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Population of Altoona, IA

Last official estimated population of Altoona city (Polk County**, Iowa state) was 16,105 (year 2014)^[1]. This was 0.005% of total US population and 0.52% of total Iowa state population. Area of Altoona city is 9.4 mi² (=24.2 km²)^[6], in this year population density was 1,722.28 p/mi². If population growth rate would be same as in period 2010-2014 (+2.59%/yr), Altoona city population in 2026 would be 21,881*.

Historical population

Historical population of Altoona city for period 1880-2014:

Altoona city on population map

Estimated population for 2014^[1]. Click on flag to hide it.

Population • Legends • Position

Settlements near Altoona city

• Des Moines city population 8.6 mi, 233°
• Ankeny city 8.6 mi, 310°
• Pleasant Hill city 3.7 mi, 206°
• Bondurant city 3.7 mi, 15°
• Carlisle city 8.9 mi, 182°
• Mitchellville city 6 mi, 75°
• Colfax city 12.4 mi, 80°
• Elkhart city 10.3 mi, 346°
• Runnells city 11 mi, 146°
• Valeria city 9.7 mi, 53°

Sources, notices

*Calculated by population.us from last known population growth rate, not official data.

**Some cities are placed on more than one county. Only 1 county is shown.

[1] Cities and Towns (Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions) 2014, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016

[2] City and Town Intercensal Estimates (2000-2010), archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016

[3] Places: 1990 and 1999 Populations, With Numeric and Percent Population Change, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016

[4] Population of the 100 Largest Urban Places: 1980,

[5] Population of the 100 Largest Urban Places in history,

[6] Area, latitude longitude data, retrieved 02/23/2016

[7] Through the Decades, Overview 1790-2010, PDF, large files! >100 Mb