Acmar, Alabama | |
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Coordinates: 33°37′17″N 86°29′46″W / 33.62139°N 86.49611°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Alabama |
County | St. Clair |
Elevation | 804 ft (245 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central (CST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area codes | 205, 659 |
GNIS feature ID | 164535 [1] |
Acmar is a former unincorporated community and neighborhood within the city of Moody in St. Clair County, in the U.S. state of Alabama.
Henry F. DeBardeleben, founder of the Alabama Fuel & Iron Company (AFICO), opened two coal mines at Acmar. [2] The mines were serviced by the Central of Georgia Railway, with coal production peaking in 1926. [2] In October 1935, one miner was killed and six were injured when strikers belonging to the United Mine Workers of America attempted to drive into the mines. [3] The mines at Acmar closed in 1951. The community was later annexed into the city of Moody.
A post office was established at Acmar in 1911, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1987. [4] Acmar is a conjoin of the names Acton and Margaret [5] AFICO also operated mines at both of these locations. [2]
The Cahaba River originates near Acmar. [6]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1930 | 1,965 | — | |
1940 | 1,850 | −5.9% | |
1950 | 1,616 | −12.6% | |
U.S. Decennial Census [7] |
Acmar village has never reported a population figure separately on the U.S. Census as an unincorporated community. However, the 26th precinct within St. Clair County bore its name from 1930 to 1950. [8] In the 1930 and 1940 [9] returns, when the census recorded racial statistics for the precincts, both times reported a White majority for the precinct. In 1960, the precincts were merged and/or reorganized into census divisions (as part of a general reorganization of counties) and it was consolidated into the census division of Moody. [10] The village itself was later annexed into the city of Moody.