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Magnolia TownshipIL

A town of 1,014, settled in 1827.

Population
1,014
2025 Census estimate · +0.6% since 2020
Median home value
$181K
Census ACS
Household income
$86K
median
Median age
39.1
years
Jobs based here
204
A commuter town

Is Magnolia Township a good place to live?

Magnolia Township’s best subject grade is an A− for cost of living; its weakest is a D for walkability. Magnolia Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

StrongestA−Cost of livingWeakestDWalkability
Small town

1,014 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
McNabb · 3 miMagnolia · 3 miRoberts Township · 6 miHennepin Township · 6 miHope Township · 7 miHenry · 7 mi
Henry TownshipHennepin TownshipHope TownshipHenryHopewell TownshipRoberts TownshipGranville TownshipHenry TownshipHennepin TownshipHope TownshipHenryHopewell TownshipRoberts TownshipGranville TownshipMagnolia Township

How Magnolia Township grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Magnolia Township is from typical.

How grading works

WalkabilityEPA walkability 4.6 of 20; 0% of households have no car; 0% of workers walk, bike or ride transitDOpen →Cost of livingTypical home $181K, 2.5 years of the Ottawa area’s $72K median household incomeA−Open →HealthCarle Health Proctor Hospital 13.5 miles awayB+Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 38% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listBOpen →Jobs & income$86K median household incomeB−Open →SchoolsB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors1 mile of trail; 2% conserved landB−Open →HistoryB+Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
Climate–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 39.1; 21% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Magnolia Township: who provides what

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

The full setup list →
PowerAmeren Illinois Company16.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterMcnabb water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers91% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Magnolia Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsPutnam County Community Unit School District 535Which 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 herePutnam County ClerkPutnam County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2023
ZIP codes61335, 61336, 6133461335 51% · 61336 44% · 61334 4%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 Magnolia Township.

Work & commuteJobs & income grade B−

With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Magnolia Township’s workers commute out

The share of working residents in Magnolia Township who work locally is 3.6%, against 8.3% in Illinois’ towns and 8% across U.S. towns. The mean commuting time locally is 30 minutes. Employers in Magnolia Township added 28 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 204. The top destinations are Peru (7%), Hennepin (6%) and Peoria (5%).

4%work in town
Magnolia TownshipIllinois townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work30 minutes26 minutes25 minutes
Working residents who work in town3.6%8.3%8%
Below the poverty line7.9%8.4%9.6%

Where working residents work

In Magnolia Township4%
Peru7%
Hennepin6%
Peoria5%
Spring Valley5%
21 mi
median commute distance
204
jobs based in Magnolia Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 5% of U.S. towns
Full pageMagnolia Township’s work & commute pageOpen the page
The jobs here204 jobs based here · A commuter townWhere people work4% work in Magnolia TownshipCommute times30 minutes · The average commuteHow far they goHalf commute less than 21 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

SchoolsB−

On state tests, Magnolia Township’s schools trail 51% of Illinois districts

Its one school is below. 162 students attend Magnolia Township’s public school.

49%of IL districts it outscoresB−School Grade
SchoolLevelStudentsLetter
Putnam County Jr High SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8Grades 6–8162C
Full pageMagnolia Township’s schools pageOpen the page
The districtsPutnam County CUSD 535Vs. the neighborsAhead of 1 of its 3 graded neighborsEvery school1 school · Putnam County Jr High SchoolQuestions“Are Magnolia Township’s schools good?”

NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation

Climate

Magnolia Township has four seasons and pleasant summers

The range runs from 16° on a January night to 85° on a July afternoon, with about 18 inches of snow a winter.

18″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter19–35°
Spring40–62°
Summer62–83°
Fall42–64°
Oct 22
typical first frost
Apr 18
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
Full pageMagnolia Township’s climate pageOpen the page
A year of weatherJuly highs 85°, January lows 16°Rain & snow18″ of snow a winter · 37 inches of rain and snow a yearHeating & coolingMostly a heating billThen and now+1.1° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

HealthB+

Residents of Magnolia Township are healthier than two in three U.S. towns

Magnolia Township: 22% of adults get no exercise outside work. CDC measures, 32 in all: Magnolia Township beats Illinois on 8 and trails on 4. The share of adults in Magnolia Township who feel lonely is 31%, below both Illinois’ towns (33%) and U.S. towns (33%).

65%healthier than U.S. townsB+Health Grade
Magnolia TownshipIllinois townsU.S. towns
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)31%33%33%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)37%35%35%
Food insecurity (CDC PLACES)11%13%14%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)16%17%17%
32 measures vs. Illinois
8 better20 too close to call4 worse
What stands outMagnolia TownshipIL
Fewer uninsured adults6.6%9.9%
Fewer adults facing food insecurity10.6%15.9%
More adults who have had cancer10.3%7.6%
Carle Health Proctor Hospital
13.5 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
Full pageMagnolia Township’s health reportOpen the page
Everyday habitsMore smokersHospitals & doctors nearby13.5 miles to an ER · Carle Health Proctor HospitalHow adults are doingMore adults in frequent physical distressEvery CDC estimateBetter than IL on 8 of 32

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

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B

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

Expected losses in Magnolia Township break down as 53% from inland flooding and 13% from tornadoes. Compared with 62% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage locally is lower. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Magnolia Township after 4 declared disasters, most recently in 2013.

38risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
38Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesStrong wind
4
federal disasters paid out here
Full pageMagnolia Township’s hazards pageOpen the page
What it facesLow riskFlood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on recordPast disasters4 federal disasters · Paid out in Magnolia TownshipGet ready0.4 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

OutdoorsB−

1.7% of Magnolia Township is conserved land

1.4 miles of trail.

1.7%conserved
1.7%
conserved · 479 of 27,593 acres
1.4 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Full pageMagnolia Township’s outdoors pageOpen the page
Trail map1.4 miles of trail, mappedPick a walkPick a walkConserved land1.7% conserved · 479 acres protectedQuestions“Where can I hike in Magnolia Township?”

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Magnolia Township

18pages on Magnolia Township
The big questions
SchoolsB−Behind 51% of IL districts · 1 schoolHealthB+Better than IL on 8 of 32 CDC measuresCost of livingA−Work & commuteB−$86K median household income · 204 jobs hereNatural hazardsBFEMA risk higher than 38% of U.S. communities · inland flooding
Out and about
OutdoorsB−1 mi of trails · 2% conserved landPlacesAttractions17 nearby · Starved Rock State Park 18 miLibraryMcnabb Branch LibraryCollegesIllinois Valley Community College is 13.2 mi away
The story
HistoryB+Settled 1827Town Hall & politicsClimate85° summer highs · 18″ of snow
Day to day
NewsWeatherHandbookZIP code 61336Town SquareNeighbors
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Magnolia Township

Illinois Valley Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Oglesby13.2 mi$4,200 in-state tuition

About 2 of every 100 Magnolia Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

A commuter town

96% of working residents leave Magnolia Township for work

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

7% → Peru Peru 7% 6% → Hennepin Hennepin 6% 5% → Peoria Peoria 5% 5% → Spring Valley Spring Valley 5% 4% → Hennepin Township Hennepin Township 4% 4% → Granville Granville 4% Magnolia Township · 4% stay
204jobs based in Magnolia Township
4%of working residents work in town
21 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Magnolia Township

Place in Illinois, United States

Magnolia is a village in Putnam County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Magnolia had a population of 256. It is part of the Ottawa Micropolitan Statistical Area.

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

Area
0.3 sq mi
Elevation
661 ft
ZIP code
61336

Questions about Magnolia Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Magnolia Township, IL expensive?

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−.