Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
18% of residents live below the poverty line in Chenoa Township, above both Illinois’ towns (8.4%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). The biggest park or preserve is Silliman Lake, at 22 acres. We don’t grade Chenoa Township yet; the figures below are still real.
Where Chenoa Township beats most towns.
Where Chenoa Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Census counts: 1,063 in 1880, 1,720 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1869 and 3 maps from 1926 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Chenoa Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in Chenoa Township.
Only 4% of working residents stay in Chenoa Township for work; the rest commute out. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Chenoa Township dropped by 127, to 295. For half of commuters, work is under 22 miles away. The top destinations are Bloomington (25%), Normal (13%) and Lexington (7%).
| Chenoa Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 3.7% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Work from home | 9.1% | 11% | 11% |
| Median household income | $76,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Public schools: Prairie Central CUSD 8. Its one school is below. Enrollment at Chenoa Township’s public school: 244 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie Central Primary WestLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–1 | Grades PK–1 | 244 | – |
NCES · EDFacts
Expect July afternoons of 85° and January nights of 17°, with about 20 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Chenoa Township does better than the Illinois average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 2. In Chenoa Township, nearly a third of adults sleep under 7 hours. Among adults in the town, 11% worry about having enough food, where Illinois’ towns sit at 13% and U.S. towns at 14%.
| Chenoa Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 35% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 33% | 33% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 23% | 25% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Chenoa Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.1% | 13.2% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11% | 15.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.7% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The share of residents in Chenoa Township who are 65 or older: 16%. Age groups here sit within 4 points of the Illinois average. Its median age comes in at 35.3 years. Here, 29% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree, against 38% in Illinois as a whole.
| Chenoa Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35.3 years | 40.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 25% | 22% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 19% | 18% |
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.2 points. Across Illinois, 50.6% of residents are women.
| Chenoa Township | IL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.4% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.7% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 17% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 7.3% | 13.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.3% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.6% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.8% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 6.9% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.1% | 9.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 36.5% | 25.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.3% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.4% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.1% | 22.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.6% | 15.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,000, single groups can be off by several points
In Chenoa Township, the natural-hazard score from FEMA is 60 of 100. Expected losses in Chenoa Township break down as 44% from inland flooding and 25% from cold waves. Households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid in 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2011.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Silliman Lake | 0.6 mi | 22 |
| 2. George B. Ferree Field | — | 6 |
| 3. Main City Park | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Chenoa Township. Close and well known come first.
17 mi GardenFell Arboretum
30 mi Theme parkSpider Hill
32 mi MuseumAdlai E. Stevenson I House
32 mi MuseumMetamora Courthouse State Historic SiteFell Arboretum: Willjay, CC BY 3.0 · Spider Hill: NatFee, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Adlai E. Stevenson I House: Nyttend, Public domain · Metamora Courthouse State Historic Site: ProfDEH, Public domain
None within 15 miles of Chenoa Township; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Chenoa Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.
City in Illinois, United States
Chenoa is a city in McLean County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,695 at the 2020 census. The city is located at the intersections of Interstate 55, Historic Route 66, and U.S. Route 24. Founded in 1854 by Matthew T. Scott, Chenoa was created to provide a retail and trade center for his farm tenants as well as a grain shipping facility. The Chenoa Centennial was celebrated in 1954. The town is situated in a highly productive agricultural area. The town school system closed at the end of the 2004 school year, consolidating with the nearby Prairie Central school district.
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3 towns share a border with Chenoa Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chenoa Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gridley Township | — | — | B+ | — | B+ | A− |
| Pike Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yates Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Gridley Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Gridley Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Chenoa Township, Pike Township and Yates Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Chenoa Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
We don’t grade Chenoa Township yet; the figures below are still real.
