Alorton, Illinois

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Alorton (formerly Alcoa)[1] was a village in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States. Incorporated in 1944,[2] it was one of three municipalities that merged to form the city of Cahokia Heights on May 6, 2021; the other two were the village of Cahokia and the city of Centreville.[3] Prior to merger, Alorton had a population of 1,566 and land area of Script error: No such module "convert". in the 2020 Census.[4]

Alorton was home to Cahokia Downs, an American horse racing track located on Highway 15 which hosted both Standardbred harness racing and Thoroughbred flat racing events from 1954 until 1979.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

The name Alorton is most likely an abbreviation of "aluminum ore town".[5]

Geography

Alorton was located at Script error: No such module "Coordinates". (38.584094, -90.117720).[6]

According to the 2010 census, Alorton had a total area of Script error: No such module "convert"., of which Script error: No such module "convert". (or 98.36%) is land and Script error: No such module "convert". (or 1.64%) is water.[7]

Demographics

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Historical population
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19502,547—
19603,282Script error: No such module "String".%
19703,573Script error: No such module "String".%
19802,237Script error: No such module "String".%
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20002,749Script error: No such module "String".%
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U.S. Decennial Census[8]

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Racial and ethnic composition

Alorton village, Illinois – Racial and ethnic composition
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Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2000[9] Pop 2010[10] Pop 2020[11] % 2000 % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 41 19 31 1.49% 0.95% 1.98%
Black or African American alone (NH) 2,660 1,951 1,452 96.76% 97.45% 92.72%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 2 1 0 0.07% 0.05% 0.00%
Asian alone (NH) 0 1 1 0.00% 0.05% 0.06%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Other race alone (NH) 0 0 3 0.00% 0.00% 0.19%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 26 25 64 0.95% 1.25% 4.09%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 20 5 15 0.73% 0.25% 0.96%
Total 2,749 2,002 1,566 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Alorton had a population of 1,566. The median age was 33.6 years. 30.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 12.3% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 91.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 86.4 males age 18 and over.[12][13]

100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.[14]

There were 598 households in Alorton, of which 38.8% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 15.4% were married-couple households, 23.7% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 53.2% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 31.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[12]

There were 705 housing units, of which 15.2% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.4% and the rental vacancy rate was 8.4%.[12]

2000 census

As of the 2000 census, there were 2,749 people, 886 households, and 670 families residing in the village.[15] The population density was Script error: No such module "convert".. There were 1,000 housing units at an average density of Script error: No such module "convert".. The racial makeup of the village was 1.56% White, 97.09% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.25% from other races, and 0.95% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.73% of the population.

There were 886 households, out of which 45.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 23.5% were married couples living together, 46.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.3% were non-families. 19.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.05 and the average family size was 3.43.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 39.3% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 15.7% from 45 to 64, and 8.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.5 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $17,860, and the median income for a family was $19,833. Males had a median income of $21,579 versus $20,188 for females. The per capita income for the village was $8,777. About 41.3% of families and 47.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 57.8% of those under age 18 and 26.1% of those age 65 or over.

Government and infrastructure

As of 2011Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., the United States Postal Service operates the Alorton Post Office.[16]

Education

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Curtis Miller Alternative High School is located in Alorton.[17][18]

Neely Elementary School was formerly located in Alorton.[18][19]

References

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  16. ↑ "Post Office™ Location - ALORTON Script error: No such module "webarchive".." United States Postal Service. Retrieved on January 24, 2011.
  17. ↑ Curtis Miller Alternative High School Script error: No such module "webarchive".. East St. Louis School District 189. Retrieved on January 24, 2011. "Curtis Miller Alternative High School 4400 Grand Avenue East St. Louis, IL 62207."
  18. ↑ a b "Alorton village, IllinoisScript error: No such module "Unsubst".." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on January 24, 2011.
  19. ↑ "Schools." East St. Louis School District 189. February 28, 2001. Retrieved on January 24, 2011. "Neely 4400 Grand Ave."

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