Autaugaville
| Autaugaville | |
|---|---|
 Location in Alabama
|
|
| Basic data | |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Alabama |
| County : | Autauga County |
| Coordinates : | 32 ° 26 ′ N , 86 ° 39 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 870 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 44.2 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 20.2 km 2 (about 8 mi 2 ) of which 19.7 km 2 (about 8 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 49 m |
| Postal code : | 36003 |
| Area code : | +1 334 |
| FIPS : | 01-03220 |
| GNIS ID : | 0113299 |
 The Lassiter House in Autaugaville (2012) |
|
Autaugaville is a place in Autauga County in the US state of Alabama .
geography
Autaugaville is located in central Alabama in the southern United States. It is located directly on the Alabama River , which later merges into the Mobile River and finally flows into Mobile Bay and the Gulf of Mexico .
Nearby locations include White Hall (6 km south), Prattville (6 km east), Booth (7 km northeast), Lowndesboro (13 km south), and Alabama's capital city, Montgomery (19 km southeast).
history
The first settlers reached the area in 1820 and built a sawmill and a flour mill. In 1849 a cotton mill was built, with the construction of which houses and apartments for the workers were created, which significantly expanded the city. It experienced further growth when numerous residents of nearby Vernon fled the flood there and settled in Autaugaville. In 1851 351 people lived here.
In 1853 a fire destroyed the city center. The local newspaper Autaugaville Citizen appeared between 1853 and 1873 . The city's growth was slowed by the civil war and it lost its importance as a regional economic center. Of the numerous sawmills, only one remained, which was also given up in the 1930s.
One of the buildings on the site is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of June 29, 2019), the Lassiter House .
traffic
Autaugaville is traversed by Alabama State Route 14 , a few kilometers east of the city also run US Highway 82 , Alabama State Route 6 and Interstate 65 , which runs for 1,436 kilometers from Alabama to Indiana .
About 25 kilometers southeast of the city is the Montgomery Regional Airport .
Demographics
At the time of the United States Census 2010 , Autaugaville had 870 residents spread across 350 households and 243 families. The population density was 44.2 inhabitants / km². 31.3% of the population were white and 66.9% were African American. Children under the age of 18 lived in 29.4% of households. The average income was 22,563 US dollars . 27.1% of the population were below the poverty line .
Personalities
- George "Wild Child" Butler (1936–2005), harmonica player and singer
Web links
Individual evidence
-
↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed June 29, 2019.
Weekly List on the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed June 29, 2019.