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Profile for Alta, Kansas, KS

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Alta is a township in Harvey County, in the Wichita metro area.

The latitude of Alta is 38.133N. The longitude is -97.641W.

It is in the Central Standard time zone. Elevation is 1,437 feet.

The population, at the time of the 2000 census, was 221.

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At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Alta was $18,624, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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7% of Alta residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Median rent in Alta, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $181.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $794.

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Harvey County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Alta political report.

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The average commute time for Alta workers is 19 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

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