Alton, Louisiana

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is New Orleans. It is located about 20 miles [32 km] to the southwest of Alton and has a population of 484,674 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Gulfport (MS). It is located about 41 miles [65 km] to the east of Alton and has a population of 71,127 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Bogalusa	N	31 mi [49.89 km]	12,607	5.67% decrease
	Covington	NW	23 mi [37.01 km]	9,155	7.92% increase
	Gretna	SW	33 mi [53.1 km]	16,399	5.88% decrease
	Hammond	W	43 mi [69.2 km]	19,803	12.27% increase
	Harahan	SW	37 mi [59.5 km]	9,306	5.86% decrease
	Kenner	SW	36 mi [57.9 km]	66,942	5.07% decrease
	Mandeville	W	19 mi [30.58 km]	12,421	18.42% increase
	Slidell	S	3 mi [4.83 km]	27,183	5.79% increase
	Westwego	SW	37 mi [59.5 km]	10,098	6.18% decrease
	Bay Saint Louis (MS)	E	25 mi [40.23 km]	8,052	1.91% decrease
	Biloxi (MS)	E	49 mi [78.9 km]	45,670	9.82% decrease
	Long Beach (MS)	E	35 mi [56.3 km]	12,234	29.36% decrease
	Pass Christian (MS)	E	31 mi [49.89 km]	3,993	39.31% decrease
	Picayune (MS)	N	14 mi [22.53 km]	11,787	11.88% increase
	Waveland (MS)	E	22 mi [35.41 km]	5,249	21.35% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Abita Springs	NW	18 mi [28.97 km]	2,409	23.1% increase
	Bon Village	S	3 mi [4.83 km]	---
	Browns Village	SW	2 mi [3.22 km]	---
	Eden Isle	S	7 mi [11.27 km]	---
	Huntwyck Village	SW	3 mi [4.83 km]	---
	Lacombe	W	10 mi [16.09 km]	---
	Lake Shore Village	S	5 mi [8.05 km]	---
	Lake Village	SE	2 mi [3.22 km]	---
	McClane City	S	5 mi [8.05 km]	---
	Northwood Village	S	Less than 2 mi	---
	Pearl River	N	2 mi [3.22 km]	2,193	19.25% increase
	Tanglewood Village	S	2 mi [3.22 km]	---
	Kiln (MS)	E	20 mi [32.19 km]	---
	Pearlington (MS)	SE	10 mi [16.09 km]	---
	Shoreline Park (MS)	E	21 mi [33.8 km]	---

Saint Tammany Parish

Alton is located in Saint Tammany Parish.

The following parishes adjoin and form the boundaries of Saint Tammany: Washington, Pearl River (MS), Hancock (MS), Orleans, Jefferson and Tangipahoa.

While not sharing a border with Saint Tammany, the parishes of Saint Bernard and Harrison (MS) are close to Alton.

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

	Parish/County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Alton
	Jefferson Parish	SW	Bucktown	31 miles [49 km]
	Orleans Parish	S	Pike Fort	11 miles [17 km]
	Plaquemines Parish	S	Braithwaite	33 miles [53 km]
	Saint Bernard Parish	S	Martello Castle	26 miles [41 km]
	Saint John the Baptist Parish	W	Galva	38 miles [61 km]
	Tangipahoa Parish	W	Bedico	30 miles [48 km]
	Washington Parish	N	Rio	26 miles [41 km]
	Hancock County (MS)	E	Gainesville (MS)	7 miles [11 km]
	Harrison County (MS)	NE	Dedeaux (MS)	27 miles [43 km]
	Pearl River County (MS)	N	Bings Ferry (MS)	10 miles [16 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Louisiana<3>

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