Pea Ridge, Shelby County, Alabama

Pea Ridge, Alabama
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 33°08′11″N86°56′23″W / 33.13639°N 86.93972°W / 33.13639; -86.93972 [1]
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Shelby
Area [2]
• Total	15.69 sq mi (40.64 km2)
• Land	15.64 sq mi (40.52 km2)
• Water	0.046 sq mi (0.12 km2)
Elevation [1]	784 ft (239 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	841
• Density	53.8/sq mi (20.76/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes	205, 659
GNIS feature ID	2805895 [1]

Pea Ridge is a census-designated place in Shelby County, Alabama, United States. The community is named for Pea Ridge, the broadest ridge in the Cahaba Coal Field. This ridge divides the waters of the Cahaba River and Little Cahaba River. ^[3] Pea Ridge has maintained a volunteer fire department since 1972. ^[4]

It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 841. ^[5]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	841		—
U.S. Decennial Census [6] 2020 [7]

2020 census

Pea Ridge CDP, Alabama - Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)

Race / Ethnicity	Pop 2020 [7]	% 2020
White alone (NH)	721	85.73%
Black or African American alone (NH)	9	1.07%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Asian alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)	2	0.24%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH)	47	5.59%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	62	7.37%
Total	841	100.00%

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 can be of any race.

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pea Ridge, Shelby County, Alabama
2. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
3. Report on the Cahaba coal field - Joseph Squire, Eugene Allen Smith. Brown Printing Company. 1890. p.  8 . Retrieved May 31, 2014– via Internet Archive. pea ridge shelby county alabama.
4. Catherine Legg (February 28, 2012). "Pea Ridge celebrates its volunteer fire department". Shelby County Reporter. Retrieved May 31, 2014.
5. "Pea Ridge CDP, Alabama". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved March 13, 2022.
6. "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
7. "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Pea Ridge CDP, Alabama". United States Census Bureau .