Allenton, Alabama

Allenton is an unincorporated community in Wilcox County, Alabama, United States.[1]

Allenton, Alabama
Joshua B. Grace House, Allenton, 1937
Allenton, Alabama
Location within the state of Alabama
Allenton, Alabama
Allenton, Alabama (the United States)
Coordinates: 31°56′12.5″N 87°03′11.9″W
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyWilcox
Elevation
292 ft (89 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
36768
Area code(s)334

Geography

Allenton is located at 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.
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[lower-alpha 1][4] 177 (-)[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 3] 115th (-) 3rd (-)

Allenton Precinct (1870-1950)

Historical population
CensusPop.
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[5]

The beat (precinct) containing Allenton first appeared on the 1870 U.S. Census as Allenton-9th Beat of Wilcox County.[6] 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.[7]

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



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