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)
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- Baraga is located in Baraga County
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L'Anse
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for L'Anse. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
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- L'Anse is located in Baraga County
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South Range
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
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- South Range is located in Houghton County
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Hancock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
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- Hancock is located in Houghton County
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Houghton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
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- Houghton is located in Houghton County
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Ontonagon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
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- Ontonagon is located in Ontonagon County
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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.

Footnotes ...

<1>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>	An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>	If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Houghton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.