Arenzville township, Cass County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 36.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 839 (all rural)
| Males: 415 |  (49.5%) |
| Females: 424 |  (50.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 839 (686 owner occupied, 153 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 18% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Arenzville township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.1%
Median age of males: 39.4
Median age of females: 40.2
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Average household size: 2.51
| Arenzville township: | 2.5 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.02
| Arenzville township: | $45,261 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $431 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $70,798 (it was $54,400 in 2000)
| : | $70,798 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
| Population density: 23 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 1.8% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 0.8% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Arenzville.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Arenzville township: Bethel Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Buck Cemetery (1), James Davis Cemetery (2), Green-Krohe Cemetery (3), Huffman Cemetery (4), Jockisch Methodist Cemetery (5), Krohe Cemetery (6), Monroe Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mannel Branch (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Arenzville township: Shick Shack Sand Pond Nature Preserve (1). Display/hide its location on the map
75% of Arenzville township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 789
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 60
- South: 25
- West: 10
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.2%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 314
- 5 to 9: 8
- Mobile homes: 47
Median worth of mobile homes: $56,000
Housing units in Arenzville township with a mortgage: 108 (2 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 79
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
- Food (14%)
- Construction (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (4%)
- Rail transportation (4%)
- Health care (18%)
- Social assistance (14%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Finance and insurance (10%)
- Food and beverage stores (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (11%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Food processing workers (5%)
- Top executives (4%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
- Child care workers (9%)
- Registered nurses (9%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Cashiers (4%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Arenzville township:
- German (51.8%)
- United States or American (14.7%)
- English (10.5%)
- Scottish (4.4%)
- Irish (3.8%)
- Scotch-Irish (3.0%)
- Swedish (2.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 332 (74%)
- Carpooled: 39 (9%)
- Motorcycle: 4 (1%)
- Walked: 24 (5%)
- Worked at home: 50 (11%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (45%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (40%)
- Electricity (10%)
- Wood (4%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
- No fuel used (1%)
99.6% of residents of Arenzville township speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 889- In family households: 775 (223 male householders, 19 female householders)
230 spouses, 276 children (257 natural, 12 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 12 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 0 other relatives, 11 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 114 (48 male householders (41 living alone)), 53 female householders (47 living alone)), 13 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 97 2-persons, 62 3-persons, 47 4-persons, 25 5-persons, 11 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 88 1-person, 11 2-persons, 2 3-persons,
177 married couples with children.
31 single-parent households (9 men, 22 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 14
| Here: | 11.9% |
| Illinois: | 13.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Illinois: | 11.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 10
| Here: | 62.5% |
| Illinois: | 25.8% |