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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:

Ravalli County ...

Alta is located in Ravalli County<2>.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Ravalli 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 Ravalli 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: 778987
    • GNIS ID for Ravalli County: 1719582
    • GNIS ID for State of Montana: 767982
  • The FIPS Codes ...
    • An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
    • State Code: 30 (Montana)
    • County Code: 081 (Ravalli County)
    • Place Code: 01260 (Alta)
    • State & County Code: 30/081 (Montana / Ravalli County)
    • State & Place Code: 30/01260 (Montana / Alta)
  • Misc. Census Codes ...
    • Alta is located in Census Region #4 (the West Region) and Division #8 (the Mountain Division).

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

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