 26 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. The top destinations are Monmouth (20%), Galesburg (17%) and Alexis (7%).

0%work in town
Kelly TownshipIllinois townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work24 minutes26 minutes25 minutes
Below the poverty line8.7%8.4%9.6%

Where working residents work

In Kelly Township0%
Monmouth20%
Galesburg17%
Alexis7%
Peoria5%
14 mi
median commute distance
25
jobs based in Kelly Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Four seasons and pleasant summers in Kelly Township

Kelly Township has cold winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 15° and about 26 inches of snow falls in a winter.

26″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter18–34°
Spring40–61°
Summer62–83°
Fall42–63°
Oct 19
typical first frost
Apr 20
typical last frost
+0.7°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

High risk in Kelly Township, with drought at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 64% of U.S. communities.

64risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
64High riskLowerHigher
DroughtInland floodingCold waves

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

How healthy Kelly Township is

Kelly Township beats the Illinois average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 15% of Kelly Township adults report frequent physical distress.

Kelly TownshipIllinois townsU.S. towns
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)15%13%14%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)16%13%14%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)38%35%35%
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)21%18%19%
32 measures vs. Illinois
0 better22 too close to call10 worse
What stands outKelly TownshipIL
More older adults who have lost all their teeth14.9%10.3%
More adults with COPD9.1%6.3%
More smokers16%12.1%
St. Mary Medical Center
7.2 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Kelly Township

15pages on Kelly Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

3 within 15 miles of the center of Kelly Township

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Kelly Township for work

Where Kelly Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

20% → Monmouth Monmouth 20% 17% → Galesburg Galesburg 17% 7% → Alexis Alexis 7% 5% → Peoria Peoria 5% 3% → Aledo Aledo 3% 2% → Quincy Quincy 2% Kelly Township · 0% stay
25jobs based in Kelly Township
0%of working residents work in town
14 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Kelly Township

Township in Illinois, United States

Kelly Township is in Warren County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 346 and it contained 159 housing units. A small portion of the village of Alexis is in this township.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
35 sq mi

Questions about Kelly Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Kelly Township, IL a good place to live?

Kelly Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.