Allenton, Alabama | |
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Coordinates: 31°56′12.5″N 87°03′11.9″W / 31.936806°N 87.053306°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Alabama |
County | Wilcox |
Elevation | 292 ft (89 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central (CST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 36768 |
Area code | 334 |
Allenton is an unincorporated community in Wilcox County, Alabama, United States. [1]
Allenton is located at 31°33′41″N 8°42′11″W / 31.5613°N 08.70312°W and has an elevation of 292 feet (89 m). [1]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1880 | 177 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census [2] |
Allenton first appeared on the 1880 U.S. Census as an unincorporated village. [3] It has not appeared separately on the census since.
Census Year |
Population | State Place Rank |
County Place Rank |
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1880 [a] [3] | 177 (-) [b] [c] | 115th (-) | 3rd (-) |
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1870 | 1,954 | — | |
1880 | 2,215 | 13.4% | |
1890 | 2,109 | −4.8% | |
1900 | 1,982 | −6.0% | |
1910 | 1,615 | −18.5% | |
1920 | 1,281 | −20.7% | |
1930 | 995 | −22.3% | |
1940 | 1,066 | 7.1% | |
1950 | 914 | −14.3% | |
U.S. Decennial Census [4] |
The beat (precinct) containing Allenton first appeared on the 1870 U.S. Census as Allenton-9th Beat of Wilcox County. [5] It continued to report as the 9th precinct until 1950. 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 Pine Apple. [6]