Austinville, Alabama
Austinville, Alabama Decatur | |
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Former town | |
34°34′29.3″N 87°00′31.0″W / 34.574806°N 87.008611°W / 34.574806; -87.008611 | |
Country | United States |
State | Alabama |
County | Morgan |
Elevation | 617 ft (188 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 35601 |
Area code | 256 |
GNIS feature ID | 0113297 |
Austinville is a former town and now a neighborhood within the city of Decatur in Morgan County, Alabama, United States. It is about 3 miles south from downtown Decatur, centered on the junction of Danville Road and Carridale Street. It was incorporated as a town in 1907 and disincorporated and annexed into the city of Decatur in 1956.[1]
Geography
Austinville is located at 34°34′29″N 87°00′31″W / 34.5748149°N 87.0086207°W / 34.5748149; -87.0086207, at an elevation of 617 feet (188 m).[2]
Demographics
Town of Austinville
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1910 | 671 | — | |
1920 | 838 | 24.9% | |
1930 | 818 | −2.4% | |
1940 | 790 | −3.4% | |
1950 | 1,110 | 40.5% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[3] |
Austinville first appeared on the 1910 U.S. Census three years after it incorporated. It was annexed into Decatur in 1956. See also Austinville precinct below.
Historic demographics
Census Year | Population & Racial Majority | State Place Rank | County Place Rank | White | Black |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1910[a][4] | 671 (-)[b][c] | 115th (-) | 4th (-) | ||
1920[5] | 838 ↑ | 119th[d] ↓ | 4th X[e] | ||
1930[6] | 818 ↓ | 134th ↓ | 3rd[f] ↑ | ||
1940[7] | 790 ↓ | 145th ↓ | 3rd X | ||
1950[8] | 1,110 ↑ | 160th ↓ | 3rd X | 1,108 ↑ 99.8% | 2 (-) 0.2% |
Austinville Precinct/Division (1910-20; 1960)
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1910 | 1,058 | — | |
1920 | 1,670 | 57.8% | |
1960 | 5,563 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census[3] |
Austinville Precinct (Morgan County 23rd Precinct) was created and first appeared on the 1910 U.S. Census. In 1927, it and the Albany 19th precinct were annexed into the Decatur 1st precinct. In 1960, the Austinville name was attached to a newly created census division, and included the towns of Flint City and Trinity.[9] The division was merged into the Decatur Census Division by 1970.[10]
References
Notes
- ^ 1st year Austinville reported on census
- ^ (-)Indicates no immediate prior population figure or rank
- ^ Racial demographics not reported for places of less than 2,500 on the 1910-20 censuses or for less than 1,000 on the 1930-40 censuses.
- ^ Tied for 119th place with Clio
- ^ X Indicates no change in rank
- ^ Claimed 3rd place rank behind 2nd place Hartselle, following consolidation of Albany into Decatur
References
- ^ "Morgan County, Alabama Obituary Collection - 285".
- ^ "Domestic Names".
- ^ a b "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/41033935v1-8ch1.pdf, 1910 AL Census
- ^ http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/06229686v1-7ch01.pdf, 1920 AL Census
- ^ http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/03815512v1ch02.pdf, 1930 AL Census
- ^ http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/33973538v1ch03.pdf, 1940 AL Census
- ^ http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/23761117v1ch04.pdf, 1950 AL Census
- ^ http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/37721510v1p2ch2.pdf, 1960 AL Census
- ^ http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1970a_al-01.pdf, 1970 AL Census
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34°34′29.3″N 87°00′31.0″W / 34.574806°N 87.008611°W / 34.574806; -87.008611