Census Data for Alto

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

Pierre
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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- Pierre is located in Hughes County
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Fort Pierre
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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- Fort Pierre is located in Stanley County
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Blunt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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- Blunt is located in Hughes County
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Harrold
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrold have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Harrold is located in Hughes County
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Onida
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
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- Onida is located in Sully County
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Presho
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Presho have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Presho is located in Lyman County
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Hughes County ...

Alto is located in Hughes County<3>.

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

Miscellaneous Information for Alto ...

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 Hughes County or the community of Alto:

The GNIS Codes ...
- The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Alto:
- GNIS ID for Alto: 1265606
- GNIS ID for Hughes County: 1265774
- GNIS ID for State of South Dakota: 1785534

The FIPS Codes ...
- An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
- State Code: 46 (South Dakota)
- County Code: 065 (Hughes County)
- Place Code: 01215 (Alto)
- State & County Code: 46/065 (South Dakota / Hughes County)
- State & Place Code: 46/01215 (South Dakota / Alto)

Misc. Census Codes ...
- Alto is located in Census Region #2 (the Midwest Region) and Division #4 (the West North-Central Division).

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

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>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>	If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Hughes, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.