Arena Township (pronounced like the word) is a township in

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, United States. The population was 153 at the 2000 census. Arena Township was named after both the Town of Arena and

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, which it contains. The township's early pioneers came from this location.

History

Arena Township was organized in 1880.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (1.05%) is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 153 people, 56 households, and 42 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 60 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 99.35%

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and 0.65%

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. There were 56 households, out of which 42.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.9% were

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living together; 1.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.0% were non-families. 17.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.19. In the township the population was spread out, with 30.7% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 23.5% from 25 to 44, 27.5% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 131.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 116.3 males. The median income for a household in the township was $42,813, and the median income for a family was $46,250. Males had a median income of $23,750 versus $20,000 for females. The

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for the township was $15,697. About 7.1% of families and 8.6% of the population were below the

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, including none of those under the age of eighteen or sixty five or over.

References

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