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Population (year 2000): 1,001. Estimated
population in July 2005: 975 (-2.6% change)
Males: 482 (48.2%), Females: 519 (51.8%)
Henry County
Zip code:
61235
Median resident age: 39.9 years
Median household income: $35,750 (year 2000)
Median house value: $66,800 (year 2000)
Races in Atkinson:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.7%)
- Hispanic (1.2%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (26.1%), Irish (11.9%),
Swedish (9.6%), English (8.5%), Dutch (6.7%), United States
(3.4%).
Elevation: 661 feet
Land area: 1.5 square miles
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%
0.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +44 (+4.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Atkinson:
- HAMMOND HENRY HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; GENESEO, IL)
- KEWANEE HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; KEWANEE, IL)
- MORRISON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 28 miles;
MORRISON, IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Atkinson:
- WHITESIDE CO ARPT-JOS H BITTORF FLD (about 33 miles;
STERLING/ROCKFALLS, IL; ID: SQI)
- QUAD CITY INTL (about 34 miles; MOLINE, IL; ID: MLI)
- CLINTON MUNI (about 35 miles; CLINTON, IA; ID: CWI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Atkinson:
- GEN-AIRPARK (about 6 miles; GENESEO, IL; ID: 3G8)
- KEWANEE MUNI (about 16 miles; KEWANEE, IL; ID: EZI)
- ERIE AIR PARK (about 18 miles; ERIE, IL; ID: 3H5)
Amtrak station near Atkinson:
- 14 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 34 miles; MOLINE, IL;
Full-time enrollment: 3,891)
- AUGUSTANA COLLEGE (about 39 miles; ROCK ISLAND, IL;
FT enrollment: 2,220)
- SAINT AMBROSE UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; DAVENPORT,
IA; FT enrollment: 2,310)
- EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 40
miles; DAVENPORT, IA; FT enrollment: 4,180)
- ILLINOIS CENTRAL COLLEGE (about 51 miles; EAST
PEORIA, IL; FT enrollment: 6,404)
- BRADLEY UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; PEORIA, IL; FT
enrollment: 5,262)
- ILLINOIS VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 67 miles;
OGLESBY, IL; FT enrollment: 2,272)
Public primary/middle schools in Atkinson:
- ATKINSON GRADE SCHOOL (Students: 116;
Location: 109 S STATE ST; Grades: KG - 05)
- EXCEL ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM (Location: 105 S
STATE STREET; Grades: 00 - 00)
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)
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