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Population (year 2000): 4,502. Estimated
population in July 2005: 5,074 (+12.7% change)
Males: 2,238 (49.7%), Females: 2,264 (50.3%)
Belknap County
Median resident age: 41.4 years
Median household income: $43,451 (year 2000)
Median house value: $127,700 (year 2000)
Races in Alton:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.3%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
- Hispanic (0.5%)
Ancestries: English (27.2%), Irish (16.7%),
French (11.9%), German (10.2%), United States (8.7%), Italian
(6.2%).
Elevation: 563 feet
For population 25 years and over in Alton
- High school or higher: 87.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.3%
- Unemployed: 3.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 31.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Alton town
- Never married: 18.0%
- Now married: 64.8%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 5.9%
- Divorced: 10.2%
3.0% Foreign born (1.5% Europe, 1.2% North
America, 0.3% Asia).
Hospitals/medical centers near Alton:
- HUGGINS HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; WOLFEBORO, NH)
- LAKES REGION GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles;
LACONIA, NH)
- FRISBIE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles;
ROCHESTER, NH)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Alton:
- PEASE INTERNATIONAL TRADEPORT (about 39 miles;
PORTSMOUTH, NH; ID: PSM)
- MANCHESTER (about 39 miles; MANCHESTER, NH; ID: MHT)
- PORTLAND INTL JETPORT (about 65 miles; PORTLAND, ME;
ID: PWM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Alton:
- ALTON BAY (about 2 miles; ALTON BAY, NH; ID: B18)
- LAKES REGION (about 10 miles; WOLFEBORO, NH; ID:
8B8)
- LACONIA MUNI (about 16 miles; LACONIA, NH; ID: LCI)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Alton:
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 29
miles; DURHAM, NH; Full-time enrollment: 12,586)
- NEW HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE (about 32 miles; MANCHESTER,
NH; FT enrollment: 3,251)
- PLYMOUTH STATE COLLEGE (about 37 miles; PLYMOUTH,
NH; FT enrollment: 3,542)
- NORTHERN ESSEX COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 47 miles;
HAVERHILL, MA; FT enrollment: 3,388)
- SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 50 miles; STANDISH, ME;
FT enrollment: 2,376)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about
53 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; FT enrollment: 2,251)
- MERRIMACK COLLEGE (about 54 miles; NORTH ANDOVER,
MA; FT enrollment: 2,384)
Public high school in Alton:
- ALTON CENTRAL SCHOOL (HIGH) (Students: 204;
Location: SCHOOL ST PO BOX 910; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Alton:
- ALTON CENTRAL SCHOOL (ELEM) (Students: 578;
Location: SCHOOL ST PO BOX 910; Grades: PK - 08)
- PROSPECT MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL (Location: PO
BOX 120; Grades: N - N )
Library in Alton:
- GILMAN LIBRARY (Operating income: $71,814;
Location: MAIN STREET; 17,628 books; 843 audio
materials; 1,132 video materials; 82 serial
subscriptions)
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