Allenton, Alabama

Unincorporated community in Alabama, United States

Unincorporated community in Alabama, United States
31°56′12.5″N 87°03′11.9″W / 31.936806°N 87.053306°W / 31.936806; -87.053306CountryUnited StatesStateAlabamaCountyWilcoxElevation
292 ft (89 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP code
36768
Area code334

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 / 31.5613; -08.70312 and has an elevation of 292 feet (89 m).[1]

Demographics

Allenton

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1880177—
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
1880[a][3] 177 (-)[b][c] 115th (-) 3rd (-)

Allenton Precinct (1870-1950)

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
18701,954—
18802,21513.4%
18902,109−4.8%
19001,982−6.0%
19101,615−18.5%
19201,281−20.7%
1930995−22.3%
19401,0667.1%
1950914−14.3%
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

  1. ^ 1st year Allenton reported on census
  2. ^ (-)Indicates no immediate prior population figure or rank
  3. ^ Racial demographics not reported for places of less than 2,500 on 1880 census.

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Allenton, Alabama
  2. ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  5. ^ "Population of Civil Divisions less than counties - Table III. - State of Alabama" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1870. p. 82.
  6. ^ "Number of Inhabitants - Alabama" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1960.
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