Alton, Illinois

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Saint Louis (MO). It is located about 19 miles [30 km] to the south of Alton and has a population of 348,189 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Saint Charles (MO). It is located about 20 miles [32 km] to the west of Alton and has a population of 60,321 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Belleville	S	28 mi [45.06 km]	41,097	0.76% decrease
	Collinsville	SE	17 mi [27.36 km]	25,960	5.07% increase
	East Saint Louis	S	19 mi [30.58 km]	28,773	8.78% decrease
	Granite City	S	12 mi [19.31 km]	30,703	1.91% decrease
	Ballwin (MO)	SW	30 mi [48.28 km]	30,033	4% decrease
	Chesterfield (MO)	SW	28 mi [45.06 km]	46,064	1.58% decrease
	Florissant (MO)	SW	11 mi [17.7 km]	50,561	0.13% increase
	Hazelwood (MO)	SW	14 mi [22.53 km]	25,345	3.29% decrease
	Kirkwood (MO)	SW	26 mi [41.84 km]	26,760	2.06% decrease
	Maryland Heights (MO)	SW	21 mi [33.8 km]	25,949	0.75% increase
	O'Fallon (MO)	W	31 mi [49.89 km]	76,819	66.39% increase
	Saint Peters (MO)	W	25 mi [40.23 km]	55,500	8.02% increase
	University City (MO)	SW	18 mi [28.97 km]	36,289	3.04% decrease
	Webster Groves (MO)	SW	24 mi [38.62 km]	22,335	3.85% decrease
	Wildwood (MO)	SW	35 mi [56.3 km]	34,195	3.99% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Altamont	NW	3 mi [4.83 km]	---
	Belmont Village	NW	3 mi [4.83 km]	---
	Bethalto	E	5 mi [8.05 km]	9,933	5.07% increase
	Brighton	N	9 mi [14.48 km]	2,376	8.2% increase
	East Alton	SE	2 mi [3.22 km]	6,563	3.91% decrease
	Godfrey	NW	5 mi [8.05 km]	17,524	7.6% increase
	Hartford	SE	6 mi [9.66 km]	1,477	4.4% decrease
	Rosewood Heights	E	3 mi [4.83 km]	---
	Roxana	SE	7 mi [11.27 km]	1,552	0.32% increase
	South Roxana	SE	7 mi [11.27 km]	1,807	4.29% decrease
	Wood River	SE	4 mi [6.44 km]	10,973	2.86% decrease
	Black Jack (MO)	SW	9 mi [14.48 km]	6,818	0.38% increase
	Glasgow Village (MO)	S	10 mi [16.09 km]	---
	Spanish Lake (MO)	SW	8 mi [12.87 km]	---
	West Alton (MO)	SW	3 mi [4.83 km]	717	25.13% increase

Madison County

Alton is located in Madison County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Madison: Bond, Clinton, Jersey, Macoupin, Montgomery, Saint Charles (MO), Saint Clair, Saint Louis City (MO) and Saint Louis (MO).

While not sharing a border with Madison, the following counties are close to Alton: Calhoun, Greene and Lincoln (MO).

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
	Bond County	E	Gilmore	29 miles [46 km]
	Calhoun County	W	Marshall Landing	19 miles [30 km]
	Clinton County	SE	Trenton	32 miles [51 km]
	Greene County	NW	Kane	22 miles [35 km]
	Jersey County	W	Lockhaven	7 miles [11 km]
	Macoupin County	N	Miles Station	11 miles [17 km]
	Monroe County	S	Columbia	30 miles [48 km]
	Montgomery County	E	Walshville	30 miles [48 km]
	Saint Clair County	S	Brooklyn	17 miles [27 km]
	Franklin County (MO)	SW	Petersville (MO)	38 miles [61 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Illinois<3>

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