Manteno Township is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Manteno Township, say hello, and every post, reply and fact you add earns karma and warms the town up.
Every post, reply and helpful vote fills the heart. It always reflects the last 30 days.
What kind of neighbors does Manteno Township have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
If Manteno Township were 100 adults, 25 would have a bachelor’s degree or more
24 in 100 residents are 65 or older, against 17 across IL. Manteno Township has about 11,202 residents (2025 Census estimate). Across IL, 67 in 100 households own their home; in the town, 72. The census count changed by +1% from 2010 to 2020.
Median age 45.4 (IL 39).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.8 points.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 4.2% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 32 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Manteno Township says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Neighbors next door
None of the 3 bordering towns has a member yet either. Invite a friend next door.
Start the first group in Manteno Township
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Manteno Township’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Manteno Township or who have posted here. Karma counts contributions across TownRatings: a post +5, a reply +2, a confirmed guide fact +10, an old photo +10, a confirmed place +10. “This month” counts only what was added in Manteno Township in the last 30 days. Town Love is a rolling 30-day score of posts, replies and helpful votes, weighted toward many voices. Who lives here: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024; rounded to 100 people.