Heating summary
Alton, Illinois. Population: 24,967. Land area: 15.7 sq mi. Heating systems, outages and building heat.
Recorded local data
Population24,967Source: census_popest_place. Population year: 2024.
Land area15.7 sq miSource: census_gazetteer. Geography year: 2023. Water area is excluded.
Derived from recorded data
Residents per square mile1,593.2Population / land area. Population and geography may refer to different years.
Model scenario
Heated buildings~ 122Scenario: (population / 2.45 (assumed people per household)) x 0.012. Coefficients are assumptions, not locally measured rates. Not a verified object count.
Boiler or heat zones~ 1Scenario: (population / 10,000) x 0.5. Coefficients are assumptions, not locally measured rates. Not a verified object count.
Multi-family clusters~ 1Scenario: (population / 10,000) x 0.45. Coefficients are assumptions, not locally measured rates. Not a verified object count.
Model values are scenarios, not an inventory or evidence that a service exists. Queues, applications, incidents, service users and unsafe homes are not inferred from population. Missing data does not mean zero.