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Alton, Michigan

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Grand Rapids. It is located about 15 miles [24 km] to the west of Alton and has a population of 197,800 people.<1>

The next largest community is Lansing. It is located about 45 miles [72 km] to the southeast of Alton and has a population of 119,128 people.

Other large communities in the area:

 Community DirectionDistance<2>2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Battle Creek   S49 mi [78.9 km]52,0532.46% decrease
 Big Rapids   N47 mi [75.6 km]10,2575.46% decrease
 East Grand Rapids   W13 mi [20.92 km]10,4672.76% decrease
 East Lansing   SE47 mi [75.6 km]45,8571.44% decrease
 Grand Haven   W44 mi [70.8 km]10,6085.01% decrease
 Grandville   W21 mi [33.8 km]16,7182.8% increase
 Holland   SW41 mi [66 km]34,0762.77% decrease
 Ionia   E14 mi [22.53 km]12,58919.11% increase
 Kentwood   SW15 mi [24.14 km]47,4194.78% increase
 Mount Pleasant   NE49 mi [78.9 km]26,6752.81% increase
 Muskegon Heights   W46 mi [74 km]11,6233.54% decrease
 Muskegon   W47 mi [75.6 km]39,4011.76% decrease
 Norton Shores   W46 mi [74 km]23,3073.46% increase
 Walker   W20 mi [32.19 km]23,7228.61% increase
 Wyoming   SW19 mi [30.58 km]70,4621.58% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

 Community DirectionDistance2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Ada   SW8 mi [12.87 km]---
 Belding   NE8 mi [12.87 km]5,6913.16% decrease
 Caledonia   SW17 mi [27.36 km]1,35422.87% increase
 Cedar Springs   NW17 mi [27.36 km]3,2504.43% increase
 Clarksville   SE13 mi [20.92 km]3102.21% decrease
 Comstock Park   W16 mi [25.75 km]---
 Cutlerville   SW19 mi [30.58 km]---
 Forest Hills   SW8 mi [12.87 km]---
 Freeport   S17 mi [27.36 km]4361.8% decrease
 Greenville   NE12 mi [19.31 km]8,1542.76% increase
 Lake Odessa   SE19 mi [30.58 km]2,2152.51% decrease
 Lowell   S5 mi [8.05 km]4,1533.49% increase
 Northview   W12 mi [19.31 km]---
 Rockford   NW12 mi [19.31 km]5,41116.97% increase
 Saranac   SE9 mi [14.48 km]1,2962.26% decrease

Kent County

Alton is located in Kent County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Kent: Allegan, Barry, Ionia, Montcalm, Muskegon, Newaygo and Ottawa.

While not sharing a border with Kent, the counties of Eaton and Clinton are close to Alton.

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:

 CountyDirectionNearest CommunityDistance From
Alton
 Allegan County   SWGreen Lake22 miles [35 km]
 Barry County   SFreeport17 miles [27 km]
 Calhoun County   NWMorgan Corners35 miles [56 km]
 Clinton County   EHubbardston26 miles [41 km]
 Eaton County   SESunfield25 miles [40 km]
 Gratiot County   EBrice31 miles [49 km]
 Ionia County   NESmyrna5 miles [8 km]
 Isabella County   NBlanchard37 miles [59 km]
 Mecosta County   NMorley33 miles [53 km]
 Montcalm County   NEGreenville12 miles [19 km]



Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Alton. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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Bed & Breakfast     Truck Stops     Real Estate    
Campgrounds      Rentals    
Restaurants     Auto Repair      
 RV Repair     Churches    
Food/Groceries        
Pharmacy     Auto Parts     Libraries    
  RV Parts     Schools    
Attractions     Motorcycle Parts     Government Offices    
     
Fishing/Hunting     Hospitals      
Hiking/Camping     Doctors      
  Dentists      
Other...     Veterinarians      

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).



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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 Alton.

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<2>Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Alton 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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