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Alpha, Minnesota

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(Otter Tail County)

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(Winona County)

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The 2000 Census showed that Alpha had a population of 126 people ^<1>.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	116	-7.94%	-0.85% since 2007
2007	117	-7.14%	-0.85% since 2006
2006	118	-6.35%	-0.84% since 2005
2005	119	-5.56%	-0.83% since 2004
2004	120	-4.76%	-1.64% since 2003
2003	122	-3.17%	-0.81% since 2002
2002	123	-2.38%
2001	123	-2.38%	-2.38% since 2000
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2000	126	The Last Census

Alpha had 61 Housing Units ^<2> at the time of the 2000 Census.

Jackson County

The city of Alpha is located in Jackson County.

The county had a population of 11,234 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 126 people, Alpha contained 1.12% of the Jackson County total.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Jackson County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Alpha and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Alpha. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<3>

Radius	No of Communities	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
5 mi [8 km]	2	3,421	5.68% decrease
10 mi [16 km]	4	4,615	5.93% decrease
15 mi [24 km]	9	8,091	6.54% decrease
20 mi [32 km]	20	36,600	4.31% decrease
25 mi [40 km]	34	46,384	3.96% decrease
30 mi [48 km]	44	54,683	4.46% decrease

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Unfortunately, the Census Bureau has not created a QuickFact that is specific to Alpha.

A Census Quickfact is available for Jackson County (QF-27063).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Jackson County.

County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Cottonwood	QF-27033	N	11,283	7.02% decrease
Watonwan	QF-27165	NE	10,860	8.14% decrease
Martin	QF-27091	E	20,435	6.14% decrease
Emmet (IA)	QF-19063	SE	10,457	4.87% decrease
Dickinson (IA)	QF-19059	S	16,775	1.91% increase
Osceola (IA)	QF-19143	SW	6,444	7.71% decrease
Nobles	QF-27105	W	20,365	1.97% decrease

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Alpha:

	State Code:	27 (Minnesota)
	County Code:	063 (Jackson County)
	Place Code:	01162 (Alpha)

	State & County Code:	27063 (Minnesota/Jackson County)

	State & Place Code:	2701162 (Minnesota/Alpha)

Alpha is located in Census Region #2 (the Midwest Region) and in Division #4 (the West North-Central Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Alpha.

The Commemorative
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Minnesota ^<4>

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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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Footnotes

<1>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. - Return to Citation
<2>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live, whether occupied or temporarily vacant, such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway). - Return to Citation
<3>	The communities in our count are those provided by the 2000 Census, so keep in mind that our population rings will only include the people living in those communities. Smaller communities usually don't participate directly in the Census and therefore they won't be included. While our count is a close approximation, it shouldn't be considered as a complete or accurate count. - Return to Citation
<4>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

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