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Alton, Texas

Alton
(Denton County)

Alto Real Colonia
(Cameron County)

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The 2000 Census showed that Alton had a population of 4,384 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	11,523	+162.84%	+8.71% since 2007
2007	10,600	+141.79%	+3.04% since 2006
2006	10,287	+134.65%	+3.16% since 2005
2005	9,972	+127.46%	+2.41% since 2004
2004	9,737	+122.1%	+4.36% since 2003
2003	9,330	+112.82%	+6.79% since 2002
2002	8,737	+99.29%	+2.32% since 2001
2001	8,539	+94.78%	+94.78% since 2000
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2000	4,384	The Last Census

Alton had 1,175 Housing Units ^<2> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Alton has an area ^<3> of 2.11 square miles [5.47 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Alton had a 2000 population density of 2,075 people per square mile [801 people/km²], making it the state's 134th most densely populated area.

Hidalgo County

The city of Alton is located in Hidalgo County.

The county had a population of 573,498 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 4,384 people, Alton contained 0.76% of the Hidalgo County total.

In addition, where the community of Alton has a population density of 2,075 people per square mile [801 people/km²], Hidalgo County averages 365.3 people per square mile [141.1 people/km²].

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

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Alton and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Alton. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<4>

Radius	No of Communities	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
5 mi [8 km]	3	22,013	64.73% increase
10 mi [16 km]	9	296,708	35.83% increase
15 mi [24 km]	14	428,963	35.15% increase
20 mi [32 km]	17	454,519	34.1% increase
25 mi [40 km]	21	499,431	33.05% increase
30 mi [48 km]	24	517,980	32.11% increase

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Although they haven't created a QuickFact for Alton, there are QuickFacts available for the following nearby communities:

Community	Census QuickFact	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
McAllen	QF-4845384	SE	6 mi [9.66 km]^<5>	129,776	21.95% increase
Mission	QF-4848768	S	6 mi [9.66 km]	67,119	47.81% increase
Edinburg	QF-4822660	E	9 mi [14.48 km]	71,520	47.57% increase
Pharr	QF-4857200	SE	11 mi [17.7 km]	65,258	39.86% increase

For more about neighboring communities, please visit our Neighborhood Page for Alton.

A Census Quickfact is available for Hidalgo County (QF-48215).

Miscellaneous Information

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

	State Code:	48 (Texas)
	County Code:	215 (Hidalgo County)
	Place Code:	02212 (Alton)

	State & County Code:	48215 (Texas/Hidalgo County)

	State & Place Code:	4802212 (Texas/Alton)

Alton is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and in Division #7 (the West South-Central Division).

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

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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 area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Alton. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group of people. - Return to Citation
<4>	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
<5>	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. - Return to Citation
<6>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

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