Newport Township is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Newport 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 Newport Township have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
Newport Township: 92 owner households in every 100
24 in 100 residents are 65 or older, against 17 across IL. Home is the workplace for 11 in every 100 workers. Newport Township’s head count changed +1% between the 2010 and 2020 censuses. Population: about 6,768 (2025 Census estimate).
Median age 45.6 (IL 39).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.4 points. Among residents 75 and older, 63% are men (IL 41%).
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 6.9% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 27 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Newport Township says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Neighbors next door
None of the 10 bordering towns has a member yet either. Invite a friend next door.
Start the first group in Newport Township
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Newport 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 Newport 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 Newport 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.