Alton, Iowa

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is South Sioux City (NE). It is located about 41 miles [65 km] to the southwest of Alton and has a population of 11,925 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Spencer. It is located about 44 miles [70 km] to the east of Alton and has a population of 11,317 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Cherokee	SE	28 mi [45.06 km]	4,697	12.52% decrease
	Le Mars	SW	16 mi [25.75 km]	9,127	1.19% decrease
	Orange City	W	2 mi [3.22 km]	5,891	5.54% increase
	Rock Rapids	N	31 mi [49.89 km]	2,437	5.29% decrease
	Rock Valley	NW	20 mi [32.19 km]	2,945	8.99% increase
	Sergeant Bluff	SW	44 mi [70.8 km]	4,011	20.78% increase
	Sheldon	NE	15 mi [24.14 km]	4,757	3.19% decrease
	Sibley	NE	31 mi [49.89 km]	2,612	6.58% decrease
	Sioux Center	NW	10 mi [16.09 km]	6,581	9.65% increase
	Storm Lake	SE	47 mi [75.6 km]	9,591	4.81% decrease
	Luverne (MN)	N	47 mi [75.6 km]	4,425	4.16% decrease
	Worthington (MN)	NE	48 mi [77.2 km]	11,036	2.19% decrease
	Brandon (SD)	NW	50 mi [80.5 km]	8,757	53.82% increase
	Canton (SD)	NW	36 mi [57.9 km]	3,633	16.82% increase
	Vermillion (SD)	W	48 mi [77.2 km]	10,495	7.48% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Archer	NE	16 mi [25.75 km]	115	8.73% decrease
	Boyden	N	13 mi [20.92 km]	683	1.64% increase
	Brunsville	SW	17 mi [27.36 km]	139	4.79% decrease
	Craig	SW	16 mi [25.75 km]	96	5.88% decrease
	Granville	E	6 mi [9.66 km]	321	1.23% decrease
	Hospers	NE	8 mi [12.87 km]	666	0.89% decrease
	Hull	NW	15 mi [24.14 km]	2,028	3.47% increase
	Ireton	W	15 mi [24.14 km]	584	0.17% decrease
	Marcus	SE	15 mi [24.14 km]	1,037	8.96% decrease
	Maurice	W	8 mi [12.87 km]	261	2.76% increase
	Oyens	S	11 mi [17.7 km]	119	9.85% decrease
	Paullina	E	16 mi [25.75 km]	989	12.01% decrease
	Remsen	S	12 mi [19.31 km]	1,654	6.13% decrease
	Struble	SW	11 mi [17.7 km]	80	5.88% decrease
	Westbrook Village	NW	11 mi [17.7 km]	---

Sioux County

Alton is located in Sioux County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Sioux: Lyon, O'Brien, Plymouth, Union (SD) and Lincoln (SD).

While not sharing a border with Sioux, the counties of Cherokee and Osceola are close to Alton.

Below are counties that are near Alton (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Alton:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Alton
	Buena Vista County	E	Elkton	34 miles [54 km]
	Cherokee County	SE	Marcus	15 miles [24 km]
	Clay County	E	Peterson	34 miles [54 km]
	Dickinson County	NE	Wallace	39 miles [62 km]
	Lyon County	NW	Doon	23 miles [37 km]
	O'Brien County	E	Germantown	11 miles [17 km]
	Osceola County	NE	Ashton	24 miles [38 km]
	Plymouth County	S	Oyens	11 miles [17 km]
	Woodbury County	S	Pierson	31 miles [49 km]
	Nobles County (MN)	N	Ellsworth (MN)	36 miles [57 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Iowa<3>

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