Uniontown, Alabama
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Location in Alabama
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| Foundation : | 1818 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Alabama | ||
| County : | Perry County | ||
| Coordinates : | 32 ° 27 ′ N , 87 ° 31 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 2,529 (as of 2013) | ||
| Population density : | 722.6 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 3.5 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of which 3.5 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 91 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 36756 | ||
| Area code : | +1 334 | ||
| FIPS : | 01-77904 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0153806 | ||
| Website : | www.uniontownal.org | ||
| Mayor : | Jamaal O. Hunter | ||
 Westwood Plantation |
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Uniontown is a city with the status " City " in Perry County in the US state of Alabama with 2529 inhabitants (2013).
geography
The city is located approximately 30 kilometers southwest of Marion , 80 kilometers south of Tuscaloosa , 110 kilometers west of Montgomery and 140 kilometers southwest of Birmingham . The US Highway 80 runs right through Uniontown.
history
The first settlers settled in the area in 1818 and named the place Woodville . This name came about because the surrounding streets and paths were mostly made of wood . The city was founded in 1836. When the Alabama and Mississippi Rivers Railroad led through the town in 1857 , it experienced a considerable boom. At the suggestion of a local farmer, the place was also renamed Uniontown in 1861 after his hometown Uniontown in Maryland . Due to the fertile soil and the favorable climatic conditions, the cultivation of cotton became the main livelihood of the inhabitants. After the plantations were attacked by the cotton boll beetle and the yields of the cotton processing industry fell sharply, many residents left the city. However, agriculture has remained the main industry of the place to this day.
Historic buildings and places of interest are listed on the Perry County's National Register of Historic Places : Uniontown Historic District , Fairhope Plantation , Pitts' Folly, and Westwood Plantation .
Uniontown Historic District
Pitts' Folly
Fairhope Plantation
Demographic data
In 2013 a population of 2529 people was determined. The mean age at this point in time was 27.4 years, well below the value for Alabama, which was 38.3 years. 90.2% of the population are African American .
sons and daughters of the town
- Juanita Abernathy (1931–2019), civil rights activist and university professor
- Tony Cox (born 1958), actor
Individual evidence
Web links
- weatherbase - climate information