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Summary for Altona

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

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

About Altona (Click for our profile page)

Our information shows that the community of Altona is historic.

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

About Louisa County

The community of Wapello is the County Seat for Louisa County.

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

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<2>	11,035 (3.05% decrease since 2010)
2010	11,382 (6.57% decrease since 2000)
2000:	12,183

Total Area:<3> 417.5 sq. miles [1,081.4 km²] - of which 3.77% is water (15.75 sq. miles [40.8 km²])

Housing Units: <4> 5,002

Official Website: https://louisacountyia.gov/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Louisa

GNIS ID: 465246

FIPS State / County Code: 19 / 115

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

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 Altona)

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 Altona, 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 Altona. 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).