Almond, also known as Flat Rock, is an unincorporated community in Randolph County, Alabama, United States.[1]
Almond | |
|---|---|
  Almond Location in Alabama. | |
| Coordinates: 33°08′47″N 85°37′18″W / 33.14639°N 85.62167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Randolph |
| Elevation | 843 ft (257 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 334 |
History
editThe community was most likely named for its first postmaster, Almond P. Hunter.[2] A post office called Almond was established in 1852, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1913.[3]
Demographics
editFlat Rock/Almond Precinct (1870-1950)
edit| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 901 | — | |
| 1880 | 946 | 5.0% | |
| 1890 | 985 | 4.1% | |
| 1900 | 1,157 | 17.5% | |
| 1910 | 1,841 | 59.1% | |
| 1920 | 1,633 | −11.3% | |
| 1930 | 1,467 | −10.2% | |
| 1940 | 1,272 | −13.3% | |
| 1950 | 1,024 | −19.5% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[4] | |||
Almond has never reported separately as an unincorporated community on the U.S. Census. However, the 8th beat/precinct of Randolph County, was named "Flat Rock" (the earlier name for Almond) from 1870[5]-1910 and as Almond from 1920[6]-1950. In 1960, the precinct was merged as part of a larger reorganization of counties into the census division of Wadley.[7]
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Almond, Alabama
- ^ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 8. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
- ^ "Randolph County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
- ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
- ^ "Population of Civil Divisions less than counties - Table III. - State of Alabama" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1870. p. 81.
- ^ Bureau of the Census (1920). "Fourteenth Census of the United States - State Compendium Alabama" (PDF).
- ^ "Number of Inhabitants - Alabama" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1960.
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