Raccoon Township is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Raccoon 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.
Raccoon Township: 80 owner households in every 100
18 in 100 residents are 65 or older, against 17 across IL. Raccoon Township changed by +2% from 2010 to 2020. In all, about 1,481 people live in Raccoon Township (2025 Census estimate). A bachelor’s degree or more: 25 in every 100 adults 25 and older.
Median age 45.9 (IL 39).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.9 points.
Counted by household. Plus 10.6% of homes are seasonal.
Adults 25 and older. 3.4% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 20 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Raccoon Township says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Neighbors next door
None of the 4 bordering towns has a member yet either. Invite a friend next door.
Start the first group in Raccoon Township
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What Raccoon 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 Raccoon 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 Raccoon 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.