Census Data for Alton
As far as we can tell, Alton 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 Alton, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:
- New Rome
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- New Rome is located in Franklin County
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- Jefferson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jefferson is located in Madison County
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- Hilliard
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Urbancrest
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Urbancrest is located in Franklin County
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- Valleyview
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Valleyview is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
- West Jefferson
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- West Jefferson is located in Madison County
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- Marble Cliff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marble Cliff is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Cliff
- Grandview Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Grove City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Arlington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Columbus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Harrisburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
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- Orient
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Orient is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient
- The population in 2014 was estimated at 275 people. This represents a 1.85% increase since 2010.The 2010 Census gave a population of 270 people.
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- Dublin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Riverlea
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Riverlea is located in Franklin County
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Franklin County ...
Alton is located in Franklin County<2>.
For more information, please visit our Census Page for Franklin County.
Miscellaneous Information for Alton ...
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 Franklin County or the community of Alton:
- The GNIS Codes ...
- The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Alton:
- GNIS ID for Alton: 1048456
- GNIS ID for Franklin County: 1074037
- GNIS ID for State of Ohio: 1085497
- The FIPS Codes ...
- An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
- State Code: 39 (Ohio)
- County Code: 049 (Franklin County)
- Place Code: 01532 (Alton)
- State & County Code: 39/049 (Ohio / Franklin County)
- State & Place Code: 39/01532 (Ohio / Alton)
- Misc. Census Codes ...
- Alton 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 Alton.
Footnotes ...
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| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |