Alton

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Alton

Total population

744

Median home value

$114,200

19.3%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$50,208

Alton$50k

National$74k

Founded

1929

Elevation238 m

Land area4.1 km²

Weather63°F · Isolated Rain Showers

Coordinates36.69°, -91.39°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Alton is a city and the county seat of Oregon County, Missouri, United States. The population was 707 at the 2020 census.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Alton, MO from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

David Glass

American businessman and baseball team owner (1935-2020)

R

Russell Gentry Clark

United States federal judge

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Missouri

• Koshkonong
  15.5 mi away
• Brandsville
  17.1 mi away
• Birch Tree
  21.8 mi away
• Fremont
  22.1 mi away · pop. 107
• Montier
  22.5 mi away
• Mountain View
  27.1 mi away
• Pomona
  31.3 mi away
• Eminence
  31.8 mi away
• Doniphan
  31.9 mi away
• Hunter
  32.9 mi away
• Grandin
  33 mi away
• Ellsinore
  39.4 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Alton

Bridge across Eleven Points River near Alton, Mo

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce · 1934

The Alton Railroad Bridge at Glasgow, Missouri, 1879

Henry Belin Voorhees · 1944

Bridges across the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers at Alton, Ill

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce · 1926

Bridges across Mississippi River at Alton, Ill., and Missouri River near Bellefontaine, Mo

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce · 1927

The Ruddells and descendants

William Alton York · 1983

Sedimentology and bathymetry of Pool 26, Mississippi River, Alton, Illinois to Winfield, Missouri

Jonathan H. Goodwin · 1981

The Chicago & Alton receivership

Texas Company · 1922

Locks and dam no. 26 (replacement), upper Mississippi River Basin, Mississippi River - Alton, Illinois, Missouri and Illinois

United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. · 1975

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Bunker Fire, Calhoun, Arkansas
  Wildfires · 2026-09-15 · 226 mi
• Wildfire Bunker Fire, Calhoun, Arkansas
  Wildfires · 2026-09-14 · 226 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).