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Enterprise–Ozark Micropolitan Area
The Enterprise–Ozark Micropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, was an area consisting of two counties in southeastern Alabama, anchored by the cities of Enterprise and Ozark. As of the 2000 census, the μSA had a population of 92,744 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 96,782). The Enterprise–Ozark Micropolitan Statistical Area was part of the Dothan–Enterprise–Ozark Combined Statistical Area. In 2013, the Enterprise–Ozark Micropolitan Statistical Area was split into two micropolitan areas, to let both Enterprise and Ozark have their own, independent micropolitan areas. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coffee County, Alabama
Coffee County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census, the population was 53,465. Its name is in honor of General John Coffee. Coffee County comprises the Enterprise, Micropolitan Statistical Area, which was originally Enterprise–Ozark micropolitan area in 2010 censuses before being split off. It was originally included in the Dothan-Enterprise- Ozark, Combined Statistical Area in its 2012 statistics but the area in its recent years has been separated from the Dothan metropolitan area and Ozark micropolitan area in later censuses and is its own primary statistical area now. Despite the census change of the statistics by the United States Census Bureau, the county still remains culturally connected alongside the two core based areas as it is commonly described as part of what is called the Wiregrass region together and also it shares its locations of United States Army base, Fort Novosel. The county seat is mos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grimes, Alabama
Grimes is a town in Dale County, Alabama, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 558, up from 459 in 2000. It is part of the Enterprise–Ozark Micropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Grimes is located in southeastern Dale County at (31.302270, -85.451042). It is partially bordered to the north, south, east, and west by the city of Dothan, and also to the north by the town of Napier Field. Grimes is northwest of the center of Dothan. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 459 people, 180 households, and 124 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 208 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 60.78% White, 36.38% Black or African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.22% from other races, and 2.18% from two or more races. 0.65% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clayhatchee, Alabama
Clayhatchee is a town in Dale County, Alabama, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 589, up from 501 in 2000. It was incorporated in April 1967. It is part of the Ozark Micropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Clayhatchee is located in southwestern Dale County at (31.237743, -85.712679), between Claybank Creek to the west and the Choctawhatchee River to the east. Alabama State Route 92 passes through the center of town, leading east to Dothan (via U.S. Route 84) and northwest to Enterprise (via AL 167). Alabama State Route 85 leads north from Clayhatchee to Daleville and southwest to Geneva. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Clayhatchee has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 501 people, 222 households, and 152 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 267 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 92.42% white, 4.19% black or African American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ariton, Alabama
Ariton is a town in Dale County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 662. It was incorporated in April 1906. The name is a blend of its two predecessor town names: ''Ari''osto and Charl''ton''. Ariton is part of the Ozark Micropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Ariton is located in northwestern Dale County at (31.598204, -85.718761). Alabama State Routes 51 and 123 pass through the center of town as Main Street. AL 51 leads northeast to Clio and southwest to U.S. Route 231, while AL 123 leads west to US 231 and southeast to Ozark, the Dale County seat. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land. Demographics Town of Ariton Ariton first appeared on the 1910 U.S. Census as an incorporated town.http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/41033935v1-8ch1.pdf, 1910 AL Census 2000 Census data At the 2000 census there were 772 people, 306 households, and 220 families in the town. The population density ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newton, Alabama
Newton is a town in Dale County, Alabama, United States. At the 2010 census its population was 1,511. Once the county seat of Dale County, Newton lost this distinction to nearby Ozark in 1870, and is now a small farming community. It incorporated in 1887. The city currently forms a part of the Ozark micropolitan statistical area. Geography Newton is located at 31°21′N 85°36′W (31.344,-85.593). According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and (0.21%) is water. The Choctawhatchee River flows just to the north and west of Newton. At one time this waterway was navigable by steamboat from its mouth in Choctawhatchee Bay, Florida all the way to Newton. Alabama State Route 123 and Alabama State Route 134 both pass through Newton. History Newton was founded in 1843 after the formation of Coffee County from Dale County's western half, which rendered the original county seat of Daleville off-center. The town was a scene for Con ... [...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 to Enterprise and west to Elba, the county seat of Coffee County. Alabama State Route 122 runs through the center of town, leading northeast 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 population density was . There were 561 housing units at an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midland City, Alabama
Midland City is a town in Dale County, Alabama, United States. At the 2010 U.S. Census the population was 2,344. It incorporated in 1890. It is part of the Ozark Micropolitan Statistical Area. History 2013 hostage standoff On January 29, 2013, 65-year-old Vietnam War-era veteran Jimmy Lee Dykes climbed aboard a school bus and fatally shot the driver; he then abducted at random a five-year-old boy named Ethan, who was sitting at the closest seat. He took Ethan into an underground bunker, where he held him captive. About a week after the incident, FBI agents were able to storm the bunker, kill Dykes, and rescue Ethan. Geography Midland City is located in southeastern Dale County at (31.307945, -85.490606). It is bordered to the east by the town of Napier Field, to the southeast by the city of Dothan, and to the west by the town of Pinckard. U.S. Route 231 passes through the town, leading northwest to Ozark, the Dale County seat, and southeast to the center of Dothan. ... [...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 occ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Census-designated Place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such as self-governing city (United States), cities, town (United States), towns, and village (United States), villages, for the purposes of gathering and correlating statistical data. CDPs are populated areas that generally include one officially designated but currently unincorporated area, unincorporated community, for which the CDP is named, plus surrounding inhabited countryside of varying dimensions and, occasionally, other, smaller unincorporated communities as well. CDPs include small rural communities, Edge city, edge cities, colonia (United States), colonias located along the Mexico–United States border, and unincorporated resort and retirement community, retirement communities and their environs. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Novosel
Fort Rucker is a United States Army post located primarily in Dale County, Alabama, United States. It was formerly named in honor of Chief Warrant Officer Michael J. Novosel, an Army aviator and Medal of Honor recipient. It was previously named for a Civil War officer, Confederate Colonel Edmund Rucker. The post is the primary flight training installation for U.S. Army Aviators and is home to the United States Army Aviation Center of Excellence (USAACE) and the United States Army Aviation Museum. Small sections of the post also lie in Coffee, Geneva, and Houston counties. Part of the Dale County section of the base is a census-designated place; its population was 4,636 at the 2010 census. The main post has entrances from three bordering cities, Daleville, Ozark and Enterprise. In the years before the September 11, 2001 attacks, the main post (except airfields and other restricted areas) was an open post with unmanned gates allowing civilians to drive through. Following ... [...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 city of Enterprise. At the time of the 2020 US Census, Elba's population was 3,508. 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] |
