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A township of 1,070 people in Henry County, Illinois
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About Atkinson

Town in Henry County, Illinois, United States
1867Established
965Population
1.6 sq miArea
653 ftElevation

Atkinson is a town in Henry County, Illinois, United States. The population was 965 at the 2020 census, down from 972 in 2010.

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ZIP code61235
Area code309
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Housing in Atkinson

$191K▲ 12.6% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Atkinson home is worth about $191,000, up 12.6% in a year, 36% below the Illinois typical home.

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The public schools Atkinson’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 69% of Illinois’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

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