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Population (year 2000): 1,649. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,651 (+0.1% change)
 
Males: 784   (47.5%)
Females: 865   (52.5%)

Logan County

Median resident age:   38.1 years
Illinois median age:   34.7 years

Zip codes: 61723 .

Estimated median household income in 2005: $45,300 (it was $43,194 in 2000)
Atlanta   $45,300
Illinois:   $50,260

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $85,200 (it was $79,300 in 2000)
Atlanta   $85,200
Illinois:   $183,900

Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 61723

Atlanta, IL residents, houses, and apartments details

 

Races in Atlanta:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.3%)


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Ancestries: German (28.7%), Irish (12.4%), United States (12.2%), English (11.2%), French (2.7%), Scotch-Irish (2.7%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 03/26/1912

Elevation: 720 feet

Land area: 1.26 square miles.

Population density: 1324 people per square mile 
 
 (low).




Atlanta

For population 25 years and over in Atlanta

  • High school or higher: 84.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.3%
  • Unemployed: 3.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Atlanta city

  • Never married: 20.5%
  • Now married: 61.1%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 7.6%
  • Divorced: 9.9%

2 residents are foreign born

This city:   0.1%
Illinois:   12.3%



According to our research there were 4 registered sex offenders living in Atlanta, Illinois in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Atlanta to the number of sex offenders is 417 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Atlanta:   1.4% ($1,112)
Illinois:   1.7% ($2,285)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Bloomington, IL (22.7 miles , pop. 64,808).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Louis, MO (132.7 miles , pop. 348,189).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (152.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: McLean, IL (5.6 miles ), Waynesville, IL (7.6 miles ), Armington, IL (7.7 miles ), Stanford, IL (11.9 miles ), Lincoln, IL (12.1 miles ), Minier, IL (13.1 miles ), Hartsburg, IL (14.3 miles ), Kenney, IL (15.2 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 5 buildings, average cost: $67,000
  • 1997: 4 buildings, average cost: $77,500
  • 1998: 6 buildings, average cost: $100,200
  • 1999: 5 buildings, average cost: $76,400
  • 2000: 5 buildings, average cost: $76,400
  • 2001: 11 buildings, average cost: $80,000
  • 2002: 6 buildings, average cost: $100,800
  • 2003: 9 buildings, average cost: $118,300
  • 2004: 5 buildings, average cost: $99,300
  • 2005: 2 buildings, average cost: $106,000
  • 2006: 5 buildings, average cost: $107,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 40.26 N, Longitude: 89.23 W


Area code: 217


Population change in the 1990s: +26 (+1.6%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (10%)
  • Truck transportation (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Transportation equipment (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Repair and maintenance (5%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Finance and insurance (17%)
  • Health care (11%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (5%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (4%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
  • Child care workers (5%)
  • Computer specialists (4%)
  • Business operations specialists (4%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (4%)



 

Crime in Atlanta by Year

Type 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Rapes 1 0 2 0 1 2 0 1
    per 100,000 58.6 0.0 121.3 0.0 60.4 120.5 0.0 59.8
Robberies 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 60.2 0.0 0.0
Assaults 9 19 12 11 3 1 10 7
    per 100,000 527.5 1152.2 727.7 667.1 181.1 60.2 596.7 418.9
Burglaries 6 9 6 14 19 17 32 14
    per 100,000 351.7 545.8 363.9 849.0 1146.7 1024.1 1909.3 837.8
Thefts 10 9 46 47 24 14 10 11
    per 100,000 586.2 545.8 2789.6 2850.2 1448.4 843.4 596.7 658.3
Auto thefts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 59.8
Arson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 323.2) 200.5 290.5 379.6 306.9 222.7 231.9 276.8 221.4
Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 1 (1 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:   0.60
US city average:   3.00

Average climate in Atlanta, Illinois

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Atlanta-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Illinois state average. It is 119% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/5/1977, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 1.5 miles away from the Atlanta city center injured 2 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 6/27/1951, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 7.8 miles away from the city center killed one person and injured 15 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Atlanta:
  • ABRAHAM LINCOLN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; LINCOLN, IL)
  • DR JOHN WARNER HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; CLINTON, IL)
  • HOPEDALE HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; HOPEDALE, IL)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Atlanta:
  • CENTRAL IL REGL ARPT AT BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL (about 27 miles; BLOOMINGTON/NORMAL, IL; ID: BMI)
  • DECATUR (about 40 miles; DECATUR, IL; ID: DEC)
  • GREATER PEORIA REGIONAL (about 41 miles; PEORIA, IL; ID: PIA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Atlanta:
  • LOGAN COUNTY (about 11 miles; LINCOLN, IL; ID: AAA)
  • PEKIN MUNI (about 34 miles; PEKIN, IL; ID: C15)
  • MANITO MITCHELL (about 40 miles; MANITO, IL; ID: C45)

Amtrak station near Atlanta:
  • 12 miles: LINCOLN (BROADWAY AT CHICAGO ST.). Services: free short-term parking, free long-term parking.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Atlanta:
  • ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; NORMAL, IL; Full-time enrollment: 18,785)
  • ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; BLOOMINGTON, IL; FT enrollment: 2,019)
  • MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; DECATUR, IL; FT enrollment: 2,274)
  • HEARTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; Normal, IL; FT enrollment: 2,390)
  • BRADLEY UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; PEORIA, IL; FT enrollment: 5,262)
  • LINCOLN LAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL; FT enrollment: 3,756)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT SPRINGFIELD (about 44 miles; Springfield, IL; FT enrollment: 2,357)
Public elementary/middle school in Atlanta:
  • ATLANTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 204; Location: 103 NE 5TH ST; Grades: PK - 06)
Library in Atlanta:
  • ATLANTA P.L.D. (Operating income: $47,406; Location: 100 SE RACE; 13,314 books; 82 audio materials; 148 video materials; 6 serial subscriptions)

Church in Atlanta: Atlanta United Methodist Church (A) .

Hotel: Budget Host Inn (103 Empire).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Atlanta and their reported violations in the past:

ATLANTA (Population served: 1603, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • Public Education - Between MAY-22-2005 and JUN-02-2006, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-19-2005), St Compliance achieved (JUN-02-2006)
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between JUL-01-2005 and SEP-26-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-24-2005), St Compliance achieved (SEP-26-2005)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JUL-2000 and DEC-2000, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-31-2000)
  • Initial Water Quality Parameter WQP M&R - Between JUL-2000 and DEC-2000, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-30-2001)
  • Initial Water Quality Parameter WQP M&R - Between JAN-2000 and JUN-2000, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-30-2001)
  • One routine major monitoring violation

Average household size:
This city:   2.4 people
Illinois:   2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:   67.6%
Whole state:   67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:   4.0%
Whole state:   4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:   4.4%
Whole state:   10.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:   1.3%
Whole state:   5.1%

Atlanta compared to Illinois state average:

  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
Banks with branches in Atlanta (2007 data):
  • The Atlanta National Bank: at 105 Southwest Church Street, branch established on 1887-08-02. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $44.5 mil, Deposits: $34.1 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Anb Bancorp, Inc.



2004 Presidential Election results in Logan County Illinois:




Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 0 $0   1 $93
Other Government Administration 0 $0   8 $2,663
Police Protection - Officers 5 $11,086 $26,606 0 $0
Water Supply 0 $0   1 $1,738
Sewerage 0 $0   1 $1,738
Streets and Highways 2 $4,683 $28,098 0 $0
Totals for Government 7 $15,768 $27,031 11 $6,232


Atlanta government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $148,000
    Parks & Recreation: $2,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $171,000
    Police Protection: $137,000
    Water Utilities: $135,000
    Financial Administration: $134,000
    Sewerage: $87,000
    Parks & Recreation: $53,000
    General - Other: $21,000
    Fire Protection: $15,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $54,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $230,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $895,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $205,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $865,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $30,000
    Water Utilities: $25,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $43,000
    Interest Earnings: $13,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Parks & Recreation: $54,000
    Police Protection: $4,000
    Central Staff: $2,000
    Fire Protection: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $361,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $196,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $51,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $231,000
    Highways: $46,000
    All Other: $1,000
  • Tax - Public Utilities: $139,000
    Property: $105,000
    NEC: $7,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $289,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $14,000

5.27% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,833 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   5.27%
Illinois average:   5.66%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Sangamon County, IL  0.85% ($25,913 average AGI)
from McLean County, IL  0.55% ($36,881)
from Mason County, IL  0.37% ($22,025)


6.48% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,587 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   6.48%
Illinois average:   5.99%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to McLean County, IL  0.96% ($27,952 average AGI)
to Sangamon County, IL  0.93% ($29,020)
to Macon County, IL  0.49% ($34,296)


Strongest AM radio stations in Atlanta:
  • WLLM (1370 AM; 1 kW; LINCOLN, IL; Owner: CORNERSTONE COMMUNITY RADIO, INC.)
  • WMBD (1470 AM; 5 kW; PEORIA, IL; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • KXEN (1010 AM; 50 kW; FESTUS-ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: BDJ RADIO ENTERPRISES, LLC)
  • WVEL (1140 AM; daytime; 5 kW; PEKIN, IL)
  • WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
  • WWFS (1290 AM; 5 kW; PEORIA, IL; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • KMOX (1120 AM; 50 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WYLL (1160 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Atlanta:
  • WMHX (93.9 FM; LINCOLN, IL; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ILLINOIS, LLC)
  • WBNQ (101.5 FM; BLOOMINGTON, IL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WBWN (104.1 FM; LE ROY, IL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WIHN (96.7 FM; NORMAL, IL; Owner: AAA ENTERTAINMENT LICENSING LLC)
  • WGLT (89.1 FM; NORMAL, IL; Owner: ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WDKR (107.3 FM; MAROA, IL; Owner: WDKR, INC.)
  • WGLO (95.5 FM; PEKIN, IL; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF PEORIA, INC.)
  • WCBU (89.9 FM; PEORIA, IL; Owner: BRADLEY UNIVERSITY)
  • WXMP (105.7 FM; PEORIA, IL; Owner: AAA ENTERTAINMENT LICENSING LLC)
  • WBNH (88.5 FM; PEKIN, IL; Owner: CENTRAL ILLINOIS RADIO FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • WCIC (91.5 FM; PEKIN, IL; Owner: ILLINOIS BIBLE INSTITUTE, INC.)
  • WPBG (93.3 FM; PEORIA, IL; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • W264AG (100.7 FM; BLOOMINGTON, IL; Owner: CENTRAL ILLINOIS RADIO FELLOWSHIP, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Atlanta:
  • WRSP-TV (Channel 55; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: SPRINGFIELD BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
  • WYZZ-TV (Channel 43; BLOOMINGTON, IL; Owner: WYZZ LICENSEE, INC.)
  • WICS (Channel 20; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: WICS LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WBUI (Channel 23; DECATUR, IL; Owner: ACME TV LICENSES OF ILLINOIS, LLC)
  • WAND (Channel 17; DECATUR, IL; Owner: WAND(TV) PARTNERSHIP)
  • WCIA (Channel 3; CHAMPAIGN, IL; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF CHAMPAIGN, L.L.C.)
  • WILL-TV (Channel 12; URBANA, IL; Owner: UNIV. OF ILLINOIS BD. OF TRUSTEES)
  • W51CT (Channel 51; BLOOMINGTON, IL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WEEK-TV (Channel 25; PEORIA, IL; Owner: WEEK-TV LICENSE, INC.)

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