Nixburg, Alabama

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Nixburg, Alabama
Census-designated place
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Nixburg, Alabama
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Nixburg, Alabama
Coordinates: 32°49′40″N86°06′40″W / 32.82778°N 86.11111°W / 32.82778; -86.11111
Country United States
State Alabama
County Coosa
Area
[1]
 • Total7.47 sq mi (19.35 km2)
 • Land7.46 sq mi (19.33 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation
725 ft (221 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total329
 • Density44.08/sq mi (17.02/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 256 & 938, 334
GNIS feature ID156795 [2]

Nixburg is a census-designated place in Coosa County, Alabama, United States.

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History

Nixburg was established by 1850 by Solomon Robbins, who moved there from North Carolina, and was originally called Robbinsville. It was later renamed Nixburg in honor of the Nix family, who were early settlers of the area. [3] Its post office was established in 1836 and closed in 1978. [4] The Oakachoy Covered Bridge, which was formerly listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage, was located in Nixburg. The bridge was destroyed by vandals on June 2, 2001. The Old Shiloh Cemetery, also located in Nixburg, is listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage.

Demographics

It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 329. [5]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 329—
U.S. Decennial Census [6]
2020 [7]

2020 census

Nixburg CDP, Alabama - Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
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 / EthnicityPop 2020 [7] % 2020
White alone (NH)9328.27%
Black or African American alone (NH)22066.87%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)00.00%
Asian alone (NH)00.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)00.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)30.91%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH)123.65%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)10.30%
Total329100.00%

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References

  1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Nixburg". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ↑ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 102. ISBN   0-8173-0410-X.
  4. ↑ "Coosa County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Nixburg CDP, Alabama". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  7. 1 2 "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Nixburg CDP, Alabama". United States Census Bureau .
  8. ↑ Williams, Benjamin Buford (1979). A Literary History of Alabama: The Nineteenth Century - Benjamin Buford Williams - Google Books. ISBN   9780838620540 . Retrieved September 19, 2014.


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