Allenton, Alabama
Appearance
Allenton, Alabama | |
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![]() Joshua B. Grace House, Allenton, 1937 | |
Coordinates: 31°56′12.5″N 87°03′11.9″W / 31.936806°N 87.053306°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Alabama |
County | Wilcox |
Elevation | 292 ft (89 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 36768 |
Area code | 334 |
Allenton is an unincorporated community in Wilcox County, Alabama, United States.[1]
Geography
Allenton is located at 31°33′41″N 8°42′11″W / 31.5613°N 08.70312°W and has an elevation of 292 feet (89 m).[1]
Demographics
Allenton
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1880 | 177 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census[2] |
Allenton first appeared on the 1880 U.S. Census as an unincorporated village.[3] It has not appeared separately on the census since.
Historic Demographics
Census Year |
Population | State Place Rank |
County Place Rank |
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1880[a][3] | 177 (-)[b][c] | 115th (-) | 3rd (-) |
Allenton Precinct (1870-1950)
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1870 | 1,954 | — | |
1880 | 2,215 | 13.4% | |
1890 | 2,109 | −4.8% | |
1900 | 1,982 | −6.0% | |
1910 | 1,615 | −18.5% | |
1920 | 1,281 | −20.7% | |
1930 | 995 | −22.3% | |
1940 | 1,066 | 7.1% | |
1950 | 914 | −14.3% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[4] |
The beat (precinct) containing Allenton first appeared on the 1870 U.S. Census as Allenton-9th Beat of Wilcox County.[5] It continued to report as the 9th precinct until 1950. In 1960, the precincts were merged and/or reorganized into census divisions (as part of a general reorganization of counties) and it was consolidated into the census division of Pine Apple.[6]
References
Notes
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Allenton, Alabama
- ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
- ^ a b "Table III - Population of Civil Divisions less than counties, in the aggregate at the Censuses of 1880 and 1870" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1880. p. 98.
- ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
- ^ "Population of Civil Divisions less than counties - Table III. - State of Alabama" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1870. p. 82.
- ^ "Number of Inhabitants - Alabama" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1960.