Gidonb Scales Mound Franklin Street, 2008
Scales Mound Township’s story
173 years in pictures
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2005.
- 1853Scales Mound Township is settled
Scales Mound TownshipIL
5 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Gidonb · CC BY 3.0
Population
640
2025 Census estimate · −2.7% since 2020
Median home value
$207K
Census ACS
Household income
$70K
median
Median age
46.6
years
Jobs based here
184
A commuter town
Is Scales Mound Township a good place to live?
34% of residents are 65 or older in Scales Mound Township, above both the Illinois town median (19%) and the median of U.S. towns (18%). Of the 769 Illinois towns we compare, none has a lower January low than Scales Mound Township. Scales Mound Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Scales Mound Township stand out
Where Scales Mound Township beats most towns.
Small town
640 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
White Oak SpringsCouncil Hill TownshipGuilford TownshipMonticelloApple River TownshipScales Mound Township
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Scales Mound Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Scales Mound Township, and how to reach them.
PowerCommonwealth Edison17.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterScales Mound water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers87% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Scales Mound Township’s trash rules yet
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.govWho runs elections hereJo Daviess County ClerkJo Daviess County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP code6107561075 100%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 Scales Mound Township.
Schools
The schools Scales Mound Township’s kids attend
Scales Mound CUSD 211 runs its public schools. Its three schools are below. Public school enrollment in Scales Mound Township: 257 students across 3 schools.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scales Mound Elem SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 138 | B− |
| Scales Mound High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 67 | B+ |
| Scales Mound Jr High SchoolTop results in townGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 52 | A |
NCES · EDFacts
Work & commute
Most of Scales Mound Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.6 jobs for each of them
The median commute is under 20 miles. The typical journey to work in Scales Mound Township is 31 minutes. Most people who work leave Scales Mound Township to do it: just 11% work in town. Employers in Scales Mound Township added 76 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 184.
11%work in town
| Scales Mound Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $70,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 6.7% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 11% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Scales Mound Township11%
Galena12%
Scales Mound9%
Dubuque9%
The Galena Territory5%
20 mi
median commute distance
184
jobs based in Scales Mound Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is Scales Mound Township’s year
The midsummer high for Scales Mound Township comes to 82°F.
32″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter15–31°
Spring37–58°
Summer60–81°
Fall40–60°
Oct 9
typical first frost
May 1
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazards
Top of a low hazard risk in Scales Mound Township: inland flooding
Scales Mound Township’s FEMA risk score is 36 of 100. Expected losses in Scales Mound Township break down as 55% from inland flooding and 15% from tornadoes.
36risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Health
How healthy Scales Mound Township is
Just over one in ten adults worry about having enough food in Scales Mound Township. Against the Illinois average, Scales Mound Township comes out ahead on 6 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 4.
| Scales Mound Township | Illinois towns | U.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
6 better22 too close to call4 worse
| What stands out | Scales Mound Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.6% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.8% | 13.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.5% | 7.6% |
Midwest Medical Center
8.1 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Outdoors
0% of Scales Mound Township is conserved land
2.7 miles of trail. For Scales Mound Township, the concentration of trails is 0.2 miles per square mile.
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 2 of 11,795 acres
2.7 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Nearby attractions
All 30 attractions →Charles Mound and 8 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Scales Mound Township. Close and well known come first.
in town MountainCharles Mound11 mi MuseumChicago Athenaeum
21 mi MuseumNational Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium250K visitors a year
21 mi TheatreFive Flags Center
12 mi MuseumApple River Fort22 mi MuseumDubuque Museum of ArtSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Charles Mound: Skye Marthaler, CC BY-SA 3.0 · National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium: Dirk Hansen, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Five Flags Center: Dirk Hansen, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Apple River Fort: IvoShandor, CC BY-SA 3.0
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Scales Mound Township
18pages on Scales Mound Township
The big questions
Out and about
The story
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Scales Mound Township; the nearest are
University of Wisconsin-PlattevilleUniversity or college · Public · Platteville, WI21.1 mi$8,644 in-state tuitionHighland Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Freeport32.4 mi$4,936 in-state tuition
About 4 of every 100 Scales Mound Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
A commuter town
89% of working residents leave Scales Mound Township for work
Where Scales Mound Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
184jobs based in Scales Mound Township
11%of working residents work in town
20 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Scales Mound Township
Village in Illinois, United States
Scales Mound is a village in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. The population was 436 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1853
- Area
- 0.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 955 ft
- ZIP code
- 61075
Questions about Scales Mound Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Scales Mound Township, IL a good place to live?
Scales Mound Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.