Altona, Illinois
| Altona | |
| Village | |
| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| State | Illinois |
| County | Knox |
| Township | Walnut Grove |
| Coordinates | 41°6′48″N 90°9′53″W / 41.11333°N 90.16472°WCoordinates: 41°6′48″N 90°9′53″W / 41.11333°N 90.16472°W |
| Area | 1.00 sq mi (3 km2) |
| - land | 1.00 sq mi (3 km2) |
| - water | 0.00 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Density | 560.8/sq mi (217/km2) |
| Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Postal code | 61414 |
| Area code | 309 |
   Location of Altona within Illinois
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Altona (formerly LaPier & Walnut Grove) is a village in Knox County, Illinois, United States. The population was 531 at the 2010 census, down from 570 in 2000. It is part of the Galesburg Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Altona was originally called La Pier, and under the latter name was laid out in 1834.
Altona is located at 41°6′48″N 90°9′53″W / 41.11333°N 90.16472°W (41.113472, -90.164613).
According to the 2010 census, Altona has a total area of 1 square mile (2.59 km2), all land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 570 people, 216 households, and 160 families residing in the village. The population density was 560.8 people per square mile (215.8/km²). There were 230 housing units at an average density of 226.3 per square mile (87.1/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.47% White, 0.18% Asian, 0.35% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.88% of the population.
There were 216 households out of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.5% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.9% were non-families. 22.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.08.
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