Altona, Illinois
Altona | |
|---|---|
309 | |
| FIPS code | 17-01140 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2397949[1] |
| Website | altonaillinois |
Altona (formerly LaPier & Walnut Grove) is a village in
History
Altona was originally called La Pier, and under the latter name was laid out in 1834.[3]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, Altona has a total area of 1 square mile (2.59 km2), all land.[4]
Climate
| Climate data for Altona, Illinois, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 2005–present | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 62 (17) |
73 (23) |
82 (28) |
87 (31) |
96 (36) |
96 (36) |
102 (39) |
99 (37) |
97 (36) |
91 (33) |
76 (24) |
73 (23) |
102 (39) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 52.8 (11.6) |
57.1 (13.9) |
71.4 (21.9) |
81.9 (27.7) |
88.5 (31.4) |
92.1 (33.4) |
92.8 (33.8) |
91.7 (33.2) |
90.2 (32.3) |
82.4 (28.0) |
69.6 (20.9) |
57.6 (14.2) |
94.4 (34.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 29.9 (−1.2) |
35.3 (1.8) |
48.1 (8.9) |
61.5 (16.4) |
72.0 (22.2) |
80.5 (26.9) |
83.4 (28.6) |
81.9 (27.7) |
76.3 (24.6) |
63.9 (17.7) |
48.5 (9.2) |
35.4 (1.9) |
59.7 (15.4) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 21.4 (−5.9) |
25.5 (−3.6) |
37.3 (2.9) |
49.2 (9.6) |
60.6 (15.9) |
69.7 (20.9) |
72.6 (22.6) |
70.6 (21.4) |
64.0 (17.8) |
51.9 (11.1) |
38.3 (3.5) |
27.1 (−2.7) |
49.0 (9.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 13.0 (−10.6) |
15.8 (−9.0) |
26.5 (−3.1) |
36.9 (2.7) |
49.2 (9.6) |
58.9 (14.9) |
61.8 (16.6) |
59.3 (15.2) |
51.6 (10.9) |
39.8 (4.3) |
28.1 (−2.2) |
18.7 (−7.4) |
38.3 (3.5) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −9.8 (−23.2) |
−5.1 (−20.6) |
6.0 (−14.4) |
22.2 (−5.4) |
34.9 (1.6) |
48.2 (9.0) |
52.7 (11.5) |
51.1 (10.6) |
39.3 (4.1) |
25.1 (−3.8) |
10.3 (−12.1) |
−0.9 (−18.3) |
−14.9 (−26.1) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −32 (−36) |
−24 (−31) |
−12 (−24) |
14 (−10) |
27 (−3) |
43 (6) |
48 (9) |
44 (7) |
31 (−1) |
18 (−8) |
−4 (−20) |
−15 (−26) |
−32 (−36) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 1.82 (46) |
2.07 (53) |
2.58 (66) |
4.00 (102) |
5.21 (132) |
4.72 (120) |
3.98 (101) |
3.76 (96) |
3.81 (97) |
2.77 (70) |
2.56 (65) |
2.10 (53) |
39.38 (1,001) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 10.4 (26) |
11.5 (29) |
5.3 (13) |
1.6 (4.1) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.3 (0.76) |
1.9 (4.8) |
8.6 (22) |
39.6 (99.66) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 9.1 | 8.6 | 10.3 | 11.6 | 12.2 | 11.1 | 7.6 | 7.0 | 8.3 | 10.2 | 7.4 | 9.2 | 112.6 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 6.3 | 5.4 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 4.9 | 21.8 |
| Source 1: NOAA[5] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: National Weather Service (mean maxima/minima 2006–2020)[6] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 902 | — | |
| 1880 | 818 | −9.3% | |
| 1890 | 654 | −20.0% | |
| 1900 | 633 | −3.2% | |
| 1910 | 528 | −16.6% | |
| 1920 | 506 | −4.2% | |
| 1930 | 464 | −8.3% | |
| 1940 | 480 | 3.4% | |
| 1950 | 462 | −3.7% | |
| 1960 | 505 | 9.3% | |
| 1970 | 542 | 7.3% | |
| 1980 | 610 | 12.5% | |
| 1990 | 559 | −8.4% | |
| 2000 | 570 | 2.0% | |
| 2010 | 531 | −6.8% | |
| 2020 | 463 | −12.8% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[7] | |||
At the 2000
There were 216 households, 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.
27.0% of the population were under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.0 males.
The
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Altona, Illinois
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
- ISBN 978-0-252-09070-7.
- ^ "G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
- ^ "U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Altona, IL". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
- ^ "NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Central Illinois". National Weather Service. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
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