Arcola Township, Douglas County, Illinois

Arcola Township
Arcola Township
Township
	Arcola Township Cemetery
	Location in Douglas County
	Douglas County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 39°42′21″N88°17′18″W / 39.70583°N 88.28833°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Douglas
Established	November 5, 1867
Area
• Total	53.78 sq mi (139.3 km2)
• Land	53.67 sq mi (139.0 km2)
• Water	0.12 sq mi (0.3 km2) 0.21%
Elevation	650 ft (198 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	3,257
• Density	61/sq mi (23/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	61910, 61953
FIPS code	17-041-01894

Last updated December 30, 2024

Arcola Township is one of nine townships in Douglas County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,257 and it contained 1,316 housing units.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Arcola Township has a total area of 53.78 square miles (139.29 km²), of which 53.67 square miles (139.00 km²) (or 99.79%) is land and 0.12 square miles (0.31 km²) (or 0.21%) is water.^[3]

Cities, towns, villages

Arcola

Unincorporated towns

Cemeteries

The township contains Township Cemetery.

Major highways

Demographics

As of the 2020 census ^[2] there were 3,257 people, 1,128 households, and 791 families residing in the township. The population density was 60.56 inhabitants per square mile (23.38/km²). There were 1,316 housing units at an average density of 24.47 per square mile (9.45/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 71.91% White, 0.28% African American, 0.58% Native American, 0.86% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 18.21% from other races, and 8.14% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 33.31% of the population.

There were 1,128 households, out of which 37.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.71% were married couples living together, 13.12% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 29.88% were non-families. 21.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.20.

The township's age distribution consisted of 27.4% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $60,379, and the median income for a family was $59,009. Males had a median income of $42,313 versus $27,391 for females. The per capita income for the township was $25,362. About 9.6% of families and 11.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.9% of those under age 18 and 17.6% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1930	2,849	—
1940	2,748	−3.5%
1950	2,595	−5.6%
1960	3,010	16.0%
1970	2,820	−6.3%
1980	3,219	14.1%
1990	3,132	−2.7%
2000	3,360	7.3%
2010	3,312	−1.4%
2020	3,257	−1.7%
U.S. Decennial Census^[4]

School districts

Arcola Consolidated Unit School District 306
Tuscola Community Unit School District 301

Political districts

State House District 110
State Senate District 55

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References

"Arcola Township, Douglas County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved January 17, 2010.
United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
United States National Atlas

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Arcola Township, Douglas County, Illinois
1 2 "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
↑ "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Arcola Township, Douglas County, Illinois

[:0-2] 1 2 "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.

[gaz2021-3] "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved January 22, 2023.

[DecennialCensus-4] "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Douglas County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Tuscola
Cities	Arcola Newman Tuscola Villa Grove	Map of Illinois highlighting Douglas County
Villages	Arthur‡ Atwood‡ Camargo Garrett Hindsboro
Townships	Arcola Bourbon Bowdre Camargo Garrett Murdock Newman Sargent Tuscola
Unincorporated communities	Bourbon Chesterville Chicken Bristle Fairland‡ Ficklin Filson Galton Hayes Hillcrest Hugo Kemp Murdock North Prairie Acres Patterson Springs West Ridge
Ghost town	Fillmore
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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