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:

Dayton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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- Dayton is located in Columbia County
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Waitsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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- Waitsburg is located in Walla Walla County
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Starbuck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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- Starbuck is located in Columbia County
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Prescott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prescott have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Prescott is located in Walla Walla County
Walla Walla
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
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- Walla Walla is located in Walla Walla County
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Pomeroy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
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- Pomeroy is located in Garfield County
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College Place
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
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- College Place is located in Walla Walla County
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Kahlotus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
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- Kahlotus is located in Franklin County
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Washtucna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
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- Washtucna is located in Adams County
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Columbia County ...

Alto is located in Columbia County<3>.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Columbia 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 Columbia 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: 1510781
- GNIS ID for Columbia County: 1513273
- GNIS ID for State of Washington: 1779804

The FIPS Codes ...
- An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
- State Code: 53 (Washington)
- County Code: 013 (Columbia County)
- Place Code: 01710 (Alto)
- State & County Code: 53/013 (Washington / Columbia County)
- State & Place Code: 53/01710 (Washington / Alto)

Misc. Census Codes ...
- Alto is located in Census Region #4 (the West Region) and Division #9 (the Pacific 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 Washington's counties, including Columbia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.