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The population of Alpha is approximately 699 (2006).
The amount of land area in Alpha is 0.794 sq. kilometers.
Alpha elevation is 803 feet above sea level. The Alpha median home price is $69,000 (2005). Alpha miscellany. Return to Index Alpha location: in northwestern Illinois about 191 miles from Chicago. Other nearby communiites include Windsor, Woodhull, Rio, Andover, North Henderson, Orion, Henderson and Sherrard.
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History & History Related Items Alpha history: The village of Alpha was created on 1 June 1872 and was considered one of the railroad towns. Anson Calkins laid out the village which he named Alpha for the first letter of the Greek alphabet. He did so because he believed the village to be the beginning of a great city. Incorporation occurred on 11 January 1895.
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