Dunnavant, Alabama

Dunnavant, Alabama
Census-designated place
Location of Dunnavant in Shelby County, Alabama.
Dunnavant, Alabama
Coordinates: 33°29′36″N86°32′39″W / 33.49333°N 86.54417°W / 33.49333; -86.54417
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Shelby
Area [1]
• Total	20.27 sq mi (52.51 km2)
• Land	19.26 sq mi (49.87 km2)
• Water	1.02 sq mi (2.64 km2)
Elevation	666 ft (203 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	936
• Density	48.61/sq mi (18.77/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes	205, 659
GNIS feature ID	117649 [2]

Dunnavant, also spelled Dunavant, is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Shelby County, Alabama, United States. Its population was 981 as of the 2010 census. ^[3] The community's name is probably derived from a local family. ^[4] A post office was established in 1897 and was in operation until it was closed in 1958. ^[5]

Geography

Dunnavant is in central Alabama, in the southernmost extensions of the Appalachian Mountains along Alabama State Route 25 and Shelby County Road 41. Leeds is 6 mi (10 km) north, and the unincorporated community of Vandiver is 4 mi (6 km) southeast on a windy and mountainous route. Shelby County 41 leads southwest as Dunnavant Valley Rd 15 mi (24 km) to Chelsea.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	936		—
U.S. Decennial Census [6]

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
2. "Dunnavant". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved May 14, 2011.
4. Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 102. ISBN   0-8173-0410-X.
5. "Shelby County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on October 22, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.