Census Data for Alston

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

• Baraga
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baraga
  • Baraga is located in Baraga County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baraga <1>
• L'Anse
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for L'Anse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for L'Anse
  • L'Anse is located in Baraga County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for L'Anse <1>
• South Range
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Range
  • South Range is located in Houghton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Range <1>
• Hancock
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
  • Hancock is located in Houghton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hancock <1>
• Houghton
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton
  • Houghton is located in Houghton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houghton <1>
• Ontonagon
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontonagon
  • Ontonagon is located in Ontonagon County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ontonagon <1>

Houghton County ...

Alston is located in Houghton County<3>.

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

Miscellaneous Information for Alston ...

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 Houghton County or the community of Alston:

• The GNIS Codes ...
  • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Alston:
  • GNIS ID for Alston: 1619016
  • GNIS ID for Houghton County: 1622973
  • GNIS ID for State of Michigan: 1779789

• The FIPS Codes ...
  • An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
  • State Code: 26 (Michigan)
  • County Code: 061 (Houghton County)
  • Place Code: 01860 (Alston)
  • State & County Code: 26/061 (Michigan / Houghton County)
  • State & Place Code: 26/01860 (Michigan / Alston)

• Misc. Census Codes ...
  • Alston 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 Alston.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Alston. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

The official website of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN)

The official website of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)