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Population (year 2000): 668. Estimated
population in July 2005: 648 (-3.0% change)
Males: 302 (45.2%), Females: 366 (54.8%)
Oregon County
Zip code:
65606
Median resident age: 44.6 years
Median household income: $16,667 (year 2000)
Median house value: $42,100 (year 2000)
Races in Alton:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.6%)
- American Indian (2.5%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (18.9%), Irish
(10.0%), English (8.8%), German (6.3%), French (3.7%), French
Canadian (3.0%).
Elevation: 779 feet
Land area: 0.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Alton
- High school or higher: 68.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.8%
- Unemployed: 10.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Alton city
- Never married: 16.7%
- Now married: 50.5%
- Separated: 0.7%
- Widowed: 16.1%
- Divorced: 15.9%
0.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -25 (-3.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Alton:
- EASTERN OZARKS REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM (about 30
miles; CHEROKEE VILLAGE, AR)
- ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL (about 31 miles; MOUNTAIN VIEW,
MO)
- OZARKS MEDICAL CENTER (about 33 miles; WEST PLAINS,
MO)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Alton:
- WAYNESVILLE RGNL ARPT AT FORNEY FIELD (about 88
miles; FORT LEONARD WOOD, MO; ID: TBN)
- LEE C FINE MEMORIAL (about 124 miles; KAISER LAKE
OZARK, MO; ID: AIZ)
- CAPE GIRARDEAU REGIONAL (about 132 miles; CAPE
GIRARDEAU, MO; ID: CGI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Alton:
- THAYER MEMORIAL (about 17 miles; THAYER, MO; ID:
42M)
- MOUNTAIN VIEW (about 29 miles; MOUNTAIN VIEW, MO;
ID: MNF)
- SHARP COUNTY REGIONAL (about 33 miles; ASH FLAT, AR;
ID: CVK)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Alton:
- ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 77
miles; STATE UNIVERSITY, AR; Full-time enrollment:
8,696)
- UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ROLLA (about 86 miles; ROLLA,
MO; FT enrollment: 4,181)
- HARDING UNIVERSITY (about 103 miles; SEARCY, AR; FT
enrollment: 3,959)
- ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-BEEBE BRANCH (about 116
miles; BEEBE, AR; FT enrollment: 3,840)
- JEFFERSON COLLEGE (about 123 miles; HILLSBORO, MO;
FT enrollment: 2,568)
- UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS (about 128 miles;
CONWAY, AR; FT enrollment: 7,693)
- SOUTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 133
miles; SPRINGFIELD, MO; FT enrollment: 14,680)
Public high school in Alton:
- ALTON HIGH (Students: 360; Location: RTE 2
BOX 2180; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Alton:
- ALTON ELEM. (Students: 401; Location: RTE 2
BOX 2181; Grades: KG - 06)
Library in Alton:
- OREGON COUNTY LIBRARY DISTRICT (Operating
income: $152,436; Location: P.O. BOX 158; 46,159 books;
198 audio materials; 1,012 video materials; 37 serial
subscriptions)
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