Atlanta

Atlanta
City
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Logan
Coordinates	40°15′46″N 89°13′59″W / 40.26278°N 89.23306°W / 40.26278; -89.23306
Area	1.3 sq mi (3 km2)
- land	1.3 sq mi (3 km2)
Population	1,649 (2000)
Timezone	CST (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Postal code	61723
Area code	217
Location of Atlanta within Illinois
Wikimedia Commons: Atlanta, Illinois

A restored hand-painted mural in downtown Atlanta. (Photo: William Brockschmidt. ©2003 Illinois Route 66 Heritage Project, courtesy of byways.org)

Atlanta (formerly Xenia) is a city in Logan County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,649 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Atlanta is located at 40°15′46″N 89°13′59″W / 40.26278°N 89.23306°W / 40.26278; -89.23306 (40.262727, -89.233095).^[1]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.3 km²), of which, 1.26 square miles (3.26 km²) of it is land and 0.79% is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 1,649 people, 694 households, and 469 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,310 people per square mile (505/km²). There were 734 housing units at an average density of 583.3/sq mi (224.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 99.58% White, 0.12% Native American, 0.12% from other races, and 0.18% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.42% of the population.

There were 694 households out of which 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.6% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.4% were non-families. 29.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the city the population was spread out with 24.0% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 14.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 90.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $43,194, and the median income for a family was $51,157. Males had a median income of $32,891 versus $25,658 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,460. About 3.5% of families and 4.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.6% of those under age 18 and 7.0% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

• History of Atlanta, Il.

• Atlanta, Illinois is at coordinates 40°15′46″N 89°13′59″W / 40.262727°N 89.233095°W / 40.262727; -89.233095 (Atlanta, Illinois)Coordinates: 40°15′46″N 89°13′59″W / 40.262727°N 89.233095°W / 40.262727; -89.233095 (Atlanta, Illinois)

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