Alorton (formerly Alcoa) was a village in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States. The name is an abbreviation of "aluminum ore town," and it was founded as a company town for the Aluminum Ore Company.

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. Before the merging, Alorton had a population of 1,566 and land area of 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.

Geography Alorton was located at (38.584094, -90.117720).

According to the 2010 census, Alorton had a total area of , of which (or 98.36%) is land and (or 1.64%) is water.

Demographics

Racial and ethnic composition +Alorton village, Illinois – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2000Pop 2010% 2000% 2010White alone (NH)4119311.49%0.95%1.98%Black or African American alone (NH)2,6601,9511,45296.76%97.45%92.72%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)2100.07%0.05%0.00%Asian alone (NH)0110.00%0.05%0.06%Pacific Islander alone (NH)0000.00%0.00%0.00%Other race alone (NH)0030.00%0.00%0.19%Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)2625640.95%1.25%4.09%Hispanic or Latino (any race)205150.73%0.25%0.96%Total2,7492,0021,566100.00%100.00%100.00%

2020 census As of the 2020 census, Alorton had a population of 1,566. The median age was 33.6 years. 30.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 12.3% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 91.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 86.4 males age 18 and over.

100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.

There were 598 households in Alorton, of which 38.8% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 15.4% were married-couple households, 23.7% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 53.2% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 31.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 705 housing units, of which 15.2% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.4% and the rental vacancy rate was 8.4%.

2000 census As of the 2000 census, there were 2,749 people, 886 households, and 670 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 1,000 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 1.56% White, 97.09% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.25% from other races, and 0.95% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.73% of the population.

There were 886 households, out of which 45.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 23.5% were married couples living together, 46.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.3% were non-families. 19.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.05 and the average family size was 3.43.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 39.3% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 15.7% from 45 to 64, and 8.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.5 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $17,860, and the median income for a family was $19,833. Males had a median income of $21,579 versus $20,188 for females. The per capita income for the village was $8,777. About 41.3% of families and 47.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 57.8% of those under age 18 and 26.1% of those age 65 or over. Government and infrastructure , the United States Postal Service operates the Alorton Post Office."Post Office™ Location - ALORTON ." United States Postal Service. Retrieved on January 24, 2011.

Education

Curtis Miller Alternative High School is located in Alorton.Curtis Miller Alternative High School . East St. Louis School District 189. Retrieved on January 24, 2011. "Curtis Miller Alternative High School 4400 Grand Avenue East St. Louis, IL 62207.""Alorton village, Illinois." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on January 24, 2011.

Neely Elementary School was formerly located in Alorton."Schools." East St. Louis School District 189. February 28, 2001. Retrieved on January 24, 2011. "Neely 4400 Grand Ave."

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