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Summary for Alta

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Located in: Ravalli County (see below)

Time Zone: Alta lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT)<1>

Telephone Area Code: 406

Elevation: 4,980 feet [1,517.9 m] above sea level<2>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<3>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Alta:

Lat: 45.618800° (or 45°37'7" N)

Lon: -114.299800° (or -114°17'59" W)

USGS Topo Map: Alta<4>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Alta

GNIS ID: 778987

FIPS State / Place Code: 30 / 01260

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Alta)

About Ravalli County

The community of Hamilton is the County Seat for {Ravalli County}.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Ravalli)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<5>	43,806 (8.64% increase since 2010)
2010	40,324 (11.79% increase since 2000)
2000:	36,070

Total Area:<6> 2,400 sq. miles [6,216.5 km²]

Housing Units: <7> 19,583

Official Website: https://ravalli.us/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Ravalli

GNIS ID: 1719582

FIPS State / County Code: 30 / 081

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Alta)

About Montana

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	1,070,123 (8.16% increase since 2010)
2010:	989,415 (9.67% increase since 2000)
2000:	902,195

Websites for State of Montana

Official Website: https://mt.gov/

Tourism: https://www.visitmt.com/

Parks: https://fwp.mt.gov/stateparks/

Fishing: https://fwp.mt.gov/fish

Hunting: https://fwp.mt.gov/hunt

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Montana

GNIS ID: 767982

FIPS State: 30

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Alta)

Footnotes ...

<1>	While Alta is in the Mountain Time Zone, the area to the west is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Alta - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Alta, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<4>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Alta.
<5>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<6>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Alta. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<7>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).