Allsboro is a populated place in Colbert County, Alabama, United States.[1] This unincorporated community is located in the far western area of the county, about 9 miles (14 km) southwest of the town of Cherokee, near the Mississippi state border.

Allsboro
Big Bear Creek, Allsboro, 1936
Big Bear Creek, Allsboro, 1936
Allsboro is located in Alabama
Allsboro
Allsboro
Location in Alabama
Coordinates: 34°41′39″N 88°06′37″W / 34.69417°N 88.11028°W / 34.69417; -88.11028 [1]
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyColbert
Elevation640 ft (195 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
35616
Area code256
GNIS feature ID113039 [1]

History

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Allsboro was settled in the mid-19th century and named for the family of Bradley Alsobrook. A post office was established in Allsboro in 1851,[2] though another source stated it was first established from 1848 to 1866 and resumed again from 1872 until being discontinued in 1955.[3]

Demographics

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Allsboro

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1880106
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

Allsboro first appeared on the 1880 U.S. Census as an unincorporated village.[5] It did not appear separately as a village again. For precinct, see below.

Historic Demographics

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Census
Year
Population State
Place
Rank
County
Place
Rank
1880[a][5] 106 (-)[b][c] 163rd (-) 4th (-)

Allsboro Precinct (1890-1950)

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1890725
1900651−10.2%
1910607−6.8%
192074021.9%
1930491−33.6%
19405369.2%
1950486−9.3%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

The Allsboro Beat/Precinct (Colbert County 15th Precinct) first appeared on the 1890 U.S. Census.[7] The village of Allsboro had previously been in the 6th beat (Dickson) in 1880 and the new 15th beat was subdivided from it. The Allsboro Precinct continued to report until 1950. In 1960, the precinct was merged as part of a larger reorganization of counties into the census division of Cherokee.[8]

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Below are photographs taken in Allsboro as part of the Historic American Buildings Survey:

References

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Notes

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  1. ^ 1st year Allsboro reported on census
  2. ^ (-)Indicates no immediate prior population figure or rank
  3. ^ Racial demographics not reported for places of less than 2,500 on 1880 census.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Allsboro (Colbert County, Alabama)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved June 24, 2013.
  2. ^ Foscue, Virginia. Place Names in Alabama. University: U of Alabama P, 1989.
  3. ^ Colbert. "Current or Historic Place" (PDF). pp. 89–93. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 20, 2023.
  4. ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Archived from the original on May 7, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  5. ^ a b "Table III - Population of Civil Divisions less than counties, in the aggregate at the Censuses of 1880 and 1870" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1880.
  6. ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  7. ^ "Statistics of Population - Minor Civil Divisions 1880 and 1890 - Alabama" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1890. pp. 52–59.
  8. ^ "Number of Inhabitants - Alabama" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1960.