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Augusta

A township of 723 people in Hancock County, Illinois
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Outdoors in Augusta

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Conserved land1.8%443 of 24,137 acres
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Augusta quadrangle, Illinois1949
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Augusta quadrangle, Illinois, 1949

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About Augusta

Village in Illinois, United States
1832Established
553Population
0.7 sq miArea
663 ftElevation

Augusta is a village in southeast Hancock County, Illinois, United States. The population was 553 at the 2020 census. It is located near Weinberg-King State Park.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Town numbers

ZIP code62311
Living in Augusta

Health in Augusta

Compared with Illinois

3better than IL·11worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 18 are too close to call.

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Care nearby

Memorial HospitalCarthage · 14.1 mi · ER · rural critical access
Chc/Seia Keokuk ClinicKeokuk · 25.2 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careShortage · county-wide
DentalShortage · county-wide
Mental healthShortage · county-wide
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · ZIP codes 62311, 62316, 62367 · CMS · HRSAHealth in Augusta →

Natural hazards in Augusta

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Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 52% of U.S. communities.

🥶 Cold waves🌵 Drought🌊 Inland flooding
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Schools in Augusta

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School Grade C+

The public schools Augusta’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 64% of Illinois’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

DistrictSoutheastern CUSD 337Schools1

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within IL. Ratings are from neighbors.

Augusta’s library

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Greater West Central Public Library District202 North Center Street · part of Greater West Central Public Library District
22 hrs a week
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Where Augusta is

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