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Alorton
Village
Location of Alorton in St. Clair County, Illinois.
Location of Alorton in St. Clair County, Illinois.
Location of Illinois in the United States
Location of Illinois in the United States
Country United States
State Illinois
County St. Clair
Incorporated September 26, 1944 (1944-09-26)
Certified December 4, 1944 (1944-12-04)
Dissolved May 6, 2021 (2021-05-06)
Area
 • Total 1.84 sq mi (4.76 km2)
 • Land 1.81 sq mi (4.68 km2)
 • Water 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 1,566
 • Density 1,051.44/sq mi (406.05/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code(s)
62207
Area code(s) 618
FIPS code 17-00958

Alorton (formerly Alcoa) was a village in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States. Incorporated in 1944, 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. Prior to merger, Alorton had a population of 1,566 and land area of 1.8 square miles (4.7 km2) in the 2020 Census.

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

Geography

Alorton was located at 38°35′3″N 90°7′4″W / 38.58417°N 90.11778°W / 38.58417; -90.11778 (38.584094, -90.117720).

According to the 2010 census, Alorton had a total area of 1.83 square miles (4.74 km2), of which 1.8 square miles (4.66 km2) (or 98.36%) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.08 km2) (or 1.64%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
1950 2,547 —
1960 3,282 28.9%
1970 3,573 8.9%
1980 2,237 −37.4%
1990 2,960 32.3%
2000 2,749 −7.1%
2010 2,002 −27.2%
2020 1,566 −21.8%
U.S. Decennial Census

2020 census

Alorton village, Illinois – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2010 Pop 2020 % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 19 31 0.95% 1.98%
Black or African American alone (NH) 1,951 1,452 97.45% 92.72%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 1 0 0.05% 0.00%
Asian alone (NH) 1 1 0.05% 0.06%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 0 3 0.00% 0.19%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) 25 64 1.25% 4.09%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5 15 0.25% 0.96%
Total 2,002 1,566 100.00% 100.00%
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