Astoria is an

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in Fulton County,

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. The population was 929 at the 2020 census. 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 John Jacob Astor (born Johann Jakob Astor; July 17, 1763 – March 29, 1848) was a German-born American businessman, merchant, real estate mogul, and investor. Astor made his fortune mainly in a fur trade monopoly, by exporting History of opiu ...

, who supposedly owned land in or near the town.

Geography

Astoria is located in southwestern Fulton County.

U.S. Route 24 U.S. Route 24 or U.S. Highway 24 (US 24) is one of the original United States Numbered Highways of 1926 which runs east and west for most of its routing. It originally ran from Pontiac, Michigan, in the east to Kansas City, Misso ...

passes through the center of town, leading northeast to Lewistown, the

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, and southwest to Rushville. According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Astoria has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 929 people, 548 households, and 280 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 478 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 97.63%

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, 0.11%

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, 0.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00%

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, 0.43% from other races, and 1.83% from two or more races.

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or 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

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for the town was $21,425. About 16.8% of families and 16.3% of the population were below the

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, including 15.8% of those under age 18 and 14.6% of those age 65 or over.

Major highways

References

External links

History of Astoria Township
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