The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusGold Township is one of twenty-five townships in Bureau County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 152 and it contained 88 housing units.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 180 to 152 (-16%). Half of its homes were built before 1972.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Gold yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
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