Alto

Alto is a town in Banks and Habersham counties in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the town had a population of 1,172, up from 876 at the 2000 census. Alto was so named on account of its (relatively) lofty elevation (1,394 feet above mean sea level). A post office called Alto has been in operation since 1879. The town incorporated in 1895. The Georgia Department of Corrections operates the Arrendale State Prison in unincorporated Haberham County, near Alto. The government for the town of Alto is housed in a structure with an unusual history. It is located at 34°280N 83°3426W (34.466531, -83.573820). According to the United States Census Bureau, theTown has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.9 km²), all land. The population of the town was 79.22% White, 3.08% African American, 0.34% Native American, 5.94% Asian, 9.02% from other races, and 2.40% from two or more races. There were 325 housing units at an average density of 393.7 per square mile (152.0/km²) The median income for a household in the town is $30,750, and the median price for a family is $36,094. The per capita income is $11,434, with 15.6% of people below the poverty line.

History

Alto was so named on account of its (relatively) lofty elevation (1,394 feet above mean sea level) A post office called Alto has been in operation since 1879. The town incorporated in 1895. It is located in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. It has a population of about 2,000 people. It was founded in 1879, and was named after an Alto, a town in the state of New Mexico, which was also named for the Alto River, a tributary of the Colorado River. The Alto River runs through the center of the town, and the town was once known as "Alto's River" The town's name means "the river that runs through Alto" in Spanish. It also means "already there" or "the place where the river meets the river". It was named for its elevation of 1,394ft (394m) at the time of its founding. It became a U.S. state in 1895, and incorporated as a city in 1901. It had a post office in Alto since 1878. It received its first postcard in 1878, and its name was changed to Alto in 1881. It got its current name from the town of Alto, California, which is located on the San Francisco River, about two miles south of the city of San Francisco. The city's name is still used as a reference to the town's high elevation, and it is still known as Alto.

Geography

Alto is located at 34°280N 83°3426W (34.466531, -83.573820).According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.9 km²), all land. The town's population was 1,071 as of the 2010 Census. It has a population of 1,081. It is located in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of New Mexico, at an elevation of 34.4°N, 83.3°W. It was named after the town of Alto, Italy, where it was founded in the 17th century. It also has a name for a Native American tribe, the Alto Indians, who once lived in the area. In the 19th century, it was known as "Alto" or "Alton" because of its name for the town's first inhabitants, who lived in nearby Alto, New Mexico. The name was later changed to "Alonzo" by the townspeople. It now has the same name, but with a different spelling, as it was once called "Alonso" by its residents. It's also known as 'Alto' or 'Alton' by some residents, due to its location on the Pacific Coast. It had a post office until the 1950s, when it was replaced by the name 'Alonso', and later by 'Alone' by the city of Alton.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 876 people, 304 households, and 227 families residing in the town. The racial makeup of the town was 79.22% White, 3.08% African American, 0.34% Native American, 5.94% Asian, 9.02% from other races, and 2.40% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 20.09% of the population. The town's population was spread out with 29.3% under the age of 18, 12.8% from 18 to 24, 32.0% from 25 to 44, 18.5% from 45 to 64, and 7.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 106.6 males. The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.35. the town's median income was $30,750, and the median income for a family was $36,094. Below the poverty line were 15.6% of people, 11.2% of families, and 12.2%. of those under 18 and 15. 6% of those over 64. The per capita income for the town is $11,434. The town is located on the U.S.-Mexico border and is located near the border of the state of New Mexico. It is the only town in the state with a population of more than 1,000.

Government and infrastructure

The government for the town of Alto is housed in a structure with an unusual history. When the new Cornelia Bank was built in nearby Cornelia in the late 1970s, the small building housing the old remote drive-in teller windows was moved to its current location on Georgia Hwy 441. The Georgia Department of Corrections operates the Arrendale State Prison in unincorporated Habersham County, near Alto. The small building was converted for office use from the Riegel Textile Mill (now Mt. Vernon Mills) in Alto and converted to a government building in the early 1980s. It is located on a lot across Georgia H Highway 441 from the former Riegel Mill. The building is now home to the town's government and public services. It was moved from its original location in the 1970s when the new bank was built and converted into an office building. It has been in the same location since the late 1980s and is on the same lot as the prison, which is now in Alto, Georgia. The prison is in the uninc incorporated part of the county, and is run by the Department of Correctional Services. The state of Georgia operates a state prison in the town, and the prison is located in the neighboring town of Alma, Georgia, near the city of Alma. The town has a population of about 2,000 people, about half of whom live in the Alto section of Habershan County. The jail is located near the town and is open to the public.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Alto, Habersham County, Georgia = 85. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 50. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 99. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Alto = 5.2 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 2,251 individuals with a median age of 31.5 age the population grows by 19.98% in Alto, Habersham County, Georgia population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 855.38 residents per square mile of area (330.34/km²). There are average 2.87 people per household in the 365 households with an average household income of $37,057 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 9.80% of the available work force and has dropped -9.43% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 11.34%. The number of physicians in Alto per 100,000 population = 92.1.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Alto = 59.1 inches and the annual snowfall = 0.9 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 113. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 217. 86 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 29.7 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 40, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Alto, Habersham County, Georgia which are owned by the occupant = 63.01%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 21 years with median home cost = $99,200 and home appreciation of -5.05%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $6.04 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $6,061 per student. There are 13.5 students for each teacher in the school, 269 students for each Librarian and 440 students for each Counselor. 0.78% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 5.16% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 2.03% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).