Our Town, Alabama

Our Town, Alabama
Census-designated place
Our Town in 2021
Location of Our Town in Tallapoosa County, Alabama.
Our Town, Alabama
Coordinates: 32°49′41″N85°57′43″W / 32.82806°N 85.96194°W / 32.82806; -85.96194
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Tallapoosa
Area [1]
• Total	11.89 sq mi (30.79 km2)
• Land	11.85 sq mi (30.70 km2)
• Water	0.04 sq mi (0.09 km2)
Elevation	659 ft (201 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	605
• Density	51.04/sq mi (19.71/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes	256 & 938
GNIS feature ID	158894 [2]

Our Town is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Tallapoosa County, Alabama, United States. Its population was 641 as of the 2010 census. ^[3]

Our Town had its start around 1913 when the railroad was extended to that point. The community was named by John S. Jones by saying, "It's not your town, or my town, it is Our Town". ^{[4] (5)}

Our Town and Willow Point Volunteer Fire Department

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	605		—
U.S. Decennial Census [5]

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
2. "Our Town". 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. Growald, Richard (June 1, 1978). "The senior citizen of Our Town". The Bryan Times. p. 20. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

5. (May 14, 1978). "Wilder may have gotten same result with visit to Our Town, Ala." The Birmingham News. p. 20A