Alton
Alton is a city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. The population was 18,198 at the 2020 census.- Type: Town with 12,300 residents
- Description: city in Texas, United States
- Also known as: “Alton (Texas)”, “Alton, Texas”, “Alton, TX”, “Алтон”, and “التن”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alton North and Palmhurst.
Alton North
Hamlet
Alton North is a former census-designated place in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States.
Palmhurst
Town
Palmhurst is a city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. Palmhurst is situated 2 miles south of Alton.
Doffing
Town
Doffing is a census-designated place in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. Doffing is situated 4½ miles west of Alton.
Alton
- Categories: city in the United States and locality
- Location: Hidalgo, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude
26.28713° or 26° 17′ 14″ north
Longitude
-98.31378° or 98° 18′ 50″ west
Population
12,300
Elevation
161 feet (49 metres)
Open location code
76R37MPP+VF
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Alton” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ألطون”
- Basque: “Alton”
- Cebuano: “Alton”
- Chechen: “Олтон (Идальго гуо, Техас)”
- Chechen: “Олтон”
- Croatian: “Alton”
- Czech: “Alton”
- Danish: “Alton”
- Dutch: “Alton”
- Egyptian Arabic: “الطون”
- French: “Alton”
- German: “Alton”
- Gilaki: “آلتن”
- Haitian: “Alton, Texas”
- Haitian: “Alton”
- Irish: “Alton”
- Italian: “Alton”
- Korean: “올턴”
- Ladin: “Alton”
- Malagasy: “Alton, Texas”
- Malagasy: “Alton”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Alton”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Alton”
- Norwegian: “Alton”
- Persian: “آلتن”
- Polish: “Alton”
- Portuguese: “Alton”
- Russian: “Олтон”
- Serbian: “Олтон”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Alton, Texas”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Alton”
- Slovak: “Alton”
- South Azerbaijani: “آلتن”
- Spanish: “Alton”
- Tatar: “Олтон (округ Идальго, Техас)”
- Tatar: “Олтон”
- Turkish: “Alton, Teksas”
- Turkish: “Alton”
- Ukrainian: “Олтон”
- Urdu: “الٹن، ٹیکساس”
- Urdu: “الٹن”
- Uzbek: “Alton”
- Vietnamese: “Alton, Texas”
- Vietnamese: “Alton”
- Waray (Philippines): “Alton, Texas”
- Waray (Philippines): “Alton”
- Welsh: “Alton, Texas”
- Welsh: “Alton”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Alton”.
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Armstrong’s Alton Colonia and Salas Colonia.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Silvia Vela Park and Alton Police Department.
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