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Welcome to Altona ...The village of Altona is located in Knox County<1>. The pronunciation of Altona: al-TOH-nuh<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Altona, you might consider that their post office opened in 1868. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Altona has a population of 496 people<3> (see below for details). Altona is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Altona lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Altona lies within the (309) area code. The ZIP code for Altona: 61414<5> Going back to its beginning, The community of Altona was originally named La Pier. For more information about the names of Altona, see The Names of Altona on our Genealogy Page. Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Altona had an population of 496 people. This is a decrease of 6.59% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 12.98% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Altona had a population of 531 people. This makes Altona the county's 9th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 531 people, the population of Altona decreased 6.84% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 570 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Altona. Communities Also Named Altona ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Altona - they are located in British Columbia, Colorado, Indiana, Kentucky, Manitoba, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, Oklahoma, Ontario and Wyoming. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Altona. Communities near Altona ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Altona.
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 Altona. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Altona. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Altona. 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 Altona. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Altona. See our Newspapers Page for Altona. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Altona ...Looking for more information about Altona? 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 Altona, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Altona. Adding Altona to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Altona 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 Altona was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8> We also found Altona on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1870. For more details, see References and Mentions for Altona. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Altona. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov Footnotes ...
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