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2005 Total Population Estimates for Alton, Illinois

Total Population Population # Est. Population Change
from previous year
% Population Change
from previous year
% Change from
year 2000 Base
July 1, 200529433-244-0.82%-3.51%
July 1, 200429677-349-1.16%-2.71%
July 1, 200330026-103-0.34%-1.57%
July 1, 200230129-261-0.86%-1.23%
July 1, 200130390-82-0.27%-0.37%
July 1, 200030472-32-0.1%-0.1%
April 1, 2000
(Estimates Base)
30504
April 1, 2000
(Census 2000)
30496

(source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2005 Population Estimates)

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Some Facts about Zip Code 62002

ZipCode: 62002 ZipCodeType: S
City: Alton CityType: D
County: Madison CountyFIPS: 17119
State: Illinois StateCode: IL
StateFIPS: 17 MSA: 7040
AreaCode: 618 TimeZone: Central
GMTOffset: -6 DST: Y
Latitude: 38.901935 Longitude: -90.165499
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Population for Zip Code Tabulation Area 62002

Population: 34062 (source: 2000 US Census)

Race by Zip Code Tabulation Area 62002
Racial Composition of the Area around Alton, Illinois

Total population: Total Total population: Population of one race Total population: Population of one race; White alone Total population: Population of one race; Black or African American alone Total population: Population of one race; American Indian and Alaska Native alone Total population: Population of one race; Asian alone
340623357825644751362151

(source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Census) race Alton, Illinois

Sex by Zip Code Tabulation Area 62002

Total population34062
Total Males1609147.24%
Total Females1797152.76%

(source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Census)

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2005 County Business Patterns: ZIP Code Business Statistics: Total for Zip Code: 2005 Alton, Illinois

Number of establishments Number of employees First-quarter payroll ($1,000)Annual payroll ($1,000)
968 14920 101936 424047

(source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2005 Population Estimates, American Fact Finder)

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Illinois Secretary of State Won't Sign on to Burris Appointment
Wall Street Journal - Jan 8, 2009
Mr. White was born in Alton, Ill., near St. Louis. He played sports in high school and attended the Alabama State University on a sports scholarship when ...
Video: Burris Reflects on His Trip to Washington AssociatedPress
Illinois legislators bristle at Blagojevich's action Kansas City Star
PARALLEL UNIVERSE: Democracy is a Messy Business and Democrats are ... HNN Huntingtonnews.net
Chicago Tribune
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Illinois governor impeached, now what?
Fort Mills Times, SC - 2 hours ago
William Haine, D-Alton, said he argued for closed talks to prevent political speeches in public designed to pressure others to vote a certain way. ...
Impeachment, Burris testimony top busy agenda Thursday in Blago-gate Monroe County Clarion
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RFT readers reveal their own naked truths about Alton, Illinois
Riverfront Times, MO - Dec 17, 2008
A boobie lover reflects: I've been a patron in those Alton bars for years, and yes, I've seen a fair amount of nudity ["Alton Confidential," Chad Garrison]. ...

Local lawmakers declare they favor impeachment
Belleville News Democrat,  USA - 16 hours ago
"The state of Illinois deserves better, and we need to move on with the business of the state and put this behind us." Reps. Dan Beiser, D-Alton, ...

FYI: What's next in the impeachment process?
Bloomington Pantagraph,  USA - 2 hours ago
James Clayborne Jr., D-Belleville; Bill Haine, D-Alton; Don Harmon, D-Oak Park; Ira Silverstein, D-Chicago; Dale Righter, R-Mattoon; Dan Rutherford, ...

Top 10 outdoors stories of 2008: One very big fish leads the list
Belleville News Democrat,  USA - Jan 8, 2009
26 on the Illinois side of the Mississippi River near Alton, Opel shot a 92-pound, 8-ounce bighead carp with a compound bow and arrow. ...

Complaints about cemetery prompting action
Alton Telegraph, IL - Jan 7, 2009
... an unincorporated area of East Alton/Rosewood Heights. He said that upon inspecting the cemetery, he discovered violations of the Illinois Environmental ...

Toddler May Lose Sight After Mom, Grandma's Fight
MSNBC - Jan 6, 2009
... misdemeanor tied to her alleged Christmas Eve wrestling match with her mother-in-law at an East Alton, Ill., motel over the tree each said they owned. ...
Toddler Injured During Relatives' Christmas-Tree Tug-of-War FOXNews
Child injured in fight over Christmas tree Alton Telegraph
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What's happening
Belleville News Democrat,  USA - Jan 8, 2009
A Day in Eagle Country -- 8:30 am-3 pm Saturday, Wednesday, Alton Square Mall, 200 Alton Square Drive, Alton. Hosted by bluff City Tours. ...

Bierbaum~Erwin
Alton Telegraph, IL - 3 hours ago
She is a 2003 graduate of Bunker Hill High School and a 2006 graduate of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. He is a 2000 graduate of Alton High ...

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