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A township of 6,903 people in Will County, Illinois

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Map of Reed: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk

Conserved land4.3%493 of 11,444 acres

Trails12 mi0.7 mi per sq mi

Parks & preserves371 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

1Braidwood Dunes and Savanna Nature Preserve2.4 mi of trails · 333 acres Directions

2Old Smokey City Park1 mi of trails · 21 acres Directions

3Luke H. Goodrich Park1 acres

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About Reed

Township in Illinois, United States

6,864Population

18 sq miArea

Reed Township is located in Will County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 6,948 and it contained 3,259 housing units. Reed Township was originally named Clinton Township, but was changed on June 10, 1850.

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The public schools Reed’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 79% of Illinois’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#110Best public schoolsof 384 in IL

DistrictReed Custer CUSD 255USchools6

Reed-Custer Elementary School AElementary · Grades PK–5 · 690 students Reed-Custer Middle School B+Middle · Grades 6–8 · 306 students Reed-Custer High School C+High · Grades 9–12 · 397 students SOWIC-EC Reed CusterGrades M SOWIC-Educ & Life Skills-Reed CusGrades M SOWIC-Educ & Life Skills-Reed CusGrades M

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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Locator map of Reed — Wikimedia Commons · Map: Omnedon · Public domain

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