Dunnavant, Alabama

Dunnavant, Alabama
Census-designated place
Location of Dunnavant in Shelby County, Alabama.
Location of Dunnavant in Shelby County, Alabama.
Coordinates: 33°30′45″N 86°31′30″W / 33.51250°N 86.52500°W / 33.51250; -86.52500[1]
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyShelby
Area
[2]
 • Total
20.27 sq mi (52.51 km2)
 • Land19.25 sq mi (49.87 km2)
 • Water1.02 sq mi (2.64 km2)
Elevation
[1]
705 ft (215 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
936
 • Density48.6/sq mi (18.77/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes205, 659
GNIS feature ID2582671[1]

Dunnavant, also spelled Dunavant, is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in northern Shelby County, Alabama, United States. Its population was 981 as of the 2010 census.[3] The community's name is probably derived from a local family.[4] A post office was established in 1897 and was in operation until it was closed in 1958.[5]

Geography

Dunnavant is in central Alabama, in the southernmost extensions of the Appalachian Mountains along Alabama State Route 25 and Shelby County Road 41. Leeds is 6 mi (10 km) north, and the unincorporated community of Vandiver is 4 mi (6 km) southeast on a windy and mountainous route. Shelby County 41 leads southwest as Dunnavant Valley Rd 15 mi (24 km) to Chelsea.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2010981—
2020936−4.6%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

Dunnavant was first listed as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.[7]

Dunnavant CDP, Alabama – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2010[8] Pop 2020[9] % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 936 849 95.41% 90.71%
Black or African American alone (NH) 4 14 0.41% 1.50%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 7 6 0.71% 0.64%
Asian alone (NH) 0 3 0.00% 0.32%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other race alone (NH) 0 2 0.00% 0.21%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 11 32 1.12% 3.42%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 23 30 2.34% 3.21%
Total 981 936 100.00% 100.00%


References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dunnavant, Alabama
  2. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  4. ^ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 102. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
  5. ^ "Shelby County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on October 22, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
  6. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  7. ^ "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Alabama" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 21, 2022.
  8. ^ "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Dunnavant CDP, Alabama". United States Census Bureau.
  9. ^ "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Dunnavant CDP, Alabama". United States Census Bureau.
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