Twin, Alabama

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Twin, Alabama
Town
Marion County Alabama Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Twin Highlighted 0177352.svg
Location in Marion County, Alabama
Coordinates: 34°00′19″N87°51′23″W / 34.00528°N 87.85639°W / 34.00528; -87.85639
Country United States
State Alabama
Counties Marion
Area
[1]
 • Total3.38 sq mi (8.8 km2)
 • Land3.38 sq mi (8.8 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
594 ft (181 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total359
 • Density106.21/sq mi (41.01/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
35563
Area code(s) 205, 659
FIPS code 01-77352
GNIS feature ID2380589 [3]

Twin, also known as Yampertown, is a town in Marion County, Alabama, United States. It is about equidistant from Brilliant, Guin and Winfield. It incorporated on August 6, 2002, [4] becoming the 10th incorporated community in Marion County. It had a population of 359 as of the 2020 census. [2]

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Geography

Twin is in southern Marion County, bordered to the west and east by the city of Guin. I-22/US 78 passes through the town, with access from exit 26 (SR 44). Hamilton, the Marion county seat, is 16 miles (26 km) to the northwest, and Jasper is 38 miles (61 km) to the southeast. SR 44 leads east 6 miles (10 km) to Brilliant and southwest 5 miles (8 km) to Guin, while SR 253 leads southeast 6 miles (9.7 km) to Winfield and north 25 miles (40 km) to Hackleburg.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town of Twin has an area of 3.38 square miles (8.8 km2), all of it recorded as land. [1] Yampertown, the town center, is in the valley of Luxapallila Creek where it is joined by Cooper Creek. The Luxapallila is a southwest-flowing tributary of the Tombigbee River.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2010 399—
2020 359−10.0%
U.S. Decennial Census [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Twin town, Alabama: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Twin". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved February 15, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.


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