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Alton

town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States
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Alton

Summary

Alton is a town in the United States[1]. Alton has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Alton is located in Penobscot County[3].
  • Alton is in the country of United States[4].
  • Alton's instance of is recorded as town in the United States[5].
  • Alton's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern Time Zone[6].
  • Alton's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 45.031388888889, 'lon': -68.728611111111}[7].
  • Alton has a population of {'amount': '+890'}[8].
  • Alton has a population of {'amount': '+829'}[9].
  • Alton's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Alton'}[10].
  • Alton's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+345'}[11].
  • Alton's different from is recorded as Alton[12].
  • Alton sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+55'}[13].
  • Alton covers an area of {'unit': 'Q25343', 'amount': '+110203994'}[14].
  • Alton's per capita income is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+32545'}[15].

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Identity

Alton's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Alton'}[10].

Why It Matters

Alton has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . Geographic Names Information System. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . Geographic Names Information System. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Penobscot County
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 45.031388888889, 'lon': -68.728611111111}
    Population → {'amount': '+890'}, {'amount': '+829'}
    Area → {'unit': 'Q25343', 'amount': '+110203994'}
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46950|batch #46950]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
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