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Census Data for Alta

As far as we can tell, Alta 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 Alta, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:

  • Montezuma
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Mecca
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Mecca is located in Parke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
  • Dana
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Dana is located in Vermillion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
  • Fairview Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
  • Newport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Bloomingdale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Clinton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Rockville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Marshall
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Marshall is located in Parke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
  • Rosedale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Universal
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Universal is located in Vermillion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal
  • Cayuga
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
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Vermillion County ...

Alta is located in Vermillion County<2>.

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

Miscellaneous Information for Alta ...

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 Vermillion County or the community of Alta:

  • The GNIS Codes ...
    • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Alta:
    • GNIS ID for Alta: 430118
    • GNIS ID for Vermillion County: 450397
    • GNIS ID for State of Indiana: 448508
  • The FIPS Codes ...
    • An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
    • State Code: 18 (Indiana)
    • County Code: 165 (Vermillion County)
    • Place Code: 01216 (Alta)
    • State & County Code: 18/165 (Indiana / Vermillion County)
    • State & Place Code: 18/01216 (Indiana / Alta)
  • Misc. Census Codes ...
    • Alta is located in Census Region #2 (the Midwest Region) and Division #3 (the East North-Central Division).

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

Footnotes ...

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<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Vermillion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.