Editing Augusta, Illinois

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'''Augusta''' is a village in southeast [[Hancock County, Illinois|Hancock County]], [[Illinois]], [[United States]]. The population was 553 at the [[2010 United States Census|2020 census]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1702986 |access-date=2022-06-28 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> It is located near [[Weinberg-King State Park]].

== Geography ==
Augusta is located in southeastern Hancock County at {{coord|40|13|51|N|90|57|3|W|type:city}} (40.230946, -90.950741).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> [[Illinois Route 61]] passes through the village, leaving to the west as Main Street and to the north as Center Street; [[Bowen, Illinois|Bowen]] is {{convert|6|mi|0}} to the west, and [[Plymouth, Illinois|Plymouth]] is {{convert|5|mi|0}} to the north. Augusta's Main Street continues east from the center of town as [[Illinois Route 101]], leading {{convert|3|mi|0}} to Weinberg-King State Park and {{convert|15|mi}} to [[Littleton, Illinois|Littleton]].

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Augusta has a total area of {{convert|0.69|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=2022-06-29 |website=Census.gov}}</ref>

== History ==
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Augusta was founded in 1832 by Joel Catlin and W.D. Abernathy, who was the village's first [[postmaster]]. Catlin named Augusta after having a memorable visit to [[Augusta, Georgia]].

On September 18, 1858, soon-to-be President [[Abraham Lincoln]] visited Augusta, where he gave a speech and stayed at the home of Elder James Stark. Previously, Lincoln's opponent in the historic [[Lincoln–Douglas debates]], [[Stephen A. Douglas]], had spoken in Augusta. In 1864, Congressman [[James Garfield]] (the future president) spoke in Augusta on behalf of Lincoln. Other notable visitors include [[William McKinley]] and [[Theodore Roosevelt]] in the fall of 1900. Only Roosevelt gave a short speech on his trip through Augusta during the campaign.

== Events ==
Every year in July, Augusta plays host to the Hancock County Fair.

== Education ==
[[Southeastern High School (Illinois)|Southeastern High School]] is located in Augusta.

== Demographics ==
{{US Census population
|align=left|1880= 1015
|1890= 1077
|1900= 1149
|1910= 1146
|1920= 1085
|1930= 1011
|1940= 972
|1950= 945
|1960= 915
|1970= 824
|1980= 764
|1990= 614
|2000= 657
|2010= 587
|2020= 553
|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|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]<ref name=":0" /> there were 553 people, 275 households, and 125 families residing in the village. The population density was {{Convert|800.29|PD/sqmi|PD/km2}}. There were 293 housing units at an average density of {{Convert|424.02|/sqmi|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the village was 96.02% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.36% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.18% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.00% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.00% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.18% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.25% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.36% of the population.

There were 275 households, out of which 20.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.18% were married couples living together, 5.45% had a female householder with no husband present, and 54.55% were non-families. 48.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.82% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.23 and the average family size was 2.20.

The village's age distribution consisted of 26.9% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 14% from 25 to 44, 32.9% from 45 to 64, and 17.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.9 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $36,921, and the median income for a family was $65,179. Males had a median income of $41,875 versus $32,431 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $21,274. About 6.4% of families and 13.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 8.6% of those under age 18 and 2.8% of those age 65 or over.

== References ==
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{{Hancock County, Illinois}}

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[[Category:Villages in Hancock County, Illinois]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1832]]
[[Category:1832 establishments in Illinois]]
[[Category:Villages in Illinois]]