Alton is a

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(CDP) and the main village in the

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Alton Alton may refer to: People *Alton (given name) *Alton (surname) Places Australia *Alton National Park, Queensland * Alton, Queensland, a town in the Shire of Balonne Canada * Alton, Ontario *Alton, Nova Scotia New Zealand * Alton, New Zealand, ...

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, United States. The population was 499 at the 2020 census, compared to 5,894 in the entire town of Alton.

Geography

The center of the CDP is at the junction of New Hampshire Routes 11 and

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in the south-central part of the town of Alton, about south of the southern tip of

Lake Winnipesaukee Lake Winnipesaukee () is the largest lake in the U.S. state of New Hampshire, located in the Lakes Region at the foothills of the White Mountains. It is approximately long (northwest-southeast) and from wide (northeast-southwest), covering & ...

Alton Bay Alton Bay is an unincorporated community in the town of Alton, New Hampshire, United States, and is located on Alton Bay, a cove of Lake Winnipesaukee which forms the southernmost point on the lake. The village is part of the Lakes Region, a popu ...

. The Alton CDP borders include the

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to the south,

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to the east, Wilbert Way and Barr Road to the north, and an unnamed lake along the Merrymeeting River to the west. Route 28 leads north to Wolfeboro and southwest to

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, Route 11 leads southeast to

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and northwest to

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, and Route 140 leads west to Gilmanton. According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 6.77%, are water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2010, there were 501 people, 227 households, and 125 families residing in the CDP. There were 270 housing units, of which 43, or 15.9%, were vacant. 15 of the vacant units were seasonal or vacation properties. The racial makeup of the CDP was 99.0%

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, 0.2%

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, 0.4%

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n, 0.4% from two or more races. 0.8% of the population were

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of any race. Of the 227 households in the CDP, 25.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.6% were headed by married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.9% were non-families. 36.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.7% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21, and the average family size was 2.91. 21.2% of residents in the CDP were under the age of 18, 9.4% were from age 18 to 24, 23.0% were from 25 to 44, 27.6% were from 45 to 64, and 19.0% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.7 males.

References

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