Summerfield, Alabama

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Summerfield, Alabama
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Summerfield
Summerfield (the United States)
Coordinates: 32°31′14″N87°02′30″W / 32.52056°N 87.04167°W / 32.52056; -87.04167 Coordinates: 32°31′14″N87°02′30″W / 32.52056°N 87.04167°W / 32.52056; -87.04167
Country United States
State Alabama
County Dallas
Elevation
322 ft (98 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 334
GNIS feature ID160692 [1]

Summerfield, also known as Valley Creek, is an unincorporated community in Dallas County, Alabama. [2] Summerfield has one historic district included on the National Register of Historic Places, the Summerfield District. [3] Most of the community was annexed into Valley Grande following its incorporation as a city in 2003. [4] Summerfield was the home of the Centenary Institute, a school operated by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, from 1829 until the 1880s.

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Demographics

Historical population
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1890 383
U.S. Decennial Census [5]

Summerfield was listed as an incorporated community in the 1890 U.S. Census with a population of 383, making it the second largest community in Dallas County after Selma. It was not listed on any subsequent censuses.

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References

  1. "Summerfield". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. "Summerfield, Alabama". "AL HomeTownLocator". Retrieved 2008-11-05.
  3. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  4. About Valley Grande, City of Valley Grande, 2008. Accessed 2008-11-05
  5. "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Retrieved June 6, 2013.