Mooresville, Alabama

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Mooresville, Alabama
Mooresville-post-office-al.jpg
Mooresville Post Office
Limestone County Alabama Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Mooresville Highlighted 0151264.svg
Location of Mooresville in Limestone County, Alabama.
Coordinates: 34°37′37″N86°52′52″W / 34.62694°N 86.88111°W / 34.62694; -86.88111
Country United States
State Alabama
County Limestone
Town of MooresvilleNovember 16, 1818 [1]
Area
[2]
  Total0.30 sq mi (0.77 km2)
  Land0.25 sq mi (0.65 km2)
  Water0.05 sq mi (0.13 km2)
Elevation
[3]
577 ft (176 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total47
  Density188.00/sq mi (72.72/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
35649
Area code 256
FIPS code 01-51264
GNIS feature ID2406188 [3]
Website www.mooresvilleal.com

Mooresville is a town in Limestone County, Alabama, United States, located southeast of the intersection of Interstate 565 and Interstate 65, and north of Wheeler Lake.

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The town is between Huntsville and Decatur, and is part of the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area; its population as of the 2010 census is 53, down from 59 in 2000.

Although the town's per-capita income is over $50,000, Mooresville is within the area covered by the charter for the Appalachian Regional Commission, an organization whose goal is to help increase the per-capita income of impoverished areas. Mooresville is within Corridor V of the Appalachian Development Highway System.

The town was the primary filming location for Disney's live action production of Tom and Huck (1995). [4]

History

Mooresville is one of the oldest incorporated towns in Alabama, having been incorporated on November 16, 1818, when Alabama was still a Territory. It was named for early settlers, Robert and William Moore who located on land which became the site of Mooresville. Andrew Johnson, later to become to 17th president of the United States, lived in Mooresville as an apprentice tailor when he was a young man. [5] The Union Army occupied Mooresville several times during the Civil War, and a few skirmishes were fought in the vicinity. Future U.S. president James Garfield, then a Union general camped in the area, delivered a sermon at the Mooresville Church of Christ in 1863. [5] Mooresville thrived as a cotton farming hub until the early 20th century, when the boll weevil infestation wrecked the cotton economy. [6]

The entire town, described as a picturesque early 19th century village, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [7] Many of the older public buildings, including the Stagecoach Inn and Tavern, the Brick Church, the Post Office, and the Church of Christ, are owned and maintained by the town's residents. [5]

Historic buildings

Geography

Aerial photograph of Interstate 565 bypassing the town Old New AL20 (19911376149).jpg
Aerial photograph of Interstate 565 bypassing the town

Mooresville is located at 34°37′37″N86°52′52″W / 34.62694°N 86.88111°W / 34.62694; -86.88111 (34.626931, -86.881091). [8] The town lies southwest of Huntsville and northeast of Decatur in southern Limestone County. Wheeler Lake, an artificial reservoir along the Tennessee River, lies to the south.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2), all land.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1870 165
1880 18310.9%
1890 143−21.9%
1900 1504.9%
1910 137−8.7%
1920 1445.1%
1930 114−20.8%
1940 12913.2%
1950 101−21.7%
1960 93−7.9%
1970 72−22.6%
1980 58−19.4%
1990 54−6.9%
2000 599.3%
2010 53−10.2%
2020 47−11.3%
U.S. Decennial Census [9]

As of the census [10] of 2000, 59 people, 24 households, and 19 families resided in the town. The population density was 741.1 inhabitants per square mile (286.1/km2). There were 28 housing units at an average density of 351.7 per square mile (135.8/km2). The racial makeup was 88.14% White and 11.86% Black or African American.

There were 24 households, of which 25.0% had children under 18 living with them; 66.7% were married couples living together; 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present; and 20.8% were non-families. 20.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.84.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 16.9% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 20.3% from 25 to 44, 40.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50 years. For every 100 females, there were 118.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $54,167, and the median income for a family was $136,039. Males had a median income of $51,667 versus $65,417 for females. The per capita income for the town was $51,694, unusually high for the state. No families and 4.3% of the population are living below the poverty line, including 3.33% of those over 64.

Education

It is in the Limestone County School District. [11]

Notable people

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References

  1. A Digest of the Laws of the State of Alabama: Containing The Statutes and Resolutions in Force at the end of the General Assembly in January, 1823. Published by Ginn & Curtis, J. & J. Harper, Printers, New-York, 1828. Title 62. Chapter XXIV. Page 802-803. "An Act to Incorporate the Town of Mooresville, and for other purposes.—Passed November 16, 1818." (Google Books)
  2. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  3. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mooresville, Alabama
  4. "Mooresville". Decatur Morgan County Tourism. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Town of Mooresville website
  6. James P. Kaetz, "Mooresville," Encyclopedia of Alabama, 31 August 2016.
  7. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  8. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  9. "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  10. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  11. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Limestone County, AL" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved August 1, 2022. - Text list

34°37′37″N86°52′52″W / 34.626931°N 86.881091°W / 34.626931; -86.881091