Atwood, Illinois

Atwood
Village
Atwood, Illinois Post Office, 2007
Location of Atwood in Piatt County, Illinois.
Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 39°48′1″N 88°27′46″W / 39.80028°N 88.46278°W / 39.80028; -88.46278Coordinates: 39°48′1″N 88°27′46″W / 39.80028°N 88.46278°W / 39.80028; -88.46278
Country	United States
State	Illinois
Counties	Piatt, Douglas
Townships	Unity, Garrett
Government
• Mayor	Davey Herring
• Village President	Davey Herring
Area [1]
• Total	0.62 sq mi (1.60 km2)
• Land	0.62 sq mi (1.60 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	662 ft (202 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,116
• Density	1,870.76/sq mi (722.43/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code(s)	61913
Area code(s)	217
FIPS code	17-02882

Atwood is a village in Douglas and Piatt counties in Illinois, United States. Main Street runs along the county line with Douglas County to the east and Piatt County to the west. The population was 1,116 at the 2020 census.

Geography[]

Atwood is located at

39°48′1″N 88°27′46″W / 39.80028°N 88.46278°W / 39.80028; -88.46278 (39.800396, −88.462862).^[2]

According to the 2010 census, Atwood has a total area of 0.63 square miles (1.63 km²), all land.^[3]

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1880	212		—
1890	530		150.0%
1900	698		31.7%
1910	659		−5.6%
1920	883		34.0%
1930	683		−22.7%
1940	707		3.5%
1950	661		−6.5%
1960	1,258		90.3%
1970	1,264		0.5%
1980	1,464		15.8%
1990	1,253		−14.4%
2000	1,290		3.0%
2010	1,224		−5.1%
2020	1,116		−8.8%
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

Demographics[]

As of the census^[5] of 2000, there were 1,290 people, 534 households, and 371 families residing in the village. The population density was 2,265.8 people per square mile (873.8/km²). There were 566 housing units at an average density of 994.1 per square mile (383.4/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.07% White, 0.23% African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 0.31% from other races, and 0.08% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.70% of the population.

There were 534 households, out of which 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.1% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.5% were non-families. 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 25.5% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 17.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.7 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $36,806, and the median income for a family was $45,625. Males had a median income of $35,573 versus $21,595 for females. The per capita income for the village was $18,028. About 7.7% of families and 12.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.7% of those under age 18 and 9.0% of those age 65 or over.

Village President: Christina Stoltz^[6]

Village Clerk: Cindy Ard^[7]

Notable people[]

• Kenneth L. Wilson, former commissioner of the Big Ten Conference and president of the United States Olympic Committee, was born in Atwood.

See also[]

• List of municipalities in Illinois

References[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Atwood, Illinois.

• The Southern Piatt Record-Herald – Local newspaper
• The Atwood website – Jointly operated by the Village of Atwood, Atwood Chamber of Commerce, and Atwood Economic Development Committee