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2.4 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Illinois town.
Havana Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $102K, 1.6 years of the county’s $63K median household income. It grades C+ overall, 516th among Illinois's 767 graded towns. The low prices come with trade-offs. The median household income is $58K, and 18% of residents live below the poverty line, and FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 77% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. 30% of working residents work locally in Havana Township, against 8.3% in Illinois’ towns and 8% across U.S. towns. On civic life, just 20 of Illinois’ 1,240 towns do better. The biggest park or preserve is Veterans Park, at 24 acres.
Where Havana Township beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Havana Township is from typical.
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Census counts: 462 in 1850, a peak of 4,379 in 1950, 2,963 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1890 and 2 maps from 1925 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Havana Township, and how to reach them.
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Ordered by what stands out in Havana Township.
Havana Township is healthier than towns with similar incomes and trades workers with Havana and other neighbors.
Since 1979, Havana Township has seen 50 flood insurance claims paid out. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 58% come from inland flooding and 15% from cold waves. Households locally have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 1999.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Public schools: Havana CUSD 126. Below: Two of its 3 schools, each with why it was picked.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Central Elem SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–4 | Grades K–4 | 286 | B− |
| Havana High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 249 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Against the 8,381 U.S. towns with household incomes like Havana Township’s, it is healthier than 53%, so its C isn’t only a matter of income.
In Havana Township, 16% of adults report frequent physical distress. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Havana Township is ahead of Illinois on 3 and behind on 11.
| Havana Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 11% | 12% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Havana Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.9% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.8% | 13.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 10% | 6.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 18° and about 28 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Havana Township has about as many jobs (1,238) as working residents, but only 430 people both live and work here.
Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Havana Township dropped by 281, to 1,238. Half of commuters travel less than 32 miles. The top destinations are Havana (28%), Springfield (10%) and Jacksonville (3%).
| Havana Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $58,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
3.9 miles of trail wind through 5 parks and preserves. Havana Township’s concentration of trails comes in at 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Havana Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.2% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Veterans Park | 0.7 mi | 24 |
| 2. Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge | — | 8 |
| 3. Riverfront Park | 0.2 mi | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Havana Township; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Havana Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
City in Illinois, United States
Havana is a city and the county seat of Mason County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,963 at the 2020 census, a decline from the figure of 3,301 tabulated in 2010.
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7 towns share a border with Havana Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Havana Township | #516 | C+ | A− | — | B | C |
| Quiver Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kerton Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Havana | #651 | C− | A− | D | B | C− |
| Waterford Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Isabel Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sherman Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bath Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Havana Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Quiver Township, Kerton Township, Waterford Township, Isabel Township, Sherman Township and Bath Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Havana Township with a neighbor →
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Havana Township grades C+ overall, better than 43% of U.S. towns and #516 of 767 in Illinois. It grades C for health and B for schools. Jobs & income is its weak spot, with a C−.