Penton, Alabama
Penton, Alabama | |
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 Location of Penton in Chambers County, Alabama. | |
  Penton | |
| Coordinates: 33°00′23″N 85°27′56″W / 33.00639°N 85.46556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Chambers |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.17 sq mi (23.76 km2) |
| • Land | 9.14 sq mi (23.66 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.09 km2) |
| Elevation | 807 ft (246 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 163 |
| • Density | 17.84/sq mi (6.89/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 334 |
| GNIS feature ID | 124600[2] |
Penton is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Chambers County, Alabama, United States. Its population was 163 as of the 2020 census which is down from a population of 201 people at the 2010 census.[3]
Demographics
[edit]| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 201 | — | |
| 2020 | 163 | −18.9% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[4] 1850-1870[5] 1870-1880[6] 1890-1910[7] 1920[8] 1930[9] 1940[10] 1950[11] 1960[12] 1970[13] 1980[14] 1990[15] 2000[16] 2010[17] | |||
Notable person
[edit]- Pete Turnham, served in the Alabama House of Representatives in District 79 from 1958 to 1998
References
[edit]- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ^ "Penton". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "American FactFinder - Results". archive.ph. February 12, 2020. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
- ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "1870 Census of Population - Alabama - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1870.
- ^ "1880 Census of Population - Alabama - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1880.
- ^ "1910 Census of Population - Alabama" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1910.
- ^ "1920 Census of Population - Alabama" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1920. pp. 178–179.
- ^ "1930 Census of Population - Alabama" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1930. p. 139.
- ^ "1940 Census of Population - Alabama" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1940.
- ^ "1950 Census of Population - Alabama" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1950.
- ^ "1960 Census of Population - Population of all incorporated places; and all unincorporated places of 1,000 or more - Alabama" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1960.
- ^ "1970 Census of Population - Alabama" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1970.
- ^ "1980 Census of Population - Alabama" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1980.
- ^ "1990 Census of Population - Alabama" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1990.
- ^ "2000 Census of Population - Summary Population and Housing Characteristics - Alabama" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000.
- ^ "2010 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Alabama" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2010.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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