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Welcome to Alorton ...

The village of Alorton is located in Saint Clair County<1>.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Alorton has a population of 1,898 people<2> (see below for details).

Alorton is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Alorton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Alorton: 618 & 730<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Alorton had an population of 1,898 people. This is a decrease of 5.19% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 30.96% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Alorton had a population of 2,002 people. This makes Alorton the county's 19th most populous community.

The population of Alorton represents 0.02% of the total population of Illinois (which has 12,830,632 people), making it the state's 491st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,002 people, the population of Alorton decreased 27.17% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,749 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Alorton.

Communities near Alorton ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Alorton.

  • Saint Louis
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Florissant
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florissant
    • Florissant is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,795 people
  • Belleville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • University City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
    • University City is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,049 people
  • O'Fallon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Granite City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Kirkwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
    • Kirkwood is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,866 people
  • Edwardsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hazelwood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
    • Hazelwood is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,042 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazelwood <5>
  • Collinsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

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 Alorton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Alorton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Alorton. 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 Alorton.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Alorton. See our Newspapers Page for Alorton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alorton ...

Looking for more information about Alorton? 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 Alorton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Alorton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Saint Clair, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Alorton.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Alorton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 618 code has been Overlayed with the 730 area code. New phone numbers in the Alorton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 618 or 730. As a result, placing a call in the Alorton area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.