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Population in July 2007: 956. Population change since 2000: -5.1%

Males: 460	(48.2%)
Females: 496	(51.8%)

Median resident age:	39.9 years
Illinois median age:	34.7 years

Zip codes: 61235.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $46,063 (it was $35,750 in 2000)

Atkinson:	$46,063
Illinois:	$54,124

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $107,022 (it was $65,500 in 2000)

Atkinson:	$107,022
Illinois:	$208,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $109,704; Detached houses: $111,723; Townhouses or other attached units: $50,087; In 2-unit structures: $131,036; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $88,691; Mobile homes: $16,346

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Races in Atkinson:

White Non-Hispanic (97.7%)
Hispanic (1.2%)
Two or more races (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Atkinson: 74.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (26.1%), Irish (11.9%), Swedish (9.6%), English (8.5%), Dutch (6.7%), United States (3.4%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 03/07/1867

Elevation: 661 feet

Land area: 1.51 square miles.

Population density: 633 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Atkinson

High school or higher: 81.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
Unemployed: 7.7%
Mean travel time to work: 20.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Atkinson town

Never married: 25.3%
Now married: 56.4%
Separated: 0.6%
Widowed: 10.1%
Divorced: 7.7%

3 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.3%
Illinois:	12.3%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Atkinson, Illinois in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Atkinson to the number of sex offenders is 956 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this town is near the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Atkinson:	1.6% ($1,021)
Illinois:	1.8% ($2,285)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Davenport, IA (31.1 miles , pop. 98,359).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (118.8 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (124.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Annawan, IL (2.4 miles ), Geneseo, IL (2.7 miles ), Hooppole, IL (3.0 miles) , Mineral, IL (3.1 miles ), Cambridge, IL (3.5 miles ), Kewanee, IL (3.6 miles ), Neponset, IL (3.8 miles ), Sheffield, IL (3.9 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 2 buildings, average cost: $73,900
1997: 1 building, cost: $100,000
1998: 1 building, cost: $120,000
1999: 1 building, cost: $80,000
2000: 1 building, cost: $125,000
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $122,500
2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $115,500
2004: 0 buildings
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 2 buildings, average cost: $169,500
2007: 2 buildings, average cost: $134,300

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

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Latitude: 41.42 N, Longitude: 90.01 W

Area code: 309

Population change in the 1990s: +44 (+4.6%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (16%)
Machinery (9%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Truck transportation (6%)
Metal and metal products (6%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
Finance and insurance (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (20%)
Finance and insurance (12%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Public administration (9%)
Educational services (7%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Personal and laundry services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (7%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Assemblers and fabricators (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
Health technologists and technicians (6%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Personal appearance workers (4%)

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Crime in Atkinson by Year
Type	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	2	3	0	1	3	3	2
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	199.8	299.7	0.0	101.9	306.4	307.7	207.3
Robberies	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	99.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	103.6
Assaults	1	4	3	3	1	1	18	16	12
per 100,000	105.5	399.6	299.7	299.7	101.8	101.9	1838.6	1641.0	1243.5
Burglaries	1	0	3	5	4	4	4	2	0
per 100,000	105.5	0.0	299.7	499.5	407.3	407.7	408.6	205.1	0.0
Thefts	3	3	14	10	4	14	11	19	13
per 100,000	316.5	299.7	1398.6	999.0	407.3	1427.1	1123.6	1948.7	1347.2
Auto thefts	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0
per 100,000	105.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	305.8	0.0	102.6	0.0
Arson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	49.6	91.9	296.7	404.6	65.2	212.0	686.4	674.9	499.5

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 2 (2 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.09
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Atkinson, Illinois

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Atkinson, Illinois average precipitation

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Atkinson-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Illinois state average. It is 135% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/29/1981, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 18.4 miles away from the Atkinson town center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/9/1995, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 13.8 miles away from the town center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Atkinson:

HAMMOND HENRY HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; GENESEO, IL)
KEWANEE HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; KEWANEE, IL)
ILLINI HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; SILVIS, IL)

Political contributions by individuals in Atkinson, IL

Amtrak station near Atkinson:

13 miles: KEWANEE (3RD & DEPOT ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Atkinson:

BLACK HAWK COLLEGE (about 28 miles; MOLINE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,891)
SAINT AMBROSE UNIVERSITY (about 30 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; FT enrollment: 2,310)
EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 30 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; FT enrollment: 4,180)
AUGUSTANA COLLEGE (about 32 miles; ROCK ISLAND, IL; FT enrollment: 2,220)
ILLINOIS CENTRAL COLLEGE (about 50 miles; EAST PEORIA, IL; FT enrollment: 6,404)
ILLINOIS VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 51 miles; OGLESBY, IL; FT enrollment: 2,272)
BRADLEY UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles; PEORIA, IL; FT enrollment: 5,262)

Public high school in Atkinson:

Excel Alternative Program School (Location: 105 S STATE ST; Grades: 3 - 12)

Public elementary/middle school in Atkinson:

Atkinson Grade School (Location: 109 S STATE ST; Grades: K - 5)

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Library in Atkinson:

ATKINSON P.L.D. (Operating income: $59,890; Location: 119 WEST MAIN STREET; 17,196 books; 811 audio materials; 417 video materials; 64 serial subscriptions)

User submitted facts and corrections:

Atkinson Historical Society 402 N. State St. PO Box 238 Atkinson Ill. 61235 e-mail address: atktwp at geneseo.net

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Churches in Atkinson include: Atkinson United Church of Christ (A), Saint Anthonys Catholic Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Atkinson Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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

ATKINSON (Population served: 1001, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-26-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-26-2006), St Public Notif received (FEB-22-2006)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-15-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-15-2000), St Compliance achieved (MAY-01-2001)

Past monitoring violations:

CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between MAY-17-2006 and MAY-08-2006, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAY-08-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-17-2006)

Average household size:

This town:	2.3 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	64.1%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	4.4%
Whole state:	4.8%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	10.0%
Whole state:	10.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	5.3%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Atkinson, IL

Atkinson compared to Illinois state average:

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Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage 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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Banks with branches in Atkinson (2009 data):

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Atkinson Branch at 401 North State Street, branch established on 1983-11-28. Info updated 2009-03-16: Bank assets: $538,958.0 mil, Deposits: $346,850.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3392 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company

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School Enrollment by Level of School

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2004 Presidential Election results in Henry County Illinois:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (86%) Electricity (10%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)

Religon statistics for Atkinson

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Lutheran Church
Adherents	32.4%	18.8%	17.4%	6.6%	5.0%
Congregations	12.2%	19.5%	12.2%	6.1%	4.9%

Name	United Church of Christ	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Southern Baptist Convention	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Other religions
Adherents	4.8%	3.6%	2.5%	2.2%	6.6%
Congregations	7.3%	4.9%	2.4%	3.7%	26.8%

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.

Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration	1	$2,246	$26,952	8	$1,122
Police Protection - Officers	1	$2,870	$34,440	3	$1,886
Solid Waste Management	1	$2,476	$29,712	1	$460
Water Supply	1	$3,100	$37,200	1	$218
Other and Unallocable	0	$0		1	$1,036
Totals for Government	4	$10,692	$32,076	14	$4,722

Atkinson government finances in 2002:

Charges - Solid Waste Management: $23,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $140,000
Water Utilities: $72,000

Police Protection: $71,000

General - Other: $57,000

Financial Administration: $46,000

Solid Waste Management: $24,000

Parks & Recreation: $22,000

Central Staff Services: $6,000

General Public Buildings: $6,000
General - Interest on Debt: $0
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $595,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $565,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $30,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $45,000
Interest Earnings: $22,000
Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff: $27,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $658,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $131,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $158,000
Highways: $78,000
Tax - Property: $71,000
NEC: $3,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $142,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $36,000

5.20% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,528 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.20%
Illinois average:	5.66%

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

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Rock Island County, IL	1.89% ($39,145 average AGI)
from Scott County, IA	0.31% ($43,484)
from Knox County, IL	0.21% ($29,429)

6.41% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,499 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.41%
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:

to Rock Island County, IL	1.94% ($30,787 average AGI)
to Scott County, IA	0.40% ($40,524)
to Knox County, IL	0.32% ($31,547)

Strongest AM radio stations in Atkinson:

WKBF (1270 AM; 5 kW; ROCK ISLAND, IL; Owner: MERCURY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
WOC (1420 AM; 5 kW; DAVENPORT, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
WYLL (1160 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
WKEI (1450 AM; 1 kW; KEWANEE, IL; Owner: VIRDEN BROADCASTING CORP.)
WGEN (1500 AM; 0 kW; GENESEO, IL; Owner: VIRDEN BROADCASTING CORP.)
WAIK (1590 AM; 5 kW; GALESBURG, IL; Owner: WPW BROADCASTING, INC.)
WDLM (960 AM; 1 kW; EAST MOLINE, IL; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)

Strongest FM radio stations in Atkinson:

KUUL (101.3 FM; EAST MOLINE, IL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WYEC (93.9 FM; KEWANEE, IL; Owner: VIRDEN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WHTS (98.9 FM; ROCK ISLAND, IL; Owner: MERCURY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WLLR-FM (103.7 FM; DAVENPORT, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WVIK (90.3 FM; ROCK ISLAND, IL; Owner: AUGUSTANA COLLEGE)
KCQQ (106.5 FM; DAVENPORT, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KMXG (96.1 FM; CLINTON, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WAXR (88.1 FM; GENESEO, IL; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
WXLP (96.9 FM; MOLINE, IL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WDLM-FM (89.3 FM; EAST MOLINE, IL; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
WJRE (102.5 FM; GALVA, IL; Owner: VIRDEN BROADCASTING CORP.)
WKAY (105.3 FM; KNOXVILLE, IL; Owner: GALESBURG BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KORB (93.5 FM; BETTENDORF, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WGRG-LP (100.5 FM; GENESEO, IL; Owner: GENESEO COMMUNITY RADIO GROUP, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Atkinson:

KWQC-TV (Channel 6; DAVENPORT, IA; Owner: YOUNG BROADCASTING OF DAVENPORT, INC.)
KLJB-TV (Channel 18; DAVENPORT, IA; Owner: QUAD CITIES TELEVISION ACQUISITION CORP.)
WQAD-TV (Channel 8; MOLINE, IL; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
WHBF-TV (Channel 4; ROCK ISLAND, IL; Owner: CORONET COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY)
WQPT-TV (Channel 24; MOLINE, IL; Owner: BLACK HAWK COLLEGE)
WBQD-LP (Channel 26; DAVENPORT, IA; Owner: FOUR SEASONS PEORIA, LLC)
K61HD (Channel 61; DAVENPORT, IA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 14 meters (46ft)
Total costs: $199,000
Total average daily traffic: 19,150
Total average daily truck traffic: 7,901

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

Lisa M Minney, 17310 County Hwy 5, Type: Tower, Structure height: 86.8 m, Overall height: 92.9 m
Registrant: Crown Castle Usa Inc., 2000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Phone: (724) 416-2516, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 3

107 S. St., Call Sign: WNKA360
Assigned Frequencies : 458.300 MHz, 458.950 MHz, 458.300 MHz, 458.950 MHz
Grant Date: 09/15/1997, Expiration Date: 11/06/2002, Cancelation Date: 02/09/2003
Registrant: National License Corp., 9050 Briarclift Rd., Indianapolis, IN 46256, Phone: (317) 849-5866, Fax: (317) 841-3328, Email:
400 N Spring, Call Sign: WDW272, Licensee ID: L00013537
Assigned Frequencies : 468.275 MHz
Grant Date: 03/26/2003, Expiration Date: 06/14/2013
Registrant: Atkinson Grain & Fertilizer Inc, 400 N Spring, Atkinson, IL 61235, Phone: (309) 936-7177
Atkinson Sub Sta 68 2mi East Of, Call Sign: WGZ952, Licensee ID: L00026067
Assigned Frequencies : 154.471 MHz
Grant Date: 10/18/2001, Expiration Date: 10/18/2011
Registrant: Prairie Power Inc., 2103 South Main, Jacksonville, IL 62650, Phone: (217) 245-6161, Fax: (217) 245-1705, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1

Call Sign: KB9UPY, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00283470
Grant Date: 02/10/2009, Expiration Date: 05/03/2019, Certifier: Timothy J Roman
Registrant: Timothy J Roman, 22581 N 2120th Ave, Atkinson, IL 61235

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1

Aircraft: CESSNA 182A (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 119 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 2209G , Serial Number: 51509, Year manufactured: 1958, Airworthiness Date: 10/31/1958
Registrant (Corporation): Quad City Skydiving Center Inc, Po Box 464, Atkinson, IL 61235

	C) Refinancings
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2003 (Based on 2 partial tracts)
	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	1	$71,110
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0

Choose year: 2003 2002 2001

See detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0304.00 , 0305.00

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 8
Hazardous Condition: 2

Incident types - Atkinson

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