West Alton, Missouri

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Back to West Alton, MO housing info, St. Charles County, Missouri, MO smaller cities, MO small cities, All Cities.   We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... St. Charles County Population in July 2008: 717. Population change since 2000: +25.1% Males: 390   (54.5%) Females: 327   (45.5%) Median resident age:   36.8 years Missouri median age:   36.1 years Zip codes: 63386. Estimated median household income in 2008: $45,617 (it was $36,094 in 2000) West Alton:   $45,617 Missouri:   $46,867 Estimated per capita income in 2008: $24,854 Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $113,310 (it was $68,500 in 2000) West Alton:   $113,310 Missouri:   $141,500 Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $113,131; Detached houses: $113,178; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $137,365; Mobile homes: $17,500 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 63386 West Alton, MO residents, houses, and apartments details Put your B&M business profile right here for free. 20,000 businesses already created their profiles! Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses Search for: near:   Races in West Alton: White Non-Hispanic (99.1%) Hispanic (0.5%) Other race (0.5%) Dec. 2009 cost of living index in West Alton: 77.1 (low, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about West Alton, Missouri on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users: roosevelt high school down the tubes  (51 replies) Moving to Alton, Missouri  (9 replies) Neighborhoods & towns that flooded in 1993?  (6 replies) Ancestries: German (37.9%), United States (8.7%), Irish (8.6%), English (6.5%), French (5.4%), Italian (3.7%). Current Local Time: CST time zone Elevation: 432 feet Land area: 28.4 square miles. Population density: 25 people per square mile   (very low).

Average climate in West Alton, Missouri

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West Alton-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Missouri state average. It is 137% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/24/1967, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 6.6 miles away from the West Alton city center killed 3 people and injured 216 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 4/3/1981, a category 4 tornado 11.5 miles away from the city center injured 32 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

West Alton-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Missouri state average. It is 90% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/2/1990 at 07:01:47, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 54.2 miles away from West Alton center
On 10/24/1990 at 08:20:04, a magnitude 3.5 (3.2 LG, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 77.2 miles away from the city center
On 8/26/1992 at 05:41:38, a magnitude 3.5 (3.2 LG, 3.5 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 90.6 miles away from the city center
On 8/27/1993 at 00:08:34, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, 3.3 MD, Depth: 10.3 mi) earthquake occurred 54.3 miles away from West Alton center
On 1/29/1993 at 13:56:23, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MD, 3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 64.9 miles away from the city center
On 12/29/2003 at 09:02:08, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 50.5 miles away from West Alton center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD)

Political contributions by individuals in West Alton, MO

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Notable location: West Alton Access Area (A). Display/hide its location on the map Cemeteries: Bailey Cemetery (1), Immaculate Conception Cemetery (2), Espedeza Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes: Smelzer Lake (A), Spatterdock Lake (B), Poeling Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Missouri River (A), Brick House Slough (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in West Alton: Maple Island Conservation Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This city:	2.7 people
Missouri:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	70.1%
Whole state:	67.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	7.6%
Whole state:	5.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
• Gay men: 0.5% of all households

This city:	7.7%
Whole state:	11.7%

This city:	1.5%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in West Alton, MO

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Here		51.2%
USA		50.2%

8.37% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($53,602 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.37%
Missouri average:	7.87%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($183 average AGI)

St. Charles County:	0.05%
Missouri average:	0.11%

from St. Louis County, MO	3.79% ($54,840 average AGI)
from Lincoln County, MO	0.36% ($34,582)
from St. Louis city, MO	0.36% ($46,009)

6.56% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($49,005 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.56%
Missouri average:	7.66%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($180 average AGI)

St. Charles County:	0.04%
Missouri average:	0.05%

to St. Louis County, MO	1.83% ($40,885 average AGI)
to Lincoln County, MO	0.67% ($47,258)
to Warren County, MO	0.39% ($53,467)

• West Alton DED, Bnsf Mp 22.7 Ded, Type: Building, Structure height: 3 m, Overall height: 5 m, Call Sign: WPYL672
  Assigned Frequencies : 161.415 MHz
  Grant Date: 09/03/2003, Expiration Date: 09/03/2013, Certifier: Robert C Leedham
  Registrant: Bnsf, 4515 Kansas Ave, Kansas City, KS 66106, Phone: (913) 551-4613, Fax: (913) 551-4053, Email:

• Lukeman, 257 Red School Rd, Type: Tower, Structure height: 59.7 m, Overall height: 60.4 m, Call Sign: WQIE209
  Assigned Frequencies : 10835.0 MHz
  Grant Date: 01/15/2008, Expiration Date: 01/15/2018, Certifier: William Chastain
  Registrant: Radio Dynamics Corporation, Silver Spring, MD 20914, Phone: (301) 493-5171, Fax: (301) 576-4553, Email:

• Fire: 27
• Hazardous Condition: 3

• #47 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000"
• #50 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Ozone (8-hour) air pollution readings in 2005 (ppm)"
• #56 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 1990-1999 to 2000-2003 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #66 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Ozone (1-hour) air pollution readings in 2005 (ppm)"
• #100 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving in compared to moving out (pop. 50,000+)"