Altona, Illinois

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Back to Altona, IL housing info, Knox County, Illinois, IL smaller cities, IL small cities, All Cities. We are giving away $1200 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Knox County Population in July 2009: 523. Population change since 2000: -8.2%   Males: 256   (49.1%) Females: 267   (50.9%) Median resident age:   37.1 years Illinois median age:   34.7 years Zip codes: 61414. Estimated median household income in 2009: $32,201 (it was $35,729 in 2000) Altona: $32,201 Illinois: $53,966 Estimated per capita income in 2009: $18,067 Altona village income, earnings, and wages data Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $58,521 (it was $48,300 in 2000) Altona: $58,521 Illinois: $202,200 Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $61,692; Detached houses: $62,198; Townhouses or other attached units: $28,824 Median gross rent in 2009: $754. Altona, IL residents, houses, and apartments details Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses Search for: near:   White alone - 563 (97.9%) Hispanic - 12 (2.1%) Races in Altona detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth Jan. 2011 cost of living index in Altona: 85.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100) Discuss Altona, Illinois on our local forum with over 1,200,000 registered users Latest news from Altona, IL collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: Swedish (30.9%), German (21.6%), English (12.3%), Irish (11.4%), United States (6.0%), Scottish (2.6%). Current Local Time: CST time zone Incorporated on 08/05/1897 Elevation: 760 feet Land area: 1.02 square miles. Population density: 515 people per square mile   (low).

Average climate in Altona, Illinois

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Tornado activity:

Altona-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Illinois state average. It is 154% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/29/1976, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 30.6 miles away from the Altona village center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 3/29/1981, a category F4 tornado 40.7 miles away from the village center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

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Political contributions by individuals in Altona, IL

Drinking water stations with addresses in Altona and their reported violations in the past:

Past health violations:

• MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-12-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-12-2003), St Public Notif received (DEC-04-2003)

Past monitoring violations:

• PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between FEB-25-2005 and MAY-03-2005, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-06-2005), St Compliance achieved (MAY-03-2005)
• Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between FEB-25-2005 and MAY-03-2005, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-18-2005), St Compliance achieved (MAY-03-2005)
• One regular monitoring violation

Average household size:

This village:	2.6 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	74.1%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	3.7%
Whole state:	4.8%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Altona, IL

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Religion statistics for Altona:

Here		40.8%
USA		50.2%

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Food Environment Statistics:

4.80% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,203 average adjusted gross income)

0.11% of residents moved from foreign countries ($321 average AGI)

Knox County:	0.11%
Illinois average:	0.19%

from Warren County, IL	0.50% ($28,051 average AGI)
from Peoria County, IL	0.38% ($33,824)
from Henry County, IL	0.32% ($31,547)

5.69% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,822 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

to Peoria County, IL	0.60% ($39,658 average AGI)
to Warren County, IL	0.38% ($28,197)
to Cook County, IL	0.31% ($23,806)

Altona on our top lists:

• #30 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Rail transportation"
• #45 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Leather and allied products"
• #68 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors"
• #99 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers"

• #8 (61414) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Swedish first ancestries"
• #31 (61414) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Scottish first ancestries (pop 1,000+)"
• #59 (61414) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of residents speaking English at home"

• #30 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2003 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #86 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of deaths per 1000 residents 1990-1999 to 2000-2003 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #89 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving out compared to moving in (pop. 50,000+)"