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Summary for Altamont

So far, we found very little information about Altamont. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Altamont to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. We would especially like to find the location of Altamont - knowing its coordinates, we can explore things like its relationship to neighboring communities, nearby cemeteries, etc. If you can help us with Altamont, please Contact Us.

About Altamont (Click for our profile page)

Our information shows that the community of Altamont is historic.

Time Zone: The area where Altamont was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT)

Telephone Area Code: 712

About Shelby County

The community of Harlan is the County Seat for Shelby County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our )

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<2>	11,454 (5.91% decrease since 2010)
2010	12,174 (7.58% decrease since 2000)
2000:	13,173

Total Area:<3> 591 sq. miles [1,531.6 km²]

Housing Units: <4> 5,542

Official Website: https://shelbycounty.iowa.gov/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Shelby

GNIS ID: 465271

FIPS State / County Code: 19 / 165

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Altamont)

About Iowa

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	3,159,596 (3.72% increase since 2010)
2010:	3,046,355 (4.1% increase since 2000)
2000:	2,926,324

Websites for State of Iowa

Official Website: https://www.iowa.gov/

Tourism: https://www.traveliowa.com/

Parks: https://www.iowadnr.gov/

Fishing: https://www.iowadnr.gov/things-do/fishing

Hunting: https://www.iowadnr.gov/things-do/hunting-trapping

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Iowa

GNIS ID: 1779785

FIPS State: 19

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Altamont)

Footnotes ...

<1>	We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Altamont, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<3>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Altamont. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<4>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).