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Altona, Indiana

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Fort Wayne. It is located about 18 miles [28 km] to the south of Altona and has a population of 205,727 people.<1>

The next largest community is Elkhart. It is located about 48 miles [77 km] to the northwest of Altona and has a population of 51,874 people.

Other large communities in the area:

 Community DirectionDistance<2>2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Angola   N21 mi [33.8 km]7,8947.49% increase
 Auburn   E5 mi [8.05 km]13,0267.88% increase
 Bluffton   S42 mi [67.6 km]9,3202.27% decrease
 Decatur   S37 mi [59.5 km]9,5740.48% increase
 Goshen   NW38 mi [61.2 km]32,63011.05% increase
 Huntington   SW37 mi [59.5 km]16,5215.32% decrease
 Kendallville   NW8 mi [12.87 km]10,4528.69% increase
 New Haven   S20 mi [32.19 km]13,68510.31% increase
 Warsaw   W36 mi [57.9 km]13,6279.76% increase
 Coldwater (MI)   N41 mi [66 km]10,51417.19% decrease
 Hillsdale (MI)   NE47 mi [75.6 km]7,7625.72% decrease
 Sturgis (MI)   NW34 mi [54.7 km]10,9163.27% decrease
 Bryan (OH)   E32 mi [51.5 km]8,3140.23% decrease
 Defiance (OH)   E41 mi [66 km]16,0632.44% decrease
 Van Wert (OH)   SE44 mi [70.8 km]10,2114.48% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

 Community DirectionDistance2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Albion   W14 mi [22.53 km]2,3322.1% increase
 Ashley   N12 mi [19.31 km]9921.78% decrease
 Avilla   W4 mi [6.44 km]2,41717.96% increase
 Butler   E15 mi [24.14 km]2,6731.91% decrease
 Churubusco   SW12 mi [19.31 km]1,7786.72% increase
 Corunna   N5 mi [8.05 km]2472.76% decrease
 Garrett   ELess than 2 mi5,6812.1% decrease
 Grabill   SE13 mi [20.92 km]1,1513.41% increase
 Hudson   N12 mi [19.31 km]5635.54% decrease
 Huntertown   S9 mi [14.48 km]2,15821.85% increase
 Leo-Cedarville   SE11 mi [17.7 km]2,9305.32% increase
 Rome City   NW14 mi [22.53 km]1,6663.16% increase
 Saint Joe   E13 mi [20.92 km]4662.51% decrease
 Wakeville Village   NW9 mi [14.48 km]---
 Waterloo   NE8 mi [12.87 km]2,1651.59% decrease

DeKalb County

Altona is located in DeKalb County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of DeKalb: Steuben, Allen, Noble, LaGrange, Williams (OH) and Defiance (OH).

While not sharing a border with DeKalb, the following counties are close to Altona: Whitley, Paulding (OH) and Kosciusko.

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

 CountyDirectionNearest CommunityDistance From
Altona
 Adams County   SWilliams31 miles [49 km]
 Allen County   SWAri7 miles [11 km]
 Elkhart County   NWMillersburg30 miles [48 km]
 Huntington County   SRoanoke Station29 miles [46 km]
 Kosciusko County   WEnchanted Hills26 miles [41 km]
 LaGrange County   NLakeview13 miles [20 km]
 Noble County   SWSwan3 miles [4 km]
 Steuben County   NHelmer12 miles [19 km]
 Wabash County   SWLiberty Mills37 miles [59 km]
 Wells County   SOssian32 miles [51 km]



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Footnotes

<1>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Altona.

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<2>Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Altona and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance.

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<3>All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint.

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