Atwood
Village
Atwood, Illinois Post Office, 2007
Location of Atwood in Piatt County, Illinois.
Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 39°47′57″N 88°27′46″W / 39.79917°N 88.46278°W / 39.79917; -88.46278[1]
Country	United States
State	Illinois
Counties	Piatt, Douglas
Townships	Unity, Garrett
Government
• Mayor	Davey Herring
• Village President	Davey Herring
Area [2]
• Total	0.61 sq mi (1.59 km2)
• Land	0.61 sq mi (1.59 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [1]	673 ft (205 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	1,116
• Density	1,800/sq mi (700/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code(s)	61913
Area code	217
FIPS code	17-02882
GNIS ID	2398007[1]

Atwood is a village in Douglas and Piatt counties in Illinois, United States. Main Street runs along the county line with Douglas County to the east and Piatt County to the west. The population was 1,116 at the 2020 census.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, Atwood has a total area of 0.63 square miles (1.63 km²), all land.^[4]

Demographics

As of the 2020 census^[3] there were 1,116 people, 472 households, and 340 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,817.59 inhabitants per square mile (701.78/km²). There were 556 housing units at an average density of 905.54 per square mile (349.63/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 96.15% White, 0.36% African American, 0.45% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.27% from other races, and 2.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.34% of the population.

There were 472 households, out of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.99% were married couples living together, 11.02% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.97% were non-families. 26.48% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.62% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 2.39.

The village's age distribution consisted of 25.7% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 25.2% from 25 to 44, 25% from 45 to 64, and 18.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 77.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.8 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $48,750, and the median income for a family was $55,000. Males had a median income of $47,179 versus $32,857 for females. The per capita income for the village was $25,087. About 11.8% of families and 16.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.9% of those under age 18 and 14.4% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

• Kenneth L. Wilson, former commissioner of the Big Ten Conference and president of the United States Olympic Committee, was born in Atwood.

The Henningsens is an American country music trio consisting of Brian Henningsen, his son Aaron, and daughter Clara that began in Atwood. The trio released their debut single, "American Beautiful", for Arista Nashville in late 2012.

Incorporation

On December 14, 1883, a Petition was filed with W.H. Basset, county judge, and was signed by 30 local residents, most residing in Douglas County. This petition set forth a desire to become incorporated as the "village of Atwood", the population in the proposed territory was ~300 residents. On January 9, 1884, an election was held in the office of J.W Merritt, J.P. The election resulted in 66 votes for village organization, and 42 votes against village organization, total 128 votes.^[6]