York, Alabama
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 Location in County and Alabama
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| Basic data | |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Alabama |
| County : | Sumter County, Alabama |
| Coordinates : | 32 ° 30 ′ N , 88 ° 18 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 2,538 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 138.7 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 18.3 km 2 (approx. 7 mi 2 ) of which 18.3 km 2 (approx. 7 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 52 m |
| Postal code : | 36925 |
| Area code : | +1 205 |
| FIPS : | 01-84096 |
| GNIS ID : | 0129302 |
| Website : | www.cityyork.com |
York is a small town in Sumter County in central western Alabama near the border with the state of Mississippi . The city council takes the form of a Mayor Council Government .
history
York was founded in the early 1830s by settlers from South Carolina who named the place after the city of York , England. In 1838 it was known as New York and already had enough residents to build its own schoolhouse that also served as a church. The town became an agricultural center with warehouses and egrenizing machines for cotton production . When the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railway ran through the city during the American Civil War to connect Rome, Georgia to a Confederate military hospital in Lauderdale, Mississippi , it changed its name to York Station . In the 1870s , the Alabama Great Southern Railroad established a rail link from York Station to Meridian , Mississippi. On April 6, 1881, the city under the first shortened name of York became an incorporated town with local government .
Prohibition was introduced in York around 1885 and lasted until 1968. At the beginning of the 20th century, a business on the Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Railroad (1910) and the establishment of the Bank of York (1911) contributed to the town's economic development. A power station commissioned in 1911 and a sewage system established in the 1920s improved the infrastructure. In the years after World War II , rail traffic through the city gradually ceased. As a result, there was a slight population decline as workers and families moved to other cities, particularly Mobile . In 1996 the first African-American mayor was elected, four years later the first female mayor, also African-American.
population
At the 2010 Census , York had 2,538 inhabitants, of which 85.6 percent were black , 13.6 percent white , 1 percent Hispanic , 0.3 percent multiracial, 0.2 percent indigenous and 0.1 percent Pacific islanders . The median household income was 19,000 US dollars estimated the per capita income was 13,577 US dollars.
education
York's public education is in the hands of Sumter County, which oversees a junior high school and a high school . There are around 945 students in both schools together, who are taught by 60 teachers. There is also a private pre-K-12 school. The University of West Alabama is about 10 miles away in Livingston .
traffic
In York, US Highway 11 ( State Highway 7 ) coming from the southwest and Alabama State Route 17, which runs north-south, intersect . Two miles north there is access to Interstate 20 and Interstate 59 . The Norfolk Southern Corporation operates a railway line through York. The nearest public airport is Demopolis Municipal Airport, approximately 24 miles away .
Culture and leisure
The Coleman Center for the Arts , established in 1985, sponsors art projects, gives art classes, and supports many other community activities. Lake Louise about 2 miles to the southwest, there is a nature trail and opportunities for boating and fishing . The private Sumter Country Club near York offers a 9-hole golf course and swimming pool.
literature
- Christopher Maloney: York . In: Encyclopedia of Alabama . 2013.
Web links
- The city of York website (English)