Dalton City is a village in
Moultrie County,
Illinois
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,
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. It is in the center of the state near the
Macon County line, located along
Route 121 at its intersection with
Route 128
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and between the larger villages of
Bethany
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and
Mount Zion. The population was 544 at the
2010 census, nearly 200 more than were present there during the
1960 census.
[Dalton City](_blank)
from a privately maintained website
Dalton City was incorporated as a village on September 15, 1877.
The village was the birthplace of
Henry Gleason
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, a 20th-century ecologist and taxonomist.
Since the
Cutback amendment
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Dalton City has been part of the 101st district of the
Illinois House of Representatives.
Map of 101st District
, from Rep. Bob Flider's campaign website
Geography
Dalton City is located at (39.713487, −88.805596),
Demographics
As of the census
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White
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, 0.52% African American
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, 0.52% Native American, 0.17% from other races
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, and 0.17% from two or more races. Hispanic
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of any race were 1.55% of the population.
There were 212 households, out of which 44.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.8% were married couples living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.8% were non-families. 17.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.09.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 31.2% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 32.5% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 7.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.0 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $48,958, and the median income for a family was $53,224. Males had a median income of $36,094 versus $20,417 for females. The per capita income
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for the village was $16,946. About 2.8% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the poverty line
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, including 4.8% of those under age 18 and 10.0% of those age 65 or over.
References
External links
Dalton City Quadrangle
from the Illinois State Geological Survey, a UIUC
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website
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Villages in Moultrie County, Illinois
Villages in Illinois
Populated places established in 1877
1877 establishments in Illinois