Alda, Illinois

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Belleville. It is located about 40 miles [64 km] to the west of Alda and has a population of 41,410 people.^<1>

The next largest community is East Saint Louis. It is located about 49 miles [78 km] to the west of Alda and has a population of 31,542 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Centralia	NE	7 mi [11.27 km]	13,569	4.01% decrease
	Collinsville	W	44 mi [70.8 km]	25,960	5.07% increase
	Edwardsville	NW	46 mi [74 km]	24,557	14.27% increase
	Fairview Heights	W	42 mi [67.6 km]	16,643	10.7% increase
	Glen Carbon	NW	45 mi [72.4 km]	12,607	20.93% increase
	Herrin	S	47 mi [75.6 km]	12,337	9.2% increase
	Highland	NW	32 mi [51.5 km]	9,748	15.53% increase
	Mount Vernon	SE	20 mi [32.19 km]	16,298	0.18% increase
	Murphysboro	S	48 mi [77.2 km]	8,184	38.44% decrease
	O'Fallon	W	37 mi [59.5 km]	27,540	25.7% increase
	Salem	NE	18 mi [28.97 km]	7,446	5.85% decrease
	Shiloh	W	37 mi [59.5 km]	11,173	46.19% increase
	Swansea	W	40 mi [64.4 km]	12,927	22.19% increase
	Troy	NW	39 mi [62.8 km]	9,840	15.44% increase
	West Frankfort	SE	42 mi [67.6 km]	8,190	---

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Ashley	S	9 mi [14.48 km]	573	6.53% decrease
	Central City	NE	8 mi [12.87 km]	1,313	4.23% decrease
	Hoffman	N	5 mi [8.05 km]	449	2.39% decrease
	Hoyleton	SW	2 mi [3.22 km]	492	5.38% decrease
	Huey	N	10 mi [16.09 km]	185	5.61% decrease
	Irvington	SE	4 mi [6.44 km]	700	4.89% decrease
	Jefferson City	SE	11 mi [17.7 km]	---
	Junction City	NE	9 mi [14.48 km]	537	3.94% decrease
	Nashville	SW	11 mi [17.7 km]	3,027	3.81% decrease
	New Minden	W	7 mi [11.27 km]	193	5.39% decrease
	Radom	S	12 mi [19.31 km]	383	3.04% decrease
	Richview	SE	6 mi [9.66 km]	286	7.14% decrease
	Sandoval	NE	12 mi [19.31 km]	1,335	6.9% decrease
	Walnut Hill	E	10 mi [16.09 km]	104	4.59% decrease
	Wamac	NE	5 mi [8.05 km]	1,270	7.84% decrease

Washington County

Alda is located in Washington County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Washington: Clinton, Jefferson, Marion, Perry, Randolph and Saint Clair.

While not sharing a border with Washington, the following counties are close to Alda: Bond, Madison and Franklin.

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

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Alda
	Bond County	N	Keyesport	19 miles [30 km]
	Clay County	E	Xenia	34 miles [54 km]
	Clinton County	N	Hoffman	5 miles [8 km]
	Fayette County	N	Pittsburg	28 miles [45 km]
	Franklin County	S	Sesser	27 miles [43 km]
	Hamilton County	SE	Dahlgren	35 miles [56 km]
	Jackson County	S	Dowell	36 miles [57 km]
	Jefferson County	E	Baldwin Heights	5 miles [8 km]
	Madison County	NW	Sebastopol	26 miles [41 km]
	Marion County	NE	Central City	8 miles [12 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Illinois<3>

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