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Afton township, IL
Population823
Median Age33.1
Pop. Density24
Pop. Change28.79%
Married Population60.38%
Household Size2.77
Unemployment Rate8.40%
Median Home Cost$216,600
Homes Owned70.29%
Home Appreciation-5.21%
Percent Religious46.55%
Commute Time32.6

91.65% of people are white, 3.15% are black, 2.18% are asian, 0.24% are native american, and 2.78% claim 'Other'. 5.08% of the people in Afton township, IL, claim hispanic ethnicity (meaning 94.92% are non-hispanic).


betty
Alton, IL
alton - 10/1/2009

Alton sits on the ms.river surronded by high bluffs. It use to be a very busy industrial part of Il. Over the years it has lost almost all of it's industry and unemployment is very high. It has a high crime rate and has become an unsafe place to live. It has many historical buildings and part of the old Alton prison used in the Civil War for southern prisoners still stands. There is much history . Elijah Lovejoy was murdered here. He was an abolinists.[read more...]

betty
Alton, IL
alton - 10/1/2009

Alton sits on the ms.river surronded by high bluffs. It use to be a very busy industrial part of Il. Over the years it has lost almost all of it's industry and unemployment is very high. It has a high crime rate and has become an unsafe place to live.[read more...]