Our Town, Alabama

Our Town, Alabama
Census-designated place
Our Town, Alabama
Coordinates: 32°49′41″N 85°57′43″W / 32.82806°N 85.96194°W / 32.82806; -85.96194Coordinates: 32°49′41″N 85°57′43″W / 32.82806°N 85.96194°W / 32.82806; -85.96194
Country United States
State Alabama
County Tallapoosa
Area[1]
 • Total 11.915 sq mi (30.86 km2)
 • Land 11.879 sq mi (30.77 km2)
 • Water 0.036 sq mi (0.09 km2)
Elevation 659 ft (201 m)
Population (2010)[2]
 • Total 641
 • Density 54/sq mi (21/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 256 & 938
GNIS feature ID 158894[3]

Our Town is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Tallapoosa County, Alabama, United States. Its population was 641 as of the 2010 census.[2]

Our Town had its start around 1913 when the railroad was extended to that point. The community was named by the original owner of the site for "everyone".[4]

References

  1. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  2. 1 2 "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  3. ↑ "Our Town". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  4. ↑ Growald, Richard (Jun 1, 1978). "The senior citizen of Our Town". The Bryan Times. p. 20. Retrieved 20 December 2015.


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