Bethalto is a village in Madison County, Illinois, United States. Bethalto, like the rest of Madison County, is part of the Illinois Metro East portion of the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area.

Early in its history, the village was a railway town along the Terre Haute and Alton Railroad.

99.3% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.7% lived in rural areas.

There were 4,109 households in Bethalto, of which 28.0% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 44.1% were married-couple households, 19.0% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 29.5% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 33.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Bibliography

  • His Story of Bethalto - Henry W. Zimmermann
  • St. Louis Regional Airport