Penton, Alabama

Penton, Alabama
Census-designated place
Location of Penton in Chambers County, Alabama.
Coordinates: 33°00′20″N85°29′36″W / 33.00556°N 85.49333°W / 33.00556; -85.49333 [1]
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Chambers
Area [2]
• Total	9.17 sq mi (23.76 km2)
• Land	9.14 sq mi (23.66 km2)
• Water	0.035 sq mi (0.09 km2)
Elevation [1]	807 ft (246 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	163
• Density	17.8/sq mi (6.89/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	334
GNIS feature ID	2582693 [1]

Penton is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Chambers County, Alabama, United States. Its population was 163 as of the 2020 census which is down from a population of 201 people at the 2010 census. ^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	201		—
2020	163		−18.9%
U.S. Decennial Census [4] 1850-1870 [5] 1870-1880 [6] 1890-1910 [7] 1920 [8] 1930 [9] 1940 [10] 1950 [11] 1960 [12] 1970 [13] 1980 [14] 1990 [15] 2000 [16] 2010 [17]

Penton was first listed as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census. ^[18]

Notable person

• Pete Turnham, served in the Alabama House of Representatives in District 79 from 1958 to 1998

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Penton, Alabama
2. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
3. "American FactFinder - Results". archive.ph. February 12, 2020. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
4. "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade". United States Census Bureau.
5. "1870 Census of Population - Alabama - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1870.
6. "1880 Census of Population - Alabama - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1880.
7. "1910 Census of Population - Alabama" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1910. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 13, 2024.
8. "1920 Census of Population - Alabama" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1920. pp. 178–179.
9. "1930 Census of Population - Alabama" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1930. p. 139.
10. "1940 Census of Population - Alabama" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1940.
11. "1950 Census of Population - Alabama" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1950.
12. "1960 Census of Population - Population of all incorporated places; and all unincorporated places of 1,000 or more - Alabama" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1960.
13. "1970 Census of Population - Alabama" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1970.
14. "1980 Census of Population - Alabama" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1980.
15. "1990 Census of Population - Alabama" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1990.
16. "2000 Census of Population - Summary Population and Housing Characteristics - Alabama" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000.
17. "2010 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Alabama" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2010.
18. "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Alabama" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2010.