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A town of 407.

Population
407
−14.3% since 2010
Median home value
$230K
Census ACS
Median age
58.0
years
Jobs based here
99
A commuter town
Small town

407 people, and everyone knows the way

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Mills

Most working residents leave Mills for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Greenville (14%), Highland (8%) and Springfield (6%). Half commute less than 25 miles.

2%work in town

Where working residents work

In Mills2%
Greenville14%
Highland8%
Springfield6%
Edwardsville5%
25 mi
median commute distance
99
jobs based in Mills
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Mills has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 22°, and about 12 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

12″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter25–42°
Spring44–66°
Summer65–86°
Fall46–68°
Oct 29
typical first frost
Apr 6
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards

High risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 64% of U.S. communities.

64risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
64High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingEarthquakesTornadoes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health

How healthy Mills is

Mills beats the Illinois average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7.

32 measures vs. Illinois
0 better25 too close to call7 worse
What stands outMillsIL
More smokers15.2%12.1%
More adults with COPD7.9%6.3%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth12.9%10.3%
Hshs Holy Family Hospital
8 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

0% of Mills is conserved land

3.3 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
Map of Mills: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
0%
conserved · 0 of 23,279 acres
3.3 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

98% of working residents leave Mills for work

Where Mills’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

14% → Greenville Greenville 14% 8% → Highland Highland 8% 6% → Springfield Springfield 6% 5% → Edwardsville Edwardsville 5% 4% → Vandalia Vandalia 4% 2% → Pocahontas Pocahontas 2% Mills · 2% stay
99jobs based in Mills
2%of working residents work in town
25 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Mills

Township in Illinois, US

Mills Township is one of nine townships in Bond County, Illinois, US. As of the 2020 census, its population was 473 and it contained 219 housing units.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
473
Area
37 sq mi
Elevation
505 ft

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