Catherine, Alabama

Catherine
Catherine Location in Alabama
Basic data
State :	United States
State :	Alabama
County :	Wilcox County
Coordinates :	32 ° 11 ′  N , 87 ° 28 ′  W Coordinates: 32 ° 11 ′  N , 87 ° 28 ′  W
Time zone :	Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents :	22 (as of 2010)
Population density :	3.7 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	5.94 km 2  (approx. 2 mi 2 ) of which 5.94 km 2  (approx. 2 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	59 m
Postal code :	36728
Area code :	+1 334
FIPS :	01-12544
GNIS ID :	0115702

Catherine is a civil parish in Wilcox County in the state of Alabama in the United States .

geography

Catherine is located in central Alabama in the southern United States. It is located about 8 kilometers northwest of the Alabama River , which merges into the Mobile River in the south and finally flows into the Mobile Bay and Gulf of Mexico .

Nearby places include Gastonburg (3 km northeast), Prairie (4 km southeast), Alberta (7 km northeast), Consul (11 km northwest) and Thomaston (15 km northwest). The next larger city with 205,000 inhabitants is the capital of Alabama, Montgomery, about 100 kilometers to the east .

history

The place was named after the wife of a senior railway employee. A post office was opened in 1888.

traffic

Catherine is at the intersection of Alabama State Route 5 and Alabama State Route 28 . US Highway 43 runs about 28 kilometers to the west .

Linden Airport is around 24 kilometers to the northwest, and Camden Municipal Airport is 25 kilometers southeast .

Demographics

The 2010 census showed a population of 22, divided between 10 households and 7 families. 73% of the population were white and 27% black. For every 12 women there were 10 men. The average age was 57 years, only two people were under 25 years old.

Web links

• Statistical data on Catherine (Engl.)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Place Names in Alabama , University of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa 1989, p. 29 ( on Google Books )
2. ↑ site of the United States Census Bureau , accessed on May 15, 2015