Jefferson, Alabama
Jefferson, Alabama | |
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  Jefferson Location within the state of Alabama  Jefferson Jefferson (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 32°23′8.88″N 87°53′53.41″W / 32.3858000°N 87.8981694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Marengo |
| Elevation | 233 ft (71 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 36745 |
| Area code | 334 |
Jefferson is an unincorporated community in Marengo County, Alabama, United States.[1] It is the birthplace of sculptor Geneva Mercer.[2]
Demographics[edit]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 233 | — | |
| 1880 | 204 | −12.4% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[3] | |||
Jefferson appeared on the 1870 and 1880 U.S. Censuses. In 1870, it reported 233 residents. Of those, 143 (61%) were black and 90 (39%) were white.[4] Racial demographics in 1880 were not reported. These were the only two occasions on which it appeared on census records.
History[edit]
It was founded in 1810, before Marengo was a county or Alabama was a state. Most of the original settlers were veterans of the American Revolution, including John Sample, John Gilmore, and Reuben Hildreth.[5] The village was named Jefferson in 1820, after Thomas Jefferson, and that year saw the first church established.[5] The population had reached 200 people by 1860 and the village contained two dry goods stores, one drugstore, a male and a female academy, a Masonic Lodge, a hotel, two tanneries, a wagon shop, and a blacksmith shop.[5]
Geography[edit]
Jefferson is located at 32°23′09″N 87°53′53″W / 32.38580°N 87.89817°W and has an elevation of 233 feet (71 m).
Historic sites[edit]
- Jefferson Historic District, added to the National Register of Historic Places on 13 December 1976.
Further reading[edit]
- Angela McMillan Howell. Raised Up Down Yonder: Growing Up Black in Rural Alabama (University Press of Mississippi; 2013) 224 pages; an ethnographic study of high school students in fictional Hamilton a pseudonym for the community near Jefferson and John Essex High School.
References[edit]
- ^ "Jefferson, Alabama". ePodunk Community Profiles. Retrieved January 16, 2008.
- ^ Marengo County Heritage Book Committee (2000). The Heritage of Marengo County, Alabama. Clanton, Alabama: Heritage Pub. Consultants. p. 263. ISBN 978-1-891647-58-1.
- ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Archived from the original on May 7, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
- ^ "Population of Civil Divisions less than counties - Table III. - State of Alabama" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1870. p. 80.
- ^ a b c Marengo County Heritage Book Committee: The heritage of Marengo County, Alabama, page 7. Clanton, Alabama: Heritage Publishing Consultants, 2000. ISBN 1-891647-58-X
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