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Illinois›Boone County

LeRoy TownshipIL

A town of 468.

Is LeRoy Township a good place to live?

LeRoy Township’s median age is 49.6 years, against 40.7 years in Illinois’ towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. Only 10 of the 769 Illinois towns we compare have a lower January low than LeRoy Township. LeRoy Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

468 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Chemung TownshipPoplar Grove TownshipManchester TownshipBoone TownshipChemung TownshipPoplar Grove TownshipManchester TownshipBoone TownshipLeRoy Township
Getting set up

Moving to LeRoy Township: who provides what

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

The full setup list →
PowerCommonwealth Edison17.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet6 providers74% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have LeRoy Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsNorth Boone Community Unit School District 200Which school depends on your addressNCES
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 hereBoone County ClerkBoone County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP codes61012, 61065, 6003361012 39% · 61065 37% · 60033 24%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 LeRoy Township.

Work & commute

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

Most working residents leave LeRoy Township for work: only 1% work in town. 2.1% of LeRoy Township residents live below the poverty line, below both Illinois’ towns (8.4%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Since 2013, LeRoy Township has added 20 jobs, to 45 in 2023.

1%work in town
LeRoy TownshipIllinois townsU.S. towns
Below the poverty line2.1%8.4%9.6%
Working residents who work in town1.4%8.3%8%
Average trip to work27 minutes26 minutes25 minutes

Where working residents work

In LeRoy Township1%
Rockford9%
Poplar Grove Township7%
Chicago6%
Harvard5%
19 mi
median commute distance
45
jobs based in LeRoy Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazards

Low risk in LeRoy Township, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 77% of U.S. communities. Since 2000, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in LeRoy Township.

23risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
23Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
2
paid flood claims since 2000
1
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

LeRoy Township has four seasons and pleasant summers

LeRoy Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in LeRoy Township is 83°F.

32″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter16–31°
Spring36–58°
Summer59–81°
Fall40–60°
Oct 10
typical first frost
Apr 30
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy LeRoy Township is

LeRoy Township tracks Illinois closely on all 32 CDC measures. 19% of adults binge drink in LeRoy Township.

LeRoy TownshipIllinois townsU.S. towns
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)19%18%16%
No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES)11%7.9%8.1%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)76%78%79%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)33%35%35%
32 measures vs. Illinois
0 better32 too close to call0 worse
Mercy Harvard Hospital
7.9 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health

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

Outdoors

1.9% of LeRoy Township is conserved land

10 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.

1.9%conserved
LeRoy TownshipIllinois townsU.S. towns
Conserved land1.9%3.7%4.3%
Miles of trail per square mile0.3 miles per square mile0.30.4
1.9%
conserved · 375 of 19,892 acres
10 mi
of trails · 0.3 per sq mi

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Nearby attractions

Illinois Railway Museum and 14 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around LeRoy Township. Close and well known come first.

All 76 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Illinois Railway Museum: The original uploader was Slambo at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0 · Alpine Valley Music Theatre: chad davis, CC BY-SA 2.0 · BMO Center: SimLibrarian, CC0 · Anderson Japanese Gardens: M. Readey, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Santa's Village Amusement & Water Park: Martin Lewison from The Hague, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands, CC BY-SA 2.0

Keep exploring

Everything we know about LeRoy Township

16pages on LeRoy Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of LeRoy Township

About 6 of every 100 LeRoy Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

A commuter town

99% of working residents leave LeRoy Township for work

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

9% → Rockford Rockford 9% 7% → Poplar Grove Township Poplar Grove Township 7% 6% → Chicago Chicago 6% 5% → Harvard Harvard 5% 5% → Woodstock Woodstock 5% 4% → Belvidere Belvidere 4% LeRoy Township · 1% stay
45jobs based in LeRoy Township
1%of working residents work in town
19 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About LeRoy Township

Township in Illinois, United States

LeRoy Township is one of nine townships in Boone County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 485 and it contained 201 housing units.

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

Area
31 sq mi
Elevation
942 ft

Questions about LeRoy Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is LeRoy Township, IL a good place to live?

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