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Population (year 2000): 570. Estimated
population in July 2005: 544 (-4.6% change)
Males: 280 (49.1%), Females: 290 (50.9%)
Knox County
Zip code:
61414
Median resident age: 37.1 years
Median household income: $35,729 (year 2000)
Median house value: $49,300 (year 2000)
Races in Altona:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.9%)
- Hispanic (0.9%)
Ancestries: Swedish (30.9%), German (21.6%),
English (12.3%), Irish (11.4%), United States (6.0%), Scottish
(2.6%).
Elevation: 760 feet
Land area: 1.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Altona
- High school or higher: 86.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.7%
- Unemployed: 1.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Altona village
- Never married: 18.1%
- Now married: 68.8%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 7.0%
- Divorced: 6.1%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: 0 (0.0%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Altona:
- GALESBURG COTTAGE HOSPITAL (about 19 miles;
GALESBURG, IL)
- ST MARY MEDICAL CENTER (about 19 miles; GALESBURG,
IL)
- KEWANEE HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; KEWANEE, IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Altona:
- QUAD CITY INTL (about 32 miles; MOLINE, IL; ID: MLI)
- GREATER PEORIA REGIONAL (about 47 miles; PEORIA, IL;
ID: PIA)
- CLINTON MUNI (about 50 miles; CLINTON, IA; ID: CWI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Altona:
- KEWANEE MUNI (about 16 miles; KEWANEE, IL; ID: EZI)
- GALESBURG MUNI (about 22 miles; GALESBURG, IL; ID:
GBG)
- GEN-AIRPARK (about 23 miles; GENESEO, IL; ID: 3G8)
Amtrak stations near Altona:
- 19 miles: GALESBURG (EX-BN) (GALESBURG, 225 S.
SEMINARY ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair
accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms,
public payphones, vending machines, free short-term
parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service,
public transit connection.
- 19 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
Altona:
- BLACK HAWK COLLEGE (about 35 miles; MOLINE, IL;
Full-time enrollment: 3,891)
- AUGUSTANA COLLEGE (about 39 miles; ROCK ISLAND, IL;
FT enrollment: 2,220)
- ILLINOIS CENTRAL COLLEGE (about 40 miles; EAST
PEORIA, IL; FT enrollment: 6,404)
- EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 40
miles; DAVENPORT, IA; FT enrollment: 4,180)
- SAINT AMBROSE UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; DAVENPORT,
IA; FT enrollment: 2,310)
- BRADLEY UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; PEORIA, IL; FT
enrollment: 5,262)
- WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; MACOMB,
IL; FT enrollment: 11,096)
Public primary/middle school in Altona:
- R O W V A EAST (Students: 75; Location: PO
BOX 238; Grades: 01 - 06)
Library in Altona:
- RANSOM MEM. P.L. (Operating income: $24,268;
Location: 110 E. MAIN ST.; 15,157 books; 50 audio
materials; 224 video materials; 53 serial subscriptions)
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