Billingsley, Alabama
| Billingsley | |
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 Location in Alabama
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| Basic data | |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Alabama |
| County : | Autauga County |
| Coordinates : | 32 ° 40 ′ N , 86 ° 43 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 144 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 42.4 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 3.4 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of which 3.4 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 113 m |
| Postal code : | 36006 |
| Area code : | +1 205 |
| FIPS : | 01-06460 |
| GNIS ID : | 0151686 |
Billingsley is a city in Autauga County in the US state of Alabama . At the time of the United States Census 2010 , the place had 144 residents. Billingsley has a total area of 3.4 km².
geography
Billingsley is located in central Alabama in the southern United States, about 16 kilometers east of the approximately 1600 km² Talladega National Forest .
Nearby places include Clanton (16 km north), Plantersville (18 km west), Verbena (19 km northeast) and Maplesville (19 km northwest). the next larger city with 205,000 inhabitants is the capital of Alabama, Montgomery, about 38 kilometers south-east .
history
The city was named after a family who lived in beer. A post office was opened in 1884.
traffic
US Highway 82 and Alabama State Route 6 run about 3 kilometers southeast of the city . Interstate 65 runs 18 kilometers east of the city and runs for 1,436 kilometers from Alabama to Indiana . One kilometer further east is the route of US Highway 31 .
About 22 kilometers north of the city is the Chilton County Airport , 30 kilometers south also the airport of the city of Prattville , Prattville-Grouby Field .
Demographics
At the time of the 2000 United States Census , Billingsley had 116 residents, spread across 46 households and 33 families. The population density is 38 inhabitants / km². 90.52% of the population were white, 6.03% were African American. Children under the age of 18 lived in 21.7% of households. The average income was 44,688 US dollars , with 11.7% of the population below the poverty line lived.
By the United States Census 2010 , the population rose to 144.
Web links
- Billingsley statistical data
- Billingsley in the Encyclopedia of Alabama
Individual evidence
- ^ Website of the US Census Bureau
- ↑ Place Names in Alabama , University of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa 1989, p. 18 ( on Google Books )