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Population (year 2000): 30,496. Estimated
population in July 2005: 29,433 (-3.5% change)
Males: 14,309 (46.9%), Females: 16,187 (53.1%)
Madison County
Zip code:
62002
Median resident age: 35.4 years
Median household income: $31,213 (year 2000)
Median house value: $56,500 (year 2000)
Races in Alton:
- White Non-Hispanic (71.6%)
- Black (24.7%)
- Two or more races (1.7%)
- Hispanic (1.5%)
- Other race (0.7%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (22.0%), Irish (12.2%),
United States (8.2%), English (7.8%), Italian (3.5%), French
(2.7%).
Elevation: 520 feet
Land area: 15.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Alton
- High school or higher: 81.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.2%
- Unemployed: 7.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Alton city
- Never married: 29.0%
- Now married: 45.2%
- Separated: 2.7%
- Widowed: 9.7%
- Divorced: 13.4%
0.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -2,706 (-8.2%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Alton:
- ALTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (ONE MEMORIAL DRIVE)
- ALTON MENTAL HEALTH CENTER (4500 COLLEGE
AVENUE)
- SAINT ANTHONY HEALTH CENTER (ST ANTHONYS WAY)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Alton:
- ST LOUIS REGIONAL (about 9 miles; ALTON/ST LOUIS,
IL; ID: ALN)
- LAMBERT-ST LOUIS INTL (about 18 miles; ST LOUIS, MO;
ID: STL)
- SCOTT AFB/MIDAMERICA (about 34 miles; BELLEVILLE,
IL; ID: BLV)
Other public-use airports nearest to Alton:
- ST CHARLES COUNTY SMARTT (about 18 miles; ST
CHARLES, MO; ID: SET)
- ST LOUIS DOWNTOWN (about 23 miles; CAHOKIA/ST LOUIS,
IL; ID: CPS)
- ST CHARLES (about 24 miles; ST CHARLES, MO; ID: 3SQ)
Amtrak station:
ALTON (3400 COLLEGE AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully
wheelchair accessible, public payphones, vending machines,
free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for
taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Alton:
- LEWIS AND CLARK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 6 miles;
GODFREY, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,451)
- SAINT LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-FLORISSANT VALLEY
(about 15 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 3,749)
- UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ST LOUIS (about 17 miles; ST
LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 9,715)
- SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 19 miles;
ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 10,286)
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-EDWARDSVILLE (about 19
miles; EDWARDSVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 10,038)
- WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; ST LOUIS, MO;
FT enrollment: 10,939)
- SAINT LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-FOREST PARK (about 21
miles; ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 3,441)
Public high schools in Alton:
- ALTON SR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 2,194;
Location: 2200 COLLEGE AVE; Grades: 08 - 12)
- CNTR FOR ED OPPOR (Students: 15; Location:
409 MAIN ST; Grades: 07 - 12)
Private high schools in Alton:
- MARQUETTE CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
367; Location: 219 EAST 4TH 8T; Grades: 9 - 12)
- MISSISSIPPI VLY CHRISTIAN SCH (Students: 205;
Location: 2009 SEMINARY ROAD; Grades: PK - 12)
- CATHOLIC CHILDREN S HOME SPEC (Students: 100;
Location: 1400 STATE STREET; Grades: 1 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Alton:
- EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 871; Location:
1035 WASHINGTON AVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 598;
Location: 1513 STATE ST; Grades: 02 - 05)
- HORACE MANN ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 417;
Location: 2708 EDWARDS ST; Grades: 02 - 06)
- J B JOHNSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 401;
Location: 4200 HUMBERT ROAD; Grades: KG - 02)
- EUNICE SMITH ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 339;
Location: 2400 HENRY ST; Grades: 03 - 05)
- MARK TWAIN ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 282;
Location: 907 MILTON RD; Grades: KG - 02)
- LOVEJOY ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 259; Location:
1043 TREMONT ST; Grades: 03 - 05)
- MADISON CO EDUC THERAPY PGM (Students: 36;
Location: 409 MAIN ST; Grades: 05 - 12)
- MOTIVATIONAL ACHIEVEMNT CENTER (Students: 32;
Location: 2512 AMELIA ST; Grades: KG - 08)
- J B JOHNSON CAREER DEVELOPMENT (Location:
4200 HUMBERT RD; Grades: 00 - 00)
Private primary/middle schools in Alton:
- ST MARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 203;
Location: 536 EAST THIRD STREET; Grades: KG - 8)
- SS PETER & PAUL ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 178;
Location: 801 STATE STREET; Grades: KG - 8)
- ST MATTHEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 141;
Location: 1015 MILTON ROAD; Grades: KG - 8)
- WESTMINSTER CHRSTN-RIVER BEND (Students: 20;
Location: PO BOX 1127; Grades: 6 - 10)
- TODDLE TOWNE LEARNING CENTER (Students: 20;
Location: 3839 HUMBERT RD; Grades: KG - KG)
Library in Alton:
- HAYNER P.L.D. (Operating income: $1,987,445;
Location: 326 BELLE STREET; 164,726 books; 6,768 audio
materials; 9,628 video materials; 368 serial
subscriptions)
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