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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 km) in the 2020 Census.

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.

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

Alorton village overview:
Name:Alorton village
LSAD Code:47
LSAD Description:village (suffix)
State:Illinois
County:St. Clair County
Incorporated:September 26, 1944 (1944-09-26)
Total Area:1.84 sq mi (4.76 km²)
Land Area:1.81 sq mi (4.68 km²)
Water Area:0.03 sq mi (0.08 km²)
Total Population:2,002
Population Density:1,051.44/sq mi (406.05/km²)
Area code:618
FIPS code:1700958

Online Interactive Map

Alorton online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

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Alorton city Satellite Map

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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 km), of which 1.8 square miles (4.66 km) (or 98.36%) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.08 km) (or 1.64%) is water.

See also

Map of Illinois State and its subdivision: Map of other states:
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