Fulton, Illinois

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Coordinates: 41°52′1″N 90°9′32″W﻿ / ﻿41.86694°N 90.15889°W﻿ / 41.86694; -90.15889
Fulton, Illinois
Clinton Iowa and Fulton Illinois.JPG
Fulton (right side of river) and its neighbor, Clinton, Iowa (left side of river) as seen from the airplane
Country United States
State Illinois
County Whiteside
Area 2.34 sq mi (6 km2)
 - land 2.27 sq mi (6 km2)
 - water 0.06 sq mi (0 km2)
Population 3,481 (2010)
Density 1,708.0 / sq mi (659 / km2)
Timezone CST (UTC-6)
 - summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Postal code 61252
Area code 815
Location of Fulton within Illinois
Location of Fulton within Illinois
Wikimedia Commons: Fulton, Illinois

Fulton is a city in Whiteside County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,481 at the 2010 census, down from 3,881 at the 2000 census. Fulton is located across the Mississippi River from Clinton, Iowa.


Location of Fulton, Illinois

Fulton is located at 41°52′1″N 90°9′32″W﻿ / ﻿41.86694°N 90.15889°W﻿ / 41.86694; -90.15889 (41.866873, -90.158834),[1] on the east bank of the Mississippi River near Lock and Dam #13. The most northeastly portion of the county is in the Driftless Area of Illinois, where the Apple River meets the Upper Mississippi River.

According to the 2010 census, the city has a total area of 2.34 square miles (6.1 km2), of which 2.27 square miles (5.9 km2) (or 97.01%) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km2) (or 2.56%) is water.[2]

Fulton is a city most known for its pride in its Dutch heritage. This is shown through the addition of a traditional Dutch windmill, De Immigrant, located near the city's dike, which borders the Mississippi. Other local attractions include: the Martin House Museum, Heritage Canyon, the Dutch Days festival held annually on the first weekend of May, and of course its great view of the river.


As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 3,881 people, 1,582 households, and 1,071 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,708.0 people per square mile (660.1/km²). There were 1,672 housing units at an average density of 735.8 per square mile (284.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.91% White, 0.59% African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.52% Asian, 0.33% from other races, and 0.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.26% of the population.

There were 1,582 households out of which 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.3% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.3% were non-families. 28.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.89.


The median income for a household in the city was $37,068, and the median income for a family was $45,134. Males had a median income of $32,359 versus $20,653 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,845. About 3.5% of families and 5.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.8% of those under age 18 and 3.2% of those age 65 or over.

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