Nanafalia is an

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and

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(CDP) in

Marengo County Marengo County is a county located in the west central portion of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,323. The largest city is Demopolis, and the county seat is Linden. It is named in honor of the Battle of ...

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, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 75, down from 94 at the 2010 census. The community is located on a

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above the

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, and the name is derived from the

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words for long hill. Nanafalia has a

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with a zip code of 36764.

Geography

Nanafalia is in southwestern Marengo County, along

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. State Route 69 forms the western border of the CDP. Linden, the

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, is to the northeast. The Nanafalia CDP has an area of , all land. The community is on a flat-topped ridge which drains north to South Double Creek and south to an unnamed tributary of Horse Creek. Both named creeks flow west to the

Demographics

As of the

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, there were 94 people living in the CDP. The racial makeup of the CDP was 57.4% White, 40.4% Black and 2.1% from two or more races.

Notable person

Walter Pettus Gewin Walter Pettus Gewin (December 9, 1908 – May 15, 1981) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Education and career Born in Nanafalia, Alabama, Gewin received an Artium Baccalaureus degre ...

, former

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* Chris Landrum, American football linebacker,

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References

Census-designated places in Alabama Census-designated places in Marengo County, Alabama Unincorporated communities in Alabama Unincorporated communities in Marengo County, Alabama Alabama placenames of Native American origin {{MarengoCountyAL-geo-stub