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Deatsville, Alabama
Deatsville is a town in Elmore County, Alabama, United States. Although Deatsville initially incorporated in 1903, it lapsed at some point after the 1910 U.S. Census and did not appear again as incorporated until 2000. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,679, Geography Deatsville is located in western Elmore County and eastern Autauga County at (32.593958, -86.393454). It is bordered to the west by Autauga County and to the south by the city of Millbrook. Alabama State Route 143 passes through the center of Deatsville, leading northwest to Clanton and southeast to Elmore. Montgomery, the state capital, is to the south. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Deatsville has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.67%, is water. Demographics At the 2000 census there were 340 people, 130 households, and 101 families in the town. The population density was . There were 150 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 97.35% Whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an origin with the German word , the Dutch word , and the Old Norse . The original Proto-Germanic word, *''tūnan'', is thought to be an early borrowing from Proto-Celtic *''dūnom'' (cf. Old Irish , Welsh ). The original sense of the word in both Germanic and Celtic was that of a fortress or an enclosure. Cognates of ''town'' in many modern Germanic languages designate a fence or a hedge. In English and Dutch, the meaning of the word took on the sense of the space which these fences enclosed, and through which a track must run. In England, a town was a small community that could not afford or was not allowed to build walls or other larger fortifications, and built a palisade or stockade instead. In the Netherlands, this space was a garden, mor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Millbrook, Alabama
Millbrook is a city in Autauga County, Alabama, Autauga and Elmore County, Alabama, Elmore counties in the U.S. state, State of Alabama. The population was 14,640 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. It is part of the Montgomery, Alabama, Montgomery Montgomery Metropolitan Area, Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Millbrook is located at (32.502054, -86.374456). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and (1.75%) is water. History Millbrook includes the former village of Robinson Springs within its boundaries. Numerous eras delineate Millbrook's past. The area's first permanent home "Ellerslie" was completed in 1818 by Georgia Congressman, and Revolutionary War Veteran Bolling Hall. The area's second permanent home "Thornfield" was started the following year, and completed in 1820 by pioneer Archibald McKeithen. Both homes still stand, and are private residences. After its initial settlement, Robinson S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Towns In Elmore County, Alabama
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an origin with the German word , the Dutch word , and the Old Norse . The original Proto-Germanic word, *''tūnan'', is thought to be an early borrowing from Proto-Celtic *''dūnom'' (cf. Old Irish , Welsh ). The original sense of the word in both Germanic and Celtic was that of a fortress or an enclosure. Cognates of ''town'' in many modern Germanic languages designate a fence or a hedge. In English and Dutch, the meaning of the word took on the sense of the space which these fences enclosed, and through which a track must run. In England, a town was a small community that could not afford or was not allowed to build walls or other larger fortifications, and built a palisade or stockade instead. In the Netherlands, this space was a garden, more ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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