East Alton
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Location in Illinois
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Illinois | ||
| County : | Madison County | ||
| Coordinates : | 38 ° 53 ′ N , 90 ° 7 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 6,301 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 450.1 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 15 km 2 (approx. 6 mi 2 ) of which 14 km 2 (approx. 5 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 132 m | ||
| Postal code : | 62024 | ||
| Area code : | +1 618 | ||
| FIPS : | 17-21553 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 407595 | ||
| Website : | www.eastaltonvillage.org | ||
| Mayor : | Fred Bright | ||
East Alton is a town (with the status " Village ") in Madison County in the west of the US -amerikanischen state of Illinois . In 2010 East Alton had 6,301 inhabitants.
The city is located in the eastern part of the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area called Metro-East around the city of St. Louis in neighboring Missouri .
geography
East Alton is located in the northern suburbs of St. Louis on the left bank of the Mississippi , which forms the border with the state of Missouri. The place is located at 38 ° 52'49 "north latitude and 90 ° 06'40" west longitude and extends over 15 km², which is spread over 14 km² of land and 1 km² of water. The place is in the Wood River Township .
East Alton is directly bordered by the urban area of Wood River in the southeast , Rosewood Heights in the east, Bethalto in the northeast and Alton in the west. On the opposite bank of the Mississippi is St. Charles County , Missouri. Downtown St. Louis is 21 miles south.
traffic
By East Alton Illinois herein the section runs along the Mississippi Great River Road forming Illinois State Route 143 . All other roads are subordinate or inner-city connecting roads.
Several lines of various railway companies run through East Alton and lead from here to St. Louis.
The St. Louis Regional Airport is 5.7 km east, the larger Lambert-Saint Louis International Airport is 39.9 km southwest of East Alton.
Demographic data
According to the 2010 census , East Alton had 6,301 people in 2,762 households. The population density was 450.1 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.28 people lived in each of the 2,762 households.
The racial the population was composed of 95.2 percent white, 1.9 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.3 percent Asian and 0.2 percent from other ethnic groups; 2.3 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.2 percent of the population.
21.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 62.7 percent were between 18 and 64 and 15.5 percent were 65 years or older. 50.2 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 35,496 USD . The per capita income was $ 21,678. 25.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved July 3, 2012
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed July 3, 2012