Our Town, Alabama

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Our Town, Alabama
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Our Town in 2021
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Location of Our Town in Tallapoosa County, Alabama.
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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]
  Total11.89 sq mi (30.79 km2)
  Land11.85 sq mi (30.70 km2)
  Water0.04 sq mi (0.09 km2)
Elevation
659 ft (201 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total605
  Density51.04/sq mi (19.71/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 256 & 938
GNIS feature ID158894 [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)

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Our Town and Willow Point Volunteer Fire Department

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020 605
U.S. Decennial Census [5]

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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