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Alorton | |
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 Location of Alorton in St. Clair County, Illinois. | |
.svg) Location of Illinois in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 38°35′3″N 90°7′4″W / 38.58417°N 90.11778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | St. Clair |
| Incorporated | September 26, 1944 |
| Certified | December 4, 1944 |
| Dissolved | May 6, 2021 |
| 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 | |
• 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 | 618 |
| FIPS code | 17-00958 |
Alorton (formerly Alcoa) was a village in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States. Incorporated in 1944,[3] 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.[4] 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.[5]
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.[citation needed]
The name Alorton is most likely an abbreviation of "aluminum ore town".[6]
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
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2020CensusP2was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b "Name Index to Illinois Local Governments". Springfield, Illinois: Illinois Secretary of State. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
- ^ Lincoln, Ashli (May 6, 2021). "3 Metro East cities officially merge to create Cahokia Heights". KMOV. St. Louis, Missouri: Meredith Corporation. Archived from the original on May 6, 2021. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
- ^ "Alorton village, Illinois". data.census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
- ^ Callary, Edward (September 29, 2008). Place Names of Illinois. University of Illinois Press. p. 6. ISBN 978-0-252-09070-7.