Alton

Summary

Alton is a human settlement^[1]. Alton ranks in the top 0.97% of human_settlement entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #349 of 35,923).^[2]

Key Facts

• Alton is located in Crawford County^[3].
• Alton is in the country of United States^[4].
• Alton's instance of is recorded as human settlement^[5].
• Alton's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 126804326^[6].
• Alton's locator map image is recorded as Crawford County Indiana Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Alton Highlighted.svg^[7].
• Alton's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n91070610^[8].
• Alton's Commons category is recorded as Alton, Indiana^[9].
• Alton's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 127658^[10].
• Alton's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−05:00^[11].
• Alton's local dialing code is recorded as 812^[12].
• +1838-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Alton^[13].
• Alton's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 450627^[14].
• Alton's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 2397425^[15].
• Alton's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.1225, 'lon': -86.41972}^[16].
• Alton's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0skns^[17].
• Alton's FIPS 55-3 is recorded as 18-01270^[18].
• Alton's population is recorded as {'amount': '+55'}^[19].
• Alton's population is recorded as {'amount': '+29'}^[20].
• Alton's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Alton'}^[21].
• Alton's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+10'}^[22].
• Alton's GeoNames ID is recorded as 4253833^[23].
• Alton's different from is recorded as Alton^[24].
• Alton's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+130'}^[25].
• Alton's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+0.491698'}^[26].
• Alton's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+0.4917'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Alton is in the country of United States^[4]. Alton is located in Crawford County^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+0.491698'}^[26] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+0.4917'}^[27]. Alton's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+130'}^[25]. Population counts include {'amount': '+55'}^[19] and {'amount': '+29'}^[20].

Designation and Status

Alton's instance of is recorded as human settlement^[5].

History and Context

+1838-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Alton^[13].

Why It Matters

Alton ranks in the top 0.97% of human_settlement entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #349 of 35,923).^[2] Alton has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]