Alta is a

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(CDP) in Teton County,

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, United States. The population was 394 at the 2010 census. It is part of the

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, WY– ID Micropolitan Statistical Area, and it is located between

Driggs, Idaho Driggs is a city in the western United States in eastern Idaho, and is the county seat of Teton County. Part of the Jackson, WY-ID Micropolitan Statistical Area, it is located in Teton Valley, the headwaters of the Teton River. The populatio ...

and the Grand Targhee ski resort.

Geography

Alta is located just east of the

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state line, approximately east of Driggs, at an

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of above sea level. According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , all land.

Climate

According to the

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system, Alta has a

warm-summer humid continental climate A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and freezing ...

, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in was on July 16, 1925, while the coldest temperature recorded was on February 9, 1933.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 400 people, 141 households, and 104 families residing in the CDP. The

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was 3.1 people per square mile (1.2/km²). There were 181 housing units at an average density of 1.4/sq mi (0.5/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 99.25%

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and 0.75%

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of any race were 0.25% of the population. There were 141 households, out of which 34.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.2% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.2% were non-families. 18.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.84 and the average family size was 3.28. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 28.5% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 22.0% from 25 to 44, 31.0% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 126.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 118.3 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $56,750, and the median income for a family was $57,917. Males had a median income of $38,438 versus $19,107 for females. The

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for the CDP was $40,680. About 11.4% of families and 16.8% of the population were below the

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, including 24.0% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Education

Public education in Alta is provided by Teton County School District #1 at Alta Elementary School (grades K–5). Students in grades six through twelve have the option to attend either the secondary schools in nearby Driggs (Teton School District #401), at

Teton High School Teton High School is a four-year public secondary school in Driggs, Idaho. It is the only traditional high school in Teton School District #401 and Teton County. The school colors are maroon and orange and the mascot is the Timberwolves. Athl ...

(9–12) and Teton Middle School (6-8 for Alta residents), or to attend the secondary schools in

, Wyoming, about away and over

Teton Pass Teton Pass is a high mountain pass in the western United States, located at the southern end of the Teton Range in western Wyoming, between Wilson and Victor, Idaho. At an elevation of above sea level, the pass provides access from the Jackson H ...

. Alta has a public library, a branch of the Teton County Library system.

Notable residents

Leland Christensen Leland G. Christensen (April 30, 1959 – February 4, 2022) was an American politician who was a Republican member of the Wyoming Senate, representing the 17th district from 2011 until 2019. Life and career Christensen was born in Alta, Wyomin ...

(1959-2022), politician, was born in Alta.Votesmart.org.-Leland Chritensen
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References

{{authority control Census-designated places in Teton County, Wyoming Census-designated places in Wyoming Jackson, Wyoming micropolitan area