Dement TownshipIL
A town of 954.
Is Dement Township a good place to live?
52% of households are owner-occupiers in Dement Township, below both the Illinois town median (75%) and the median of U.S. towns (73%). Dement Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Dement Township stand out
Where Dement Township beats most towns.
954 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Dement Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Dement 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Dement Township.
A job hub: Dement Township has 6.0 jobs for every working resident and draws in 1,803 commuters
Dement Township’s mean commuting time is 31 minutes. Most people who work leave Dement Township to do it: just 10% work in town. Jobs locally fell by 787 from 2013 to 2023, to 1,835. Also worth knowing: 14% of Dement Township residents live below the poverty line, where Illinois’ towns sit at 8.4% and U.S. towns at 9.6%.
| Dement Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $63,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 10% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The schools Dement Township’s kids attend
The public schools here belong to Creston CCSD 161. Its one school is below. Enrollment at Dement Township’s public school: 76 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creston Elem SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 76 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts
The climate in Dement Township brings four seasons and pleasant summers
Dement Township’s typical July afternoon high stands at 83°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazards: low risk in Dement Township, mostly inland flooding
One declared disaster, in 2011, has brought federal aid to Dement Township households. FEMA expects less storm and flood damage locally than in 61% of U.S. communities. 52% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 16%. Paid flood insurance claims in the town since 1979: 22.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Dement Township is
14% of Dement Township adults report frequent physical distress. In Dement Township, nearly a fifth of adults binge drink, and 77% had a checkup this year.
| Dement Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 37% | 35% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 7.9% | 8.1% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 77% | 78% | 79% |
| What stands out | Dement Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 13.3% | 10.3% |
| More uninsured adults | 12.2% | 9.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 7.5% | 6.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Protected land: 0.7% of Dement Township
1.7 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Dement Township’s trail network density comes in at 0.1 miles per square mile. It has one park or preserve, 5 acres in all.
| Dement Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.7% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. V F W Park | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Illinois Railway Museum and 20 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Dement Township. Close and well known come first.
30 mi MuseumIllinois Railway Museum
23 mi Stadium & arenaBMO Center
12 mi TheatreEgyptian Theatre, DeKalb
27 mi National Historic SiteRonald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site
12 mi MuseumEllwood House
24 mi GardenAnderson Japanese GardensPhoto credits
Illinois Railway Museum: The original uploader was Slambo at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0 · BMO Center: SimLibrarian, CC0 · Egyptian Theatre, DeKalb: Andy McMurray, CC BY 2.5 · Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site: Teemu008 from Palatine, Illinois, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Ellwood House: Paul R. Burley, CC0 · Anderson Japanese Gardens: M. Readey, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Everything we know about Dement Township
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Dement Township
About 5 of every 100 Dement Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.
Every workday, about 1,803 people come to Dement Township for work
Where Dement Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Dement Township
Township in Illinois, United States
Dement Township is one of twenty-four townships in Ogle County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 989 and it contained 409 housing units.
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- Area
- 35 sq mi
- Elevation
- 860 ft
Questions about Dement Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Dement Township, IL a good place to live?
Dement Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.