Stewart, Alabama

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Stewart, Alabama
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Coordinates: 32°54′40″N87°42′22″W / 32.91111°N 87.70611°W / 32.91111; -87.70611
Country United States
State Alabama
County Hale
Elevation
135 ft (41 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 205, 659
GNIS feature ID153571 [1]

Stewart, also known as Stewart's Station, is an unincorporated community in Hale County, Alabama, United States.

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History

Stewart was founded in 1844 as a stop on the Alabama Great Southern Railroad. It was first called Stewart's Station, in honor of an early settler of the area, Charlie Stewart. [2] A post office operated under the name Stewart's Station from 1871 to 1903, and under the name Stewart from 1903 to 1982. [3]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1880 41
1890 255522.0%
U.S. Decennial Census [4]

Stewart's Station was listed on the 1880 & 1890 U.S. Censuses, having briefly been an incorporated community. It was no longer listed as a town beginning in 1900, except for the county precinct #16 that also bore its name from 1900 to 1950.

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stewart
  2. Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 132. ISBN   0-8173-0410-X.
  3. "Hale County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
  4. "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Archived from the original on May 7, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2013.