Dalton City is a village in
Moultrie County,
Illinois
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,
United States
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. It is in the center of the state near the
Macon County line. The population was 454 at the
2020 census,
down from 544 in
2010
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History
Dalton City was incorporated as a village on September 15, 1877.
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from a privately maintained website The village was the birthplace of
Henry Gleason, a 20th-century ecologist and taxonomist.
Geography
Dalton City is in northwestern Moultrie County, with its western border following the
Macon County line. The village is located along
Route 121 at its intersection with
Route 128. IL 121 runs along the northern and eastern edges of the village, leading southeast to
Bethany
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of Lazarus (name), L ...
and to
Sullivan, the Moultrie
county seat
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, while to the northwest it leads six miles to
Mount Zion
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and 13 miles to
Decatur. IL 128 runs along the west side of the village, leading south to
Shelbyville.
According to the 2010 census, Dalton City has a total area of , all land.
It is within the
West Okaw River watershed.
Demographics
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 581 people, 212 households, and 170 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 224 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 98.62%
White
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, 0.52%
African American
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, 0.52%
Native American, 0.17% from
other races, and 0.17% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino 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
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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.
Government
Since the
Cutback Amendment, Dalton City has been part of the 101st district of the
Illinois House of Representatives
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.
Map of 101st District
, from Rep. Bob Flider's campaign website
References
External links
from the Illinois State Geological Survey, a UIUC
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website
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Villages in Moultrie County, Illinois
Populated places established in 1877
1877 establishments in Illinois
Villages in Illinois