Aliceville, Alabama

Aliceville
Aliceville Location in Alabama
Basic data
State :	United States
State :	Alabama
County :	Pickens County
Coordinates :	33 ° 8 ′  N , 88 ° 9 ′  W Coordinates: 33 ° 8 ′  N , 88 ° 9 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	2,486 (as of 2010)
Population density :	214.3 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	11.6 km 2  (approx. 4 mi 2 ) of which 11.6 km 2  (approx. 4 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	59 m
Postal code :	35442
Area code :	+1 205
FIPS :	01-01228
GNIS ID :	0112988
Website :	www.cityofaliceville.com
Mayor :	Marva D. Gipson

Aliceville is a city ( English city ) in Pickens County , Alabama , United States. Aliceville had 2,486 residents in 2010. In 2000, 81 more residents were registered. This corresponds to a population decrease of 3.2 percent. The total area of ​​the place is 11.7 km². Camp Aliceville was located here during World War II . Today there is a women's prison around 4 km north of Aliceville .

Geography and climate

Aliceville is located in western Alabama in the southern United States, about 12 kilometers east of the Mississippi border .

According to the Köppen climate classification, the climate in Aliceville is humid, subtropical (cfa).

Average Monthly Temperatures and Rainfall for Aliceville, Alabama Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 11.8 14.3 19.1 24 28.1 31.9 33.1 32.9 30.3 24.8 18.7 13.5 O 23.6 Min. Temperature (° C) -0.5 0.8 4.9 9.4 14.2 18.9 21st 20.4 17.1 9.7 4.6 0.7 O 10.1 Temperature (° C) 5.5 7.7 11.9 16.7 21.2 25.4 27.1 26.6 23.7 17.2 11.6 7.1 O 16.8 Precipitation ( mm ) 139 134 149 133 97 97 118 84 87 80 112 121 Σ 1,351 Rainy days ( d ) 9 8th 8th 7th 7th 7th 8th 6th 5 5 7th 8th Σ 85 T e m p e r a t u r 11.8 -0.5 14.3 0.8 19.1 4.9 24 9.4 28.1 14.2 31.9 18.9 33.1 21st 32.9 20.4 30.3 17.1 24.8 9.7 18.7 4.6 13.5 0.7 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec N i e d e r s c h l a g 139 134 149 133 97 97 118 84 87 80 112 121   Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Source: Aliceville, Alabama Travel Weather Averages (Weatherbase)

Demographic statistics

At the 2010 census , Aliceville had 2,486 residents, spread across 1,012 households and 630 families. 74.9% of the population were African American and 22.6% were white. Children under the age of 18 lived in 22.8% of households. The median income was $ 21,754 per household, with 44.6% of the population living below the poverty line .

history

The city was founded by John Taylor Cochrane . He named her after his wife, Alyce Searcy Cochrane .

During the Second World War , the POW camp at Camp Aliceville was located in Aliceville. About 6,000 German prisoners of war lived in it. Most had been captured in Africa and had served in the Afrika Korps . The camp was operated between June 2, 1943 and September 1945. The prisoners had been transported to Aliceville on the St. Louis - San Francisco Railway .

In 2013 a women's prison was opened. It has 1433 inmates. The prison was slightly damaged by a tornado in February 2016 .

traffic

Alabama State Route 17 runs from west to east of the city, and Alabama State Route 14 runs from north to south . About 28 kilometers to the northeast there is a connection to US Highway 80 , about 35 kilometers southeast to US Highway 43 and Interstates 20 and 59 , which run on the same route here in parts.

About one kilometer west of the city is George Downer Airport , where around 5,400 aircraft movements are made every year.

Personalities associated with Aliceville

• Walter Jones (* 1974), football player, born in Aliceville
• Walter Büttner (1907–1990), German puppeteer, prisoner of war in Aliceville
• Wilhelm Koch-Hooge (1916–2004), German actor, prisoner of war in Aliceville

Web links

• Official website
• Statistical data on Aliceville (Engl.)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Census 2010 Profile Report / Missouri Census Data Center. In: missouri.edu. census.missouri.edu, accessed November 14, 2016 (American English). 
2. ^ Mayor and City Council. In: thecityofaliceville.com. City of Aliceville, accessed November 14, 2016 (American English). 
3. ^ US Census Bureau: Search Results. In: census.gov. Retrieved November 14, 2016 (American English). 
4. ^ History. In: thecityofaliceville.com. City of Aliceville, accessed November 14, 2016 . 
5. ↑ ^{a b c} Allen Cronenberg: Forth to the Mighty Conflict: Alabama and World War II . University of Alabama Press , 2003, ISBN 0-8173-0737-0 , pp. 95-103.
6. ^ FCI Aliceville. In: bop.gov. Retrieved November 14, 2016 (American English). 
7. ^ Tornado damaged federal prison in Aliceville; no injuries reported . In: AL.com . (American English, al.com ).