Editing Astoria, Illinois

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'''Astoria''' is an [[Incorporated town#Illinois|incorporated town]] in [[Fulton County, Illinois|Fulton County]], [[Illinois]], [[United States]]. The population was 929 at the 2020 census.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1702635 |access-date=June 28, 2022 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> It was originally laid out as the town of Washington in 1836, relocated as Vienna in 1837, and renamed as Astoria in 1839. The name honors fur titan [[John Jacob Astor]], who supposedly owned land in or near the town.<ref>{{cite web |title=Live Here |url=https://fultoncountyil.gov/live-here/ |website=Funton County, Illinois |access-date=7 January 2025}}</ref>

==Geography==
Astoria is located in southwestern Fulton County. [[U.S. Route 24]] passes through the center of town, leading northeast {{convert|18|mi}} to [[Lewistown, Illinois|Lewistown]], the [[county seat]], and southwest {{convert|15|mi}} to [[Rushville, Illinois|Rushville]].

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Astoria has a total area of {{convert|0.59|sqmi|km2|2}}, all land.<ref name="gaz2021">{{Cite web |publisher=United States Census Bureau |title=Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |access-date=June 29, 2022 |website=Census.gov}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left|1880= 1280
|1890= 1357
|1900= 1684
|1910= 1357
|1920= 1340
|1930= 1189
|1940= 1292
|1950= 1308
|1960= 1206
|1970= 1281
|1980= 1370
|1990= 1205
|2000= 1193
|2010= 1141
|2020= 929
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]<ref name=":0" /> there were 929 people, 548 households, and 280 families residing in the town. The population density was {{Convert|1,585.32|PD/sqmi|PD/km2}}. There were 478 housing units at an average density of {{Convert|815.70|/sqmi|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the town was 97.63% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.11% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.00% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.00% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.00% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.43% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.83% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.05% of the population.

There were 548 households, out of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 30.11% were married couples living together, 16.97% had a female householder with no husband present, and 48.91% were non-families. 36.13% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.13% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.93 and the average family size was 2.11.

The town's age distribution consisted of 26.9% under the age of 18, 10.7% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $38,068, and the median income for a family was $44,423. Males had a median income of $27,813 versus $21,103 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $21,425. About 16.8% of families and 16.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 15.8% of those under age 18 and 14.6% of those age 65 or over.

==Major highways==
* [[Image:US 24.svg|15px]] [[U.S. Route 24 in Illinois|U.S. Route 24]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idot.illinois.gov/Assets/uploads/files/Transportation-System/Maps-&-Charts/Highway/County/fulton.pdf |title=FULTON COUNTY|date=March 25, 2019 |work=[[Illinois Department of Transportation]] }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.illinoisancestors.org/fulton/Twp_Histories/Astoria.html History of Astoria Township]{{dead link|date=April 2023}}

{{Fulton County, Illinois}}

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[[Category:1839 establishments in Illinois]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1839]]
[[Category:Towns in Fulton County, Illinois]]
[[Category:Towns in Illinois]]