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Welcome to Altoona ...The city of Altoona is located in Polk County<1>. The location of Altoona has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> Altoona was established in 1876. When the people of Altoona refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Altoonan<3> From the Census Estimates for 2019, Altoona has a population of 19,272 people<4> (see below for details). The community of Altoona is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<5>. Time Zone: Altoona lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Altoona is within the (515) area code. The ZIP code for Altoona: 50009<6> Websites for Altoona ...Official Website: www.altoona-iowa.com/ Chamber of Commerce: www.altoonachamber.org/ Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Altoona had an population of 19,272 people. This is an increase of 32.54% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 86.29% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Altoona had a population of 14,541 people. This makes Altoona the county's 7th most populous community. The population of Altoona represents 0.48% of the total population of Iowa (which has 3,046,355 people), making it the state's 28th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 14,541 people, the population of Altoona increased 40.56% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 10,345 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Altoona. Communities Also Named Altoona ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Altoona - they are located in Alabama, Florida, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Washington and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Altoona. Communities near Altoona ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Altoona.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Altoona. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Altoona. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Altoona. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Altoona. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Altoona. See our Newspapers Page for Altoona. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Altoona ...Looking for more information about Altoona? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Altoona, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Altoona. Adding Altoona to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Altoona in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Altoona was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8> We also found Altoona in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870). For more details, see References and Mentions for Altoona. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Altoona: www.altoona-iowa.com/ The official website for Polk County: www.co.polk.ia.us/ The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/ Footnotes ...
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