Altona

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Altona

Total population

498

Median home value

$102,000

21.2%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$69,375

Altona$69k

National$74k

Elevation232 m

Land area2.43 km²

Weather59°F · Slight Chance Rain Showers

Coordinates41.12°, -90.16°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Altona is a village in Knox County, Illinois, United States. The population was 463 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Galesburg Micropolitan Statistical Area.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Altona, IL from NOAA NWS API.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

D

Duane R. Stuart

American classical philologist (1873–1941)

Kid Mohler

American baseball player (1870-1961)

Lincoln Henry Jelliff

Canadian politician

Walter L. Ferris

American Congregational minister and poet

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Illinois

• La Fayette
  10 mi away · pop. 178
• Oak Run
  10.9 mi away
• Cambridge
  12.3 mi away
• East Galesburg
  14.1 mi away
• Knoxville
  15.7 mi away
• North Henderson
  16.2 mi away
• Gilson
  17.5 mi away · pop. 120
• Maquon
  21.9 mi away
• Atkinson
  22.2 mi away · pop. 982
• Geneseo
  23.2 mi away
• Neponset
  23.2 mi away
• Annawan
  24.1 mi away · pop. 865

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Altona

Sudoku Genius Mind Exercises Volume 1

Altona Illino State of Mind Collection · 2020

Draft sale of shorthorns

Glen View Farm · 1916

Catalog of pure bred short-horn cattle

C. J. McMaster · 1915

Catalog of pure bred short-horns

C. J. McMaster · 1914

Catalog public sale shorthorn cattle

Heart's Delight Farm · 1918

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Garlic Chives

Allium tuberosum

Seen 2026-09-12

Silver-spotted Skipper

Epargyreus clarus

Seen 2026-09-12

Meal moth

Pyralis farinalis

Seen 2026-09-09

Bold Jumping Spider

Phidippus audax

Seen 2026-09-08

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

Seen 2026-08-29

Carolina Mantis

Stagmomantis carolina

Seen 2026-08-29

Dog Vomit Slime Mold

Fuligo septica

Seen 2026-08-24

Walnut Caterpillar Moth

Datana integerrima

Seen 2026-08-13

Ormenoides venusta

Ormenoides venusta

Seen 2026-08-10

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).