Drinking water stations with addresses in Altona and their reported violations in the past:
ALTONA (Population served: 559, Groundwater):
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
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This village: | 6.2% | | Whole state: | 10.7% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This village: | 4.7% | | Whole state: | 5.1% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Altona, IL
Altona compared to Illinois state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in above state average.
- House age above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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2004 Presidential Election results in Knox County Illinois:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (64%)
- Electricity (32%)
- Wood (3%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
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Religion statistics for Altona
| Name | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Presbyterian Church (USA) |
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| Adherents | 25.4% | 17.1% | 13.8% | 7.4% | 6.2% |
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| Congregations | 9.5% | 20.3% | 8.1% | 4.1% | 6.8% |
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| Name | Baptist General Conference | Assemblies of God | National Association of Congregational Christian Churches | Church of the Nazarene | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 4.5% | 2.3% | 2.1% | 1.9% | 19.4% |
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| Congregations | 1.4% | 2.7% | 4.1% | 4.1% | 39.2% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 8 | $731 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $459 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $3,859 | $46,308 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $452 |
| Totals for Government |
1 | $3,859 | $46,308 | 10 | $1,642 |
Altona government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $46,000
Solid Waste Management: $19,000
All Other: $1,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $48,000
Water Utilities: $26,000
Sewerage: $25,000
Central Staff Services: $23,000
General - Other: $19,000
Solid Waste Management: $17,000
Police Protection: $6,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $12,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $246,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $237,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $9,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $13,000
General Revenue, NEC: $4,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $476,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $28,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $65,000
Highways: $17,000
All Other: $11,000
- Tax - Property: $17,000
NEC: $3,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $52,000
4.80% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,203 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.80% | | Illinois average: | 5.66% |
0.11% of residents moved from foreign countries ($321 average AGI)| Knox County: | 0.11% | | Illinois average: | 0.19% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
5.69% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,822 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.69% | | Illinois average: | 5.99% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Altona:
- WAIK (1590 AM; 5 kW; GALESBURG, IL; Owner: WPW BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WKBF (1270 AM; 5 kW; ROCK ISLAND, IL; Owner: MERCURY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
- WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
- WKEI (1450 AM; 1 kW; KEWANEE, IL; Owner: VIRDEN BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WGIL (1400 AM; 1 kW; GALESBURG, IL; Owner: GALESBURG BROADCASTING CO.)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WYLL (1160 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WOC (1420 AM; 5 kW; DAVENPORT, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WVEL (1140 AM; daytime; 5 kW; PEKIN, IL)
Strongest FM radio stations in Altona:
- WKAY (105.3 FM; KNOXVILLE, IL; Owner: GALESBURG BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WJRE (102.5 FM; GALVA, IL; Owner: VIRDEN BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WHTS (98.9 FM; ROCK ISLAND, IL; Owner: MERCURY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WLSR (92.7 FM; GALESBURG, IL; Owner: GALESBURG BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WAAG (94.9 FM; GALESBURG, IL; Owner: GALESBURG BROADCASTING CO.)
- WLLR-FM (103.7 FM; DAVENPORT, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WYEC (93.9 FM; KEWANEE, IL; Owner: VIRDEN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WVIK (90.3 FM; ROCK ISLAND, IL; Owner: AUGUSTANA COLLEGE)
- WXLP (96.9 FM; MOLINE, IL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KUUL (101.3 FM; EAST MOLINE, IL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KCQQ (106.5 FM; DAVENPORT, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KMXG (96.1 FM; CLINTON, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WMOI (97.7 FM; MONMOUTH, IL; Owner: WPW BROADCASTING, INC)
TV broadcast stations around Altona:
- KWQC-TV (Channel 6; DAVENPORT, IA; Owner: YOUNG BROADCASTING OF DAVENPORT, INC.)
- WQAD-TV (Channel 8; MOLINE, IL; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
- KLJB-TV (Channel 18; DAVENPORT, IA; Owner: QUAD CITIES TELEVISION ACQUISITION CORP.)
- WQPT-TV (Channel 24; MOLINE, IL; Owner: BLACK HAWK COLLEGE)
- WBQD-LP (Channel 26; DAVENPORT, IA; Owner: FOUR SEASONS PEORIA, LLC)
- WHBF-TV (Channel 4; ROCK ISLAND, IL; Owner: CORONET COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY)
- W50BY (Channel 50; GALESBURG, IL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 2 meters (7ft)
Total average daily traffic: 3,150
Total average daily truck traffic: 226
Total future (year 2020) average daily traffic: 4,658
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 4- 2 Mi E 1/2 Mi S On Blacktop, Call Sign: KUZ809
Assigned Frequencies : 151.550 MHz
Grant Date: 05/01/1996, Expiration Date: 04/29/2001, Cancelation Date: 07/01/2001
Registrant: L Carroll Graves, 1730 Knox Rd 2650 N, Altona, IL 61414, Phone: (309) 484-2185 - 303 Walnut, Structure height: 9 m, Call Sign: WPBU369, Licensee ID: L00012021
Assigned Frequencies : 457.250 MHz
Grant Date: 02/04/1998, Expiration Date: 03/09/2003, Cancelation Date: 06/08/2003
Registrant: Gateway Co Op Inc, Galva, IL 61434-0125, Phone: (309) 932-2081 - Altona Sub Sta 87 3mi Ne Of, Call Sign: WGZ962, Licensee ID: L00026067
Assigned Frequencies : 154.471 MHz
Grant Date: 09/19/1996, Expiration Date: 10/15/2001, Cancelation Date: 03/17/2002
Registrant: Soyland Power Cooperative Inc, 788 N Sunnyside Rd, Decatur, IL 62522, Phone: (217) 423-0021 - Lat: 41.114444 Lon: -90.163889, Call Sign: WQAI688
Assigned Frequencies : 465.637 MHz
Grant Date: 06/08/2004, Expiration Date: 06/08/2014, Certifier: Michael K Keener
Registrant: Galesburg Communications Inc, 561 N. Henderson Street, Galesburg, IL 61401, Phone: (309) 342-5168, Fax: (309) 342-5169, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 4- Call Sign: N9OUY, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 04/07/1992, Expiration Date: 04/07/2002, Cancelation Date: 04/08/2004
Registrant: Bryan L Rollins, Rr 1 Box 165, Altona, IL 61414 - Call Sign: WA9YUJ, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 09/27/1988, Expiration Date: 09/27/1998, Cancelation Date: 09/28/2000
Registrant: Ronald W Sheeley, 104 Walnut Box 28, Altona, IL 61414 - Call Sign: KC9BSO, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00512632
Grant Date: 05/06/2002, Expiration Date: 05/06/2012, Certifier: Richard M Roller
Registrant: Richard M Roller, Altona, IL 61414 - Call Sign: KC9FCY, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00775034
Grant Date: 12/01/2003, Expiration Date: 12/01/2013, Certifier: Michael J Stone
Registrant: Michael J Stone, 409 E Main St, Altona, IL 61414
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1- Aircraft: PIPER PA-15 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 75 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-145B SERIES (65 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 4515H , Serial Number: 15-288, Year manufactured: 1948, Airworthiness Date: 09/03/1955
Registrant (Individual): Richard P Wignall, Po Box 63, Altona, IL 61414
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