Alton, IA Road Trips
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Trip Routes
2
Longest Drive
268.7 mi
Indiana, IA
Quickest Drive
4h 36m
Waterloo, IA
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Alton, IA by the Numbers
Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
Population
1,350
Median Income
$86,136
Median Home Value
$204,600
Median Age
32.7
Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.
Notable People from Alton, IA
A sampling of people born in Alton, IA.
Robert H. Schuller
1926–2015
American television evangelist (1926–2015)
Mildred Jeffrey
1910–2004
American activist
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Traveler Guide to Alton, IA
Orange City is a city in Western Iowa. The population was 6,004 in the 2010 census.
Christ Chapel Corn, corn, wheat... oh wait.. nope... just more corn. Sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Orange City include: Zwemer Orange City Town Hall Veterans Memorial Wind Mill Park Center of the town. TONS of windmills and Tulips Veterans Memorial Park, contains Kinderspelen play ground. The neatest wooden castle. On Iowa Ave SW and 5th St SW. JC Park, Were all the college kids go to smoke.
Holland Plaza - Main street theaters. Meet the Science Man. Concerts at Christ Chapel Plays in the Proscenium and Black box theatres in the DeWitt Theatre building. College and highschool sports ball
Dutch Bakery Pizza Ranch 88 Chinese Restaurant Szechuan Inn
Dutch Inn and Suites, 810 Lincoln Pl SE. Complimentary breakfast. +1 712-737-2600
For the most part, driving is your best option. If you're a private pilot, then you also have the option of flying into the town's small airport. 1 Orange City Municipal Airport. General aviation airport. No scheduled passenger service. (updated Aug 2020)
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