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U.S. Route 84 In Alabama
U.S. Route 84 (US 84) in Alabama travels west to east across southern Alabama for . US 84 enters the state from Mississippi west of Silas and exits into Georgia southeast of Gordon. Along its route, US 84 passes through the limits of the towns and cities of Silas, Coffeeville, Grove Hill, Repton, Evergreen, River Falls, Andalusia, Sanford, Babbie, Opp, Elba, New Brockton, Enterprise, Level Plains, Daleville, Dothan, Cowarts, Avon, Ashford. Between Mississippi and River Falls, with the exception of a small segment near Grove Hill, US 84 is largely a rural two-lane road. Between River Falls and Georgia, the route is a major four-lane divided highway connecting major towns of southeastern Alabama. For most of its route through Alabama, excluding a section in Dothan where it is alternatively known as East and West Main Street, US 84 is internally designated by the state of Alabama as State Route 12 (SR 12). History When U.S. Route 84 was ini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silas, Alabama
Silas is a town in Choctaw County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 377. The town was struck by a tornado on March 17, 2021. The tornado downed trees and inflicted minor damage to outbuildings and homes at EF1 strength. It reached EF2 strength well northeast of town and injured two people. Geography Silas is located in southern Choctaw County at 31°46'17.850" North, 88°19'51.568" West (31.771625, -88.330991). According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land. The town is located next to U.S. Route 84 near the Mississippi state line. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 529 people, 220 households, and 157 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 260 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 71.83% White, 25.71% Black or African American, 0.19% from other races, and 2.27% from two or more races. 0.19% of the population were Hispanic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgia (U
Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the country in the Caucasus ** Kingdom of Georgia, a medieval kingdom ** Georgia within the Russian Empire ** Democratic Republic of Georgia, established following the Russian Revolution ** Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, a constituent of the Soviet Union * Related to the US state ** Province of Georgia, one of the thirteen American colonies established by Great Britain in what became the United States ** Georgia in the American Civil War, the State of Georgia within the Confederate States of America. Other places * 359 Georgia, an asteroid * New Georgia, Solomon Islands * South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Canada * Georgia Street, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada * Strait of Georgia, British Columbia, Canada United K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashford, Alabama
Ashford is a town in Houston County, Alabama, United States. It is part of the Dothan, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town was incorporated in June 1891. For most of its history, it was a center for naval stores production, pulpwood harvesting, and cotton agriculture. The population was 2,148 at the 2010 census, up from 1,853 at the 2000 census. Geography Ashford is located slightly northeast of the center of Houston County at (31.184032, -85.235286). U.S. Route 84 passes through the southern part of the town, leading west to Dothan and southeast to Donalsonville, Georgia. The Chattahoochee River, which forms the Georgia state line, is southeast of Ashford on US 84. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which , or 0.34%, are water. History In March 1888, the Alabama Midland Railway built a small depot of Victorian railroad architecture in Ashford to be a waystation along the Bainbridge-to- Montgomery route. The depot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avon, Alabama
Avon is a town in Houston County, Alabama, United States. It incorporated in January 1957. It is part of the Dothan, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the population of the town was 543, its highest to date, up from 466 in 2000. Geography Avon is located near the geographic center of Houston County at (31.189409, -85.279156). It is bordered to the northwest by Cowarts, and the town limits of Ashford are to the east. U.S. Route 84 passes through Avon, leading west to the center of Dothan and southeast to the Georgia state line at the Chattahoochee River. Bainbridge, Georgia, is southeast of Avon. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which , or 0.78%, are water. Demographics 2000 Census data As of the census of 2000, there were 466 people, 185 households, and 138 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 202 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cowarts, Alabama
Cowarts is a town in Houston County, Alabama, United States. The town incorporated in August 1961. It is part of the Dothan, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area. At the 2010 census the population was 1,871, up from 1,546 in 2000. Geography Cowarts is located in north-central Houston County at (31.199575, -85.306272). It is bordered to the north and west by the city of Dothan and to the southeast by the town of Avon. A small part of the northern border of Cowarts is with the town of Webb. U.S. Route 84 passes through the southern part of the town, leading west to the center of Dothan and southeast to Bainbridge, Georgia. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Cowarts has a total area of , of which are land and , or 0.58%, are water. Demographics 2000 census At the 2000 census there were 1,546 people, 603 households, and 469 families in the town. The population density was . There were 684 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 84.93% ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daleville, Alabama
Daleville is a city in Dale County, Alabama, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 5,295, up from 4,653 in 2000. It is part of the Ozark Micropolitan Statistical Area. The city's nickname is "Gateway to Fort Rucker", as this U.S. Army post is located just north of town. Cairns Army Airfield is located to the south of Daleville on the road to nearby Clayhatchee. History Daleville, originally known as "Dale's Court House", was founded in 1827 by veterans of the Creek Indian War who had settled in Dale County following that conflict. It was established as the original county seat of Dale County in 1827 but lost that honor when Coffee County split from Dale in 1841, at which time the seat was moved first to Newton, and then later to Ozark in 1870, where it remains today. The name of Daleville was adopted in 1848. Daleville voted to incorporate in 1912, but rescinded it in 1916. It later voted for incorporation in 1958. Residents of the town formed portions of tw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Level Plains, Alabama
Level Plains is a small town in Dale County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 1,825. It is part of the Ozark micropolitan statistical area. Level Plains was ranked as a city from 2010 to 2020, but due to a population decline reverted to a town after the 2020 Census. Mayor Ronnie Thompson is the current and ninth mayor to serve since the town was incorporated on April 30, 1965. Thompson previously served as councilmember. Geography Level Plains is located in southwestern Dale County at (31.313659, -85.767307), between Daleville to the east and Enterprise to the west. U.S. Route 84 passes through the middle of the community. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2020 census As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,825 people, 719 households, and 518 families residing in the town. 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 2,085 people with 866 housing units with 801 occupie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enterprise, Alabama
Enterprise is a city in the southeastern part of Coffee County and the southwestern part of Dale County in Southeastern Alabama, United States. Its population was 28,711 at the 2020 census. Enterprise is the primary city of the Enterprise micropolitan statistical area (with the portion of the city in Dale County part of the Ozark micropolitan statistical area). It was originally a part of Enterprise–Ozark micropolitan area before being split; for a longer while it was originally part of the Dothan-Enterprise-Ozark combined statistical area but is now its own separate primary statistical area in later censuses. Enterprise is famous for the Boll Weevil Monument, a large monument of a woman holding a boll weevil, in the middle of Main Street. The city erected the statue because the destruction of the cotton crop by the boll weevil had led to agricultural diversity, starting with peanuts and more prosperity than had ever come from cotton alone. It is the only statue to an insect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Brockton, Alabama
New Brockton is a town in Coffee County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 1,428. The community was named for Huey E. Brock, a settler who came to the region in 1871. New Brockton is part of the Enterprise Micropolitan Statistical Area. Geography New Brockton is located east of the center of Coffee County at (31.381138, -85.924339). The city of Enterprise is directly to the southeast. U.S. Route 84 passes through the southern part of the town as a bypass, leading southeast 7 mi (11 km) to Enterprise and west 9 mi (14 km) to Elba, the county seat of Coffee County. Alabama State Route 122 runs through the center of town, leading northeast 3 mi (5 km) to Alabama State Route 51 north of Enterprise. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, New Brockton has a total area of , of which , or 0.17%, is water. Demographics 2010 At the 2010 census there were 1,146 people, 469 households, and 327 families living in the town. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elba, Alabama
Elba is a city in and the county seat of Coffee County, Alabama, United States. It is the official seat, although there are two county courthouses, with the other one being located in the town of Enterprise. At the time of the 2010 U.S. census, Elba's population was 3,940. Elba is part of the Enterprise micropolitan statistical area. History The town which eventually became Elba originated near a ferry across the Pea River in the early 1830s. Originally called Bridgeville, a U.S. post office was established in the town by 1841. In 1851, a lottery to determine a new name for the town was held. One citizen had been reading a biography of Napoleon Bonaparte, and his suggestion of "Elba" as its name was the winner when it was drawn from a hat before any of the other suggestions. Elba became the county seat of Coffee County in 1852. A logging railroad first reached Elba on March 20, 1892, with the first permanent rail line arriving in October 1898. The "Dorsey Trailer Company" was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Babbie, Alabama
Babbie is a town in Covington County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 625. It incorporated in 1957.http://alabamamaps.ua.edu/historicalplaces/text/CovingtonText.pdf Geography Babbie is located in eastern Covington County at (31.300460, -86.319293). It is bordered to the east by the city of Opp. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.01%, is water. Demographics 2000 Census data At the 2000 census there were 627 people, 258 households, and 192 families in the town. The population density was . There were 284 housing units at an average density of 24.6 per square mile (9.5/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 98.88% White, 0.16% Black or African American, 0.32% Asian, 0.16% from other races, and 0.48% from two or more races. Of the 258 households 29.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.0% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanford, Alabama
Sanford is a town in Covington County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 257. Sanford was originally incorporated in 1902 and was on the 1910 U.S. Census. It did not appear again on the census until 1960. Geography Sanford is located near the center of Covington County at (31.300683, -86.391734), between the cities of Andalusia and Opp. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which , or 1.00%, is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 269 people, 112 households, and 77 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 135 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 97.77% White, 0.74% Native American, and 1.49% from two or more races. 1.86% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 112 households, out of which 36.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.0% were married couples living together, 5.4% had a f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
