Abbeville, Alabama
| Abbeville | |||
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 The Henry County Courthouse in Abbeville |
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| Location in Alabama | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Alabama | ||
| County : | Henry County | ||
| Coordinates : | 31 ° 34 ′ N , 85 ° 15 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 2,688 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 66.7 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 40.4 km 2 (approx. 16 mi 2 ) of which 40.3 km 2 (approx. 16 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 137 m | ||
| Postal code : | 36310 | ||
| Area code : | +1 334 | ||
| FIPS : | 01-00124 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0112880 | ||
| Website : | www.cityofabbeville.org | ||
| Mayor : | Ryan Blalock | ||
Abbeville is a city and seat of the county seat in Henry County in the US state of Alabama .
geography
Abbeville is located in southeast Alabama, in the northern part of the county, about 14 miles to the east from Georgia , and about 25 miles to the south from Eufaula .
history
Abbeville is one of the oldest settlements in what is now the southern state. The city is named after "Abbe", a native Indian from the Muskogee tribe . The name includes the word for flower dogwood . In 1819, when the area was still part of the Alabama Territory , a post office was established. In 1944, the African American woman Recy Taylor was raped by a group of six white men. Although the men admitted the crime, two juries refused to convict them. The case has attracted attention and is seen as a contributor to the civil rights movement.
Three structures in Abbeville are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) as of March 20, 2020, the Kennedy House , the Oates House and the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Depot .
Demographics
At the reference date of the United States Census 2010, there were 2,688 people in 1,077 households in Abbeville.
Web links
- Statistical data on Abbeville (Engl.)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Extract from the Encyclopedia of Alabama . Retrieved February 12, 2011
- ^ Still no justice in 1944 case. In: Florida Today. October 18, 2010, archived from the original on October 20, 2010 ; accessed on April 9, 2017 (English).
- ↑ Danielle L. McGuire: At the Dark End of the Street: Black Women, Rape, and Resistance- A New History of the Civil Rights Movement from Rosa Parks to the Rise of Black Power . Random House, 2010, ISBN 978-0-307-26906-5 , pp. Xv-xvii. , Page 39
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↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed March 20, 2020.
Weekly List on the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed March 20, 2020. - ↑ US Census Bureau 2010 Census Interactive Population Map. In: census.gov. Retrieved April 9, 2017 .