Alton, North Carolina

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Charlotte. It is located about 27 miles [43 km] to the northwest of Alton and has a population of 540,828 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Gastonia. It is located about 44 miles [70 km] to the northwest of Alton and has a population of 66,277 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Albemarle	NE	38 mi [61.2 km]	15,522	1.01% decrease
	Belmont	NW	37 mi [59.5 km]	9,374	7.69% increase
	Concord	N	35 mi [56.3 km]	66,311	18.46% increase
	Cornelius	NW	45 mi [72.4 km]	24,487	104.59% increase
	Huntersville	NW	40 mi [64.4 km]	44,054	76.5% increase
	Indian Trail	NW	14 mi [22.53 km]	18,976	59.4% increase
	Kannapolis	N	41 mi [66 km]	42,521	15.2% increase
	Matthews	NW	19 mi [30.58 km]	26,901	21.58% increase
	Mint Hill	N	21 mi [33.8 km]	20,369	36.5% increase
	Monroe	N	8 mi [12.87 km]	32,543	24.08% increase
	Mount Holly	NW	39 mi [62.8 km]	10,081	4.81% increase
	Rockingham	E	44 mi [70.8 km]	8,880	8.19% decrease
	Fort Mill (SC)	W	23 mi [37.01 km]	10,032	32.23% increase
	Lancaster (SC)	SW	17 mi [27.36 km]	9,981	22.06% increase
	Rock Hill (SC)	W	27 mi [43.45 km]	67,339	35.31% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Carmel Village	N	5 mi [8.05 km]	---
	Hemby Bridge	N	16 mi [25.75 km]	1,931	115.27% increase
	Jaars	W	11 mi [17.7 km]	---
	Lake Park Village	N	15 mi [24.14 km]	---
	Marshville	NE	12 mi [19.31 km]	3,208	35.93% increase
	Marvin	NW	17 mi [27.36 km]	1,970	89.61% increase
	Mineral Springs	NW	9 mi [14.48 km]	2,778	102.77% increase
	Peachland	NE	17 mi [27.36 km]	529	4.51% decrease
	Trinity	S	2 mi [3.22 km]	6,977	4.29% increase
	Unionville	N	13 mi [20.92 km]	7,899	64.67% increase
	Waxhaw	W	12 mi [19.31 km]	3,672	39.89% increase
	Weddington	NW	14 mi [22.53 km]	9,882	47.58% increase
	Wesley Chapel	NW	11 mi [17.7 km]	3,985	56.34% increase
	Wingate	NE	8 mi [12.87 km]	3,879	61.22% increase
	Pageland (SC)	SE	11 mi [17.7 km]	2,513	0.32% decrease

Union County

Alton is located in Union County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Union: Cabarrus, Stanly, Anson, Chesterfield (SC), Lancaster (SC) and Mecklenburg.

While not sharing a border with Union, the following counties are close to Alton: Anderson (SC), York (SC) and Chester (SC).

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
	Anson County	E	Mineral Springs	17 miles [27 km]
	Cabarrus County	N	Cabarrus	24 miles [38 km]
	Gaston County	NW	Paradise Point	35 miles [56 km]
	Mecklenburg County	NW	Weddington	14 miles [22 km]
	Montgomery County	NE	Emerald Shores	36 miles [57 km]
	Richmond County	NE	Mangum	35 miles [56 km]
	Stanly County	N	Stanfield	25 miles [40 km]
	Anderson County (SC)	SE	High Point (SC)	10 miles [16 km]
	Chester County (SC)	W	Landsford (SC)	20 miles [32 km]
	Chesterfield County (SC)	S	Wolf Pond Cross Roads (SC)	4 miles [6 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for North Carolina<3>

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