Holtville, Alabama

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Holtville, Alabama
Census-designated place
Elmore County Alabama Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Holtville Highlighted 0135752.svg
Location of Holtville in Elmore County, Alabama.
Coordinates: 32°37′55″N86°19′46″W / 32.63194°N 86.32944°W / 32.63194; -86.32944
Country United States
State Alabama
County Elmore
Area
[1]
 • Total
25.18 sq mi (65.22 km2)
 • Land21.59 sq mi (55.91 km2)
 • Water3.59 sq mi (9.31 km2)
Elevation
[2]
331 ft (101 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
4,940
 • Density228.9/sq mi (88.36/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 334
GNIS feature ID2582683 [2]

Holtville (also Slapout) is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Elmore County, Alabama, United States. Its population was 4,940 as of the 2020 census. [3]

Contents

Holtville/Slapout is located on the western bank of Jordan Lake, and much of its population lives along this lakeshore, or in the neighboring Lightwood community.

According to tradition, the old name of Slapout was derived from a storekeeper's way of stating an item was out of stock: he was "slap out of it". [4]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2010 4,096—
2020 4,94020.6%
U.S. Decennial Census [5]

Holtville was listed as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census. [6]

Holtville 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 [7] Pop 2020 [8] % 2010% 2020
White alone (NH)3,6724,25589.65%86.13%
Black or African American alone (NH)3023177.37%6.42%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)19210.46%0.43%
Asian alone (NH)10310.24%0.63%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)120.02%0.04%
Other race alone (NH)590.12%0.18%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)352030.85%4.11%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)521021.27%2.06%
Total4,0964,940 100.00%100.00%

As of the 2020 U.S. census, Holtville/Slapout had a population of 4,940 residents.

Education

Holtville/Slapout is in the Elmore County Public School System, [9] served by Holtville Elementary, Middle, and High Schools with a combined enrollment of 1947 students in 2023. [10] [11] [12]

Notable people

Holtville was the subject of a 1945 film by The United States Information Agency that highlighted how a rural community can overcome poverty and poor soil through education and commitment.". [13]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Holtville, Alabama
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Some towns sure have funny names". The Miami News. pp. 4A. Retrieved May 19, 2015.[ permanent dead link ]
  5. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Holtville CDP, Alabama". United States Census Bureau .
  8. ↑ "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Holtville CDP, Alabama". United States Census Bureau .
  9. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Elmore County, AL" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved July 31, 2022. - Text list
  10. ↑ "Holtville Elementary School". US News & World Report. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Holtville Middle School". US News & World Report. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Holtville High School". US News & World Report. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
  13. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UOTYB6QHdM "Holtville, Alabama : A Rural Community"


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