East Alton, Illinois
| East Alton | |
| Village | |
| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| State | Illinois |
| County | Madison |
| Elevation | 440 ft (134 m) |
| Coordinates | 38°53′0″N 90°6′22″W / 38.88333°N 90.10611°WCoordinates: 38°53′0″N 90°6′22″W / 38.88333°N 90.10611°W |
| Area | 5.56 sq mi (14 km2) |
| - land | 5.33 sq mi (14 km2) |
| - water | 0.23 sq mi (1 km2) |
| Population | 6,301 (2010) |
| Density | 456.6/km2 (1,183/sq mi) |
| Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Postal code | 62024 |
| Area code | 618 |
| FIPS code | 17-21553 |
| GNIS ID | 2398769 |
   Location of East Alton within Illinois
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East Alton is a village in Madison County, Illinois, United States. The population was 6,301 at the 2010 census.
East Alton was incorporated as a village in 1893 (some say 1894).
William Cobb, namesake of Cobb Street, was one of the first mayors, from 1895-1896, and again in 1902-1905.
Like many Riverbend communities, the town dates back to when European settlers came to the area in the early 19th century. And it wasn’t always East Alton — the community was known as Emerald, Milton Settlement and Alton Junction. Alton Junction was also known as Wann Junction, famous locally for being the site of a horrific rail disaster.
East Alton is located at 38°53′0″N 90°6′22″W / 38.88333°N 90.10611°W (38.883397, -90.106113).
According to the 2010 census, East Alton has a total area of 5.564 square miles (14.41 km2), of which 5.33 square miles (13.80 km2) (or 95.79%) is land and 0.234 square miles (0.61 km2) (or 4.21%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,830 people, 2,965 households, and 1,787 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,241.3 people per square mile (479.5/km²). There were 3,171 housing units at an average density of 576.3 per square mile (222.6/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 96.72% White, 0.94% African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.18% from other races, and 1.52% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.02% of the population.
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