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Gardner

A township of 4,608 people in Sangamon County, Illinois
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Conserved land3.8%1,039 of 27,153 acres
Trails0.2 mi0 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves1225 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Gardner

Township in Illinois, United States
4,637Population
42.6 sq miArea

Gardner Township is located in Sangamon County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,245 and it contained 1,732 housing units. The township contains the unincorporated communities of Bradfordton and Salisbury. The township annexed the western half of Salisbury Township in 1989, thereby taking in the unincorporated village of Salisbury and increasing in size.

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Health in Gardner

A−

Health Grade A−

Healthier than 77% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.

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10better than IL·2worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 20 are too close to call.

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Memorial Medical CenterSpringfield · 6.6 mi · ER
Siu Center for Family Medicine - General Internal Medicine ClinicSpringfield · 6.4 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careShortage · county-wide
DentalNo shortage
Mental healthShortage · county-wide
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · ZIP codes 62677, 62711, 62707 · CMS · HRSAHealth in Gardner →

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School Grade B

The public schools Gardner’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 64% of Illinois’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

#123Best public schoolsof 384 in IL
DistrictPleasant Plains CUSD 8Schools2

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within IL. Ratings are from neighbors.

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