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The story so far

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Alta Township is a civil township in Barnes County, North Dakota, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 123. The township is named after Alta Ridge, a moraine belt overlooking the Sheyenne River Valley.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 108 to 123 (+14%). Half of its homes were built before 1980.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Alta yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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