Dunnavant, Alabama

Dunnavant, Alabama
Census-designated place
Location of Dunnavant in Shelby County, Alabama.
Coordinates: 33°30′45″N86°31′30″W / 33.51250°N 86.52500°W / 33.51250; -86.52500 [1]
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Shelby
Area [2]
• Total	20.27 sq mi (52.51 km2)
• Land	19.25 sq mi (49.87 km2)
• Water	1.02 sq mi (2.64 km2)
Elevation [1]	705 ft (215 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	936
• Density	48.6/sq mi (18.77/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes	205, 659
GNIS feature ID	2582671 [1]

Dunnavant, also spelled Dunavant, is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in northern 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	%±
2010	981		—
2020	936		−4.6%
U.S. Decennial Census [6]

Dunnavant was first listed as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census. ^[7]

Dunnavant CDP, Alabama – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.

Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2010 [8]	Pop 2020 [9]	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	936	849	95.41%	90.71%
Black or African American alone (NH)	4	14	0.41%	1.50%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	7	6	0.71%	0.64%
Asian alone (NH)	0	3	0.00%	0.32%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Other race alone (NH)	0	2	0.00%	0.21%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	11	32	1.12%	3.42%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	23	30	2.34%	3.21%
Total	981	936	100.00%	100.00%

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dunnavant, Alabama
2. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
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.
7. "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Alabama" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 21, 2022.
8. "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Dunnavant CDP, Alabama". United States Census Bureau .
9. "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Dunnavant CDP, Alabama". United States Census Bureau .