Altamont
A city in Effingham County, Illinois — population 2,350 as of 2020.
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September 16Effingham County residents resist OpenAI data center by directing traffic flows to a website
A citizen-led nonprofit aims to guide traffic flows towards a website that one volunteer describes as "an effort to provide truthful information around Project Camellia."
Community Groups & OrganizationsIn and around Altamont
See & do
- Altamont Living Museum
- Altamont Public Library
- Carriage House Event Center
- Dr. Charles M. Wright Mansion
- Gilbert Park
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Altamont by the numbers
- Area
- 1.54 sq mi (3.98 km²), 0.01 sq mi water
- Median age
- 38.9
- Households
- 889
- Persons per household
- 2.5
- Median household income
- $75,510
- Median house value
- $129,800
- Office
- CITY CLERK
- Address
- 202 N 2ND ST, ALTAMONT, IL 62411