Businesses in Alton

Categories in Alton

Car repair Gas Station Farming General contractors Tree Service Public parks Bed and breakfasts

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Alton

Industry Description	Number of Establishments	Average Age of Business
Shopping	8	—
Shopping other	7	14 years
Car repair	7	—
Furniture stores	6	26 years
Wholesale of machinery	5	—
Restaurants	5	—
Tractors and farm equipment	5	—
Corporate management	5	—
Landscaping	5	—
Public parks	5	—

Alton Facts

Area	21.1 km²
Population	1,403
Male Population	699 (49.8%)
Female Population	704 (50.2%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+149.6%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+38.8%
Median Age	40.4 years (Male: 39.9, Female: 40.8)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$59,687 (2022)
Area Codes	519, 905
Neighborhoods	Alton, Walton, Cooksville
Local Time
Timezone	Eastern Daylight Time
Lat & Lng	43.86015, -80.06887
Postal Codes	L7K

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Alton Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	562	803	1,011	1,386	1,403	1,451	1,508
Population Density	26.6 / km²	38 / km²	47.9 / km²	65.6 / km²	66.4 / km²	68.7 / km²	71.4 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Alton Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 38.8% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Alton	+149.6%	+74.7%	+38.8%
Ontario	—	—	—
Canada	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Alton Median Age

Median Age: 40.4 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Alton	40.4 yrs	40.8 yrs	39.9 yrs
Ontario	40.6 yrs	41.4 yrs	39.6 yrs
Canada	40.6 yrs	41.5 yrs	39.6 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Alton Population Density

Population Density: 66.4 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Alton	1,403	21.1 km²	66.4 / km²
Ontario	13.8 million	1,078,182.8 km²	12.8 / km²
Canada	35.5 million	9,875,295.4 km²	3.6 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Alton Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1820 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Neighborhoods in Alton

Percentage of businesses by neighborhood in Alton

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Alton

Postal Codes

Percentage of businesses by Postal Codes in Alton

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Alton

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Alton Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$52,460	$45,698	$54,367	$48,684	$57,363	$49,321	$55,488	$59,687
Total GDP	$1.1B	$1B	$1.3B	$1.3B	$1.6B	$1.4B	$1.6B	$1.8B

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Alton CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Alton	21,878 tn	15.59 tn	1,035.7 tons/km²
Ontario	197,940,137 tn	14.38 tn	183.6 tons/km²
Canada	521,999,336 tn	14.7 tn	52.9 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Alton CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	21,878 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	15.59 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	1,035.7 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Earthquake	Low (2)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
5/8/18	9:27 PM	3	91.2 km	5,050 m	14km SSE of Ajax, Canada	usgs.gov
10/20/05	9:16 PM	4.2	96.6 km	11,000 m	southern Ontario, Canada	usgs.gov
5/24/00	10:22 AM	3.1	78.2 km	18,000 m	southern Ontario, Canada	usgs.gov
11/26/99	10:33 PM	3.8	87.9 km	12,800 m	New York	usgs.gov
8/5/89	9:07 PM	3.3	84.3 km	18,000 m	southern Ontario, Canada	usgs.gov
7/23/87	9:32 AM	3.4	63.2 km	6,800 m	southern Ontario, Canada	usgs.gov
10/4/83	5:18 PM	3.1	51.8 km	2,000 m	southern Ontario, Canada	usgs.gov
8/28/81	10:51 AM	3.3	82.8 km	18,000 m	southern Ontario, Canada	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

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