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ArispieIL

A town of 894.

Population
894
−1.7% since 2010
Median home value
$157K
Census ACS
Household income
$84K
median
Median age
39.3
years
Jobs based here
70
A commuter town
Small town

894 people, and everyone knows the way

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PrincetonIndiantownLeepertownWheatlandPrincetonIndiantownLeepertownWheatlandArispie

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Arispie

Most working residents leave Arispie for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Princeton (20%), Peoria (7%) and Wyanet (3%). Half commute less than 23 miles.

2%work in town

Where working residents work

In Arispie2%
Princeton20%
Peoria7%
Wyanet3%
Galesburg3%
23 mi
median commute distance
70
jobs based in Arispie
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Arispie has cold winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 15°, and about 29 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

29″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter18–34°
Spring39–61°
Summer61–83°
Fall42–63°
Oct 17
typical first frost
Apr 22
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards

Low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 38% of U.S. communities.

38risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
38Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesDrought
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health

How healthy Arispie is

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

32 measures vs. Illinois
7 better18 too close to call7 worse
What stands outArispieIL
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity9.4%13.2%
Fewer uninsured adults7.1%9.9%
More adults who have had cancer11.1%7.6%
Osf Saint Clare Medical Center
5.7 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 →
Schools

Arispie’s public schools outperform 55% of Illinois districts

The public schools Arispie’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 55% of Illinois’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

BSchool Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Behavior Disorder Program CoopK–12—Not graded
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduationAll 1 schools →
Outdoors

2.8% of Arispie is conserved land

2.9 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves.

2.8%conserved
Map of Arispie: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
2.8%
conserved · 657 of 23,197 acres
2.9 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park0.4 mi246
2. Miller-Anderson Woods State Natural Area—401
3. North End Gun Club—4
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

98% of working residents leave Arispie for work

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

20% → Princeton Princeton 20% 7% → Peoria Peoria 7% 3% → Wyanet Wyanet 3% 3% → Galesburg Galesburg 3% 3% → Chicago Chicago 3% 2% → Peru Peru 2% Arispie · 2% stay
70jobs based in Arispie
2%of working residents work in town
23 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Arispie

Township in Illinois, United States

Arispie Township is one of twenty-five townships in Bureau County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 763 and it contained 355 housing units.

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

Population
763
Area
36 sq mi
Elevation
653 ft

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