Alpha, Illinois
| Alpha | |
| Village | |
| Name origin: The first letter of the Greek alphabet | |
| Country | United States |
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| State | Illinois |
| County | Henry |
| Coordinates | 41°11′32″N 90°22′51″W / 41.19222°N 90.38083°WCoordinates: 41°11′32″N 90°22′51″W / 41.19222°N 90.38083°W |
| Area | 0.32 sq mi (1 km2) |
| - land | 0.32 sq mi (1 km2) |
| - water | 0.00 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Population | 671 (2010) |
| Density | 2,254.7/sq mi (871/km2) |
| Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Postal code | 61413 |
| Area code | 309 |
   Location of Alpha within Illinois
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Alpha is a village in Henry County, Illinois, United States. The population was 671 at the 2010 census, down from 726 in 2000.
On June 1, 1872, Anson Calkins laid out the village of Alpha. Alpha was created as a railroad town and replaced the town of Oxford, which was located about three miles west of current day Alpha. The village was named Alpha (the first letter of the Greek alphabet), because Calkins believed it to be the beginnings of a great city. It was incorporated on January 11, 1895. In the early 1980s, director Barry Levinson looked at Alpha's railroad car diner as a possible location for filming scenes for his movie Diner. Alpha's zip code (61413) is Pi in reverse (3.1416).
Alpha is located at 41°11′32″N 90°22′51″W / 41.19222°N 90.38083°W (41.192203, -90.380943).
According to the 2010 census, Alpha has a total area of 0.32 square miles (0.83 km2), all land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 726 people, 305 households, and 216 families residing in the village. The population density was 2,254.7 people per square mile (876.0/km²). There were 318 housing units at an average density of 987.6 per square mile (383.7/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.48% White, 0.55% from other races, and 0.96% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.52% of the population.
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