Dunnavant, Alabama

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Dunnavant, Alabama
Census-designated place
Shelby County Alabama Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Dunnavant Highlighted 0121890.svg
Location of Dunnavant in Shelby County, Alabama.
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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]
 • Total20.27 sq mi (52.51 km2)
 • Land19.26 sq mi (49.87 km2)
 • Water1.02 sq mi (2.64 km2)
Elevation
666 ft (203 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total936
 • Density48.61/sq mi (18.77/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 205, 659
GNIS feature ID117649 [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]

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

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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.


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