Census Data for Alton

As far as we can tell, Alton has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.

While we don't have census information for Alton, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:

• Hillsboro
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
  • Hillsboro is located in Traill County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <2>
• Grandin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandin
  • Grandin is located in Traill County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grandin <2>
• Halstad
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halstad have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halstad
  • Halstad is located in Norman County (MN)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halstad <2>
• Hendrum
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrum
  • Hendrum is located in Norman County (MN)
• Shelly
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelly
  • Shelly is located in Norman County (MN)
• Hunter
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
  • Hunter is located in Cass County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hunter <2>
• Gardner
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
  • Gardner is located in Cass County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardner <2>
• Nielsville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nielsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nielsville
  • Nielsville is located in Polk County (MN)
• Perley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perley
  • Perley is located in Norman County (MN)
• Mayville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
  • Mayville is located in Traill County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayville <2>
• Buxton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buxton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton
  • Buxton is located in Traill County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buxton <2>
• Clifford
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
  • Clifford is located in Traill County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifford <2>
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  • Galesburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
    • Galesburg is located in Traill County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galesburg <2>
  • Arthur
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
    • Arthur is located in Cass County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arthur <2>
  • Portland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
    • Portland is located in Traill County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portland <2>

Traill County ...

Alton is located in Traill County<3>.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Traill County.

Miscellaneous Information for Alton ...

The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Traill County or the community of Alton:

• The GNIS Codes ...
  • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Alton:
  • GNIS ID for Alton: 1033829
  • GNIS ID for Traill County: 1034221
  • GNIS ID for State of North Dakota: 1779797

• The FIPS Codes ...
  • An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
  • State Code: 38 (North Dakota)
  • County Code: 097 (Traill County)
  • Place Code: 01820 (Alton)
  • State & County Code: 38/097 (North Dakota / Traill County)
  • State & Place Code: 38/01820 (North Dakota / Alton)

• Misc. Census Codes ...
  • Alton is located in Census Region #2 (the Midwest Region) and Division #4 (the West North-Central Division).

For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Alton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Alton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/

The official website of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN)

The official website of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)