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Welcome to Altura ...The city of Altura is located in Winona County<1>. The location of Altura has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> The pronunciation of Altura: AL-toor-uh<3> While we don't have a date for the founding of Altura, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Altura has a population of 481 people<4> (see below for details). Altura is 1,190 feet [363 m] above sea level.<5>. Time Zone: Altura lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Altura lies within the (507) area code. The ZIP code for Altura: 55910<6> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Altura had an population of 481 people. This is a decrease of 2.43% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 15.35% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Altura had a population of 493 people. This makes Altura the county's 7th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 493 people, the population of Altura increased 18.23% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 417 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Altura. Communities Also Named Altura ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Altura - they are located in Colorado (2) and New Jersey. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Altura. Communities near Altura ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Altura.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Altura. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Altura. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Altura. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Altura. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Altura. See our Newspapers Page for Altura. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Altura ...Looking for more information about Altura? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Altura, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Altura. Adding Altura to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Altura in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Altura was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8> We also found Altura in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Altura. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Altura. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Winona County: www.co.winona.mn.us/ The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/ Footnotes ...
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