Mills TownshipIL
A town of 469.
Is Mills Township a good place to live?
Mills Township’s average trip to work is 11 minutes, below both Illinois’ towns (26 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Among 769 Illinois towns, just 1 have a higher median age than Mills Township. Mills Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
469 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Mills Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Mills Township, and how to reach them.
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 Mills Township.
More middle-aged adults than Illinois overall
Adults 35 to 64 are 71% of residents (39% statewide); children under 18 are 7% of residents (22% statewide). 31% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 38% across Illinois.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 30% and 71% women
The Census survey reached too few of Mills Township’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±20.3 points. Across Illinois, 50.6% of residents are women.
| Mills Township | IL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 0% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 6.6% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.9% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 4.9% | 13.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 3.4% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 6.9% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 60.4% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 4.4% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.4% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4% | 9.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 35.5% | 25.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.5% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.4% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21% | 22.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.7% | 15.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 500, single groups can be off by several points
Mills Township has 0.6 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Mills Township sits against 8.4% in Illinois’ towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns on this measure. Most working residents leave Mills Township for work: only 2% work in town. Since 2013, Mills Township has added 76 jobs, to 99 in 2023.
| Mills Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.4% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Mills Township
Mills Township has chilly winters and warm summers. Mills Township’s July high is 88°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Mills Township faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 64% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Mills Township is
Mills Township beats the Illinois average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 19% of Mills Township adults binge drink.
| Mills Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Mills Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 15.2% | 12.1% |
| More adults with COPD | 7.9% | 6.3% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 12.9% | 10.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Mills Township has set aside 0% of its land for conservation
3.3 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. The trail density in Mills Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Mills Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Mills Township
About 7 of every 100 Mills Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.
98% of working residents leave Mills Township for work
Where Mills Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Mills Township
Township in Illinois, US
Mills Township is one of nine townships in Bond County, Illinois, US. As of the 2020 census, its population was 473 and it contained 219 housing units.
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- Area
- 37 sq mi
- Elevation
- 505 ft
Questions about Mills Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Mills Township, IL a good place to live?
Mills Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.