Alto, Indiana

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official_name = Alto
settlement_type = Town
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Indiana
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Howard
subdivision_type3 = Township
subdivision_name3 = Harrison
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population_total = 400
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latd = 40
latm = 26
lats = 24
latNS = N
longd = 86
longm = 09
longs = 56
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postal_code = 46902
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Alto is an unincorporated town in Harrison Township, Howard County, Indiana. It is part of the Kokomo, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area. Alto (along with nearby subdivision/town, Holiday Park) will become part of Kokomo through annexation.

History

John Worth Kern, prominent leader in the U. S. Senate during the Wilson Administration, was born in Alto on December 20, 1849.

Alto was almost completely destroyed by an F4 tornado on the evening of April 11, 1965. Despite years of rebuilding, the population of Alto has never risen to the levels of nearby towns.

Geography

Alto is located at coor dms|40|26|24|N|86|09|56|W|city, at the intersection of Alto Road (250 South) and Dixon Road (200 West) southwest of the city of Kokomo in Harrison Township.

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