Editing Autaugaville, Alabama

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{{Infobox settlement
| name                            = Autaugaville, Alabama
| settlement_type                 = Town
| official_name                   = Town of Autaugaville
| image_skyline                   = Lassiter House 02.JPG
| imagesize                       = 
| image_caption                   = The [[Lassiter House (Autaugaville, Alabama)|Lassiter House]] in Autaugaville, which is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Alabama|National Register of Historic Places]].
| image_seal                      = 
| image_map                       = Autauga County Alabama Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Autaugaville Highlighted 0103220.svg
| mapsize                         = 
| map_caption                     = Location of Autaugaville in Autauga County, Alabama.
| image_map1                      = 
| mapsize1                        = 
| map_caption1                    = 
| subdivision_type                = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_type1               = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_type2               = [[List of counties in Alabama|County]]
| subdivision_name                = {{USA}}
| subdivision_name1               = {{flag|Alabama}}
| subdivision_name2               = [[Autauga County, Alabama|Autauga]]
| established_title               = Founded
| established_date                = 1907
| government_type                 = 
| leader_title                    = Mayor
| leader_name                     = Curtis Stoudemire
| area_magnitude                  = 
| area_total_km2                  = 20.82
| area_total_sq_mi                = 8.04
| area_land_km2                   = 20.29
| area_land_sq_mi                 = 7.83
| area_water_km2                  = 0.53
| area_water_sq_mi                = 0.20
| elevation_ft                    = 161
| elevation_m                     = 49
| population_as_of                = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes            = 
| population_total                = 795
| population_metro                = 
| population_density_km2          = 39.19
| population_density_sq_mi        = 101.49
| timezone                        = [[Central Time Zone (North America)|Central (CST)]]
| utc_offset                      = -6
| coordinates                     = {{coord|32|25|56|N|86|39|12|W|region:US-AL|display=inline}}
| timezone_DST                    = CDT
| utc_offset_DST                  = -5
| postal_code_type                = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code                     = 36003
| area_code                       = [[Area code 334|334]]
| blank_name                      = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info                      = 01-03220
| blank1_name                     = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info                     = 0113299
| footnotes                       = 
| website                         = {{URL|https://autaugavilleal.com/}}
| pop_est_as_of                   = 
| pop_est_footnotes               = 
| population_est                  = 
| unit_pref                       = Imperial
| area_footnotes                  =<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_01.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 29, 2021}}</ref>
}}

'''Autaugaville''' is a town in [[Autauga County, Alabama|Autauga County]], Alabama, United States. At the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 795. It is part of the [[Montgomery, Alabama|Montgomery]] [[Montgomery Metropolitan Area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==Geography==
Autaugaville is located at {{coord|32.432563|N|86.658752|W|format=dms|type:city(870)}} (32.432563, −86.658752).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

The town is located in the central part of the state along [[Alabama State Route 14]], which runs west to east through the center of town, leading east 14&nbsp;mi (23&nbsp;km) to [[Prattville, Alabama|Prattville]], the Autauga County seat, and west 24&nbsp;mi (39&nbsp;km) to [[Selma, Alabama|Selma]].

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|7.8|sqmi|km2}}, of which, {{convert|7.6|sqmi|km2}} of it is land and {{convert|0.2|sqmi|km2}} of it is water.

==History==

William Thompson,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Autauga |title=Current or Historic Place |url=http://alabamamaps.ua.edu/historicalplaces/text/AutaugaText.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170127233937/http://alabamamaps.ua.edu/historicalplaces/text/AutaugaText.pdf |archive-date=January 27, 2017 |url-status=live |pages=3{{endash}}5}}</ref> the first settler in what is now Autaugaville arrived around 1820 and built a gristmill and sawmill on Swift Creek, about three miles upriver from the [[Alabama River]]. One source says that the town incorporated in 1839, but another cites 1907. A cotton mill opened in 1849 on the banks of Swift Creek, and following upon the model of industrialist [[Daniel Pratt (industrialist)|Daniel Pratt]], the owner constructed housing for its employees, expanding the town. It grew further when many citizens from nearby [[Vernon, Alabama|Vernon]] relocated here to escape the floods and diseases to which that town was prone. By 1851, the town had a population of 351 and claimed four stores, two churches, and two schools.

Additional businesses opened during this period, including a cloth factory, a buggy and wagon factory, and a gristmill, making it a thriving manufacturing center. The downtown area was seriously damaged by a fire in 1853, but quickly rebuilt. The town's first and only newspaper, the Autauga Citizen, also began publication in 1853, existing until 1873.

The Civil War and Reconstruction resulted in the closing of the town's factories, including the cotton factory, which saw its shipments seized by the U.S. government. The war and its aftermath essentially ended Autaugaville's status as a manufacturing center. The town incorporated in 1907, and the Alabama Central Railroad built a branch through town in 1911. At least one of several lumber mills operated periodically until the 1930s. In 1936, an Alabama Forestry Commission nursery opened near town. Crystal Lake Manufacturing Company makes brooms, mops, and handles in Autaugaville but closed at the end of 2020. Many Autaugaville residents are employed in the automotive parts industry.<ref>http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-3391, authored by James P. Kaetz, Auburn University</ref>

== Education ==
Autaugaville is part of the [[Autauga County School System]] and is home to [[Autaugaville School]] for prekindergarten to grade 12 students.

==Demographics==
===Town of Autaugaville===
{{US Census population
| align = right
| 1910 = 313
| 1920 = 362
| 1930 = 450
| 1940 = 456
| 1950 = 459
| 1960 = 440
| 1970 = 870
| 1980 = 843
| 1990 = 681
| 2000 = 820
| 2010 = 870
| 2020 = 795
| align-fn = center
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="U.S. Decennial Census">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 6, 2013}}</ref>
}}
Autaugaville first appeared on the census as an incorporated town in 1910.<ref>{{cite web |title=Supplement for Alabama – Population, Agriculture, Manufactures, Mines and Quarries |url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/41033935v1-8ch1.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100810080419/http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/41033935v1-8ch1.pdf |archive-date=August 10, 2010 |url-status=live |website=United States Census Bureau |date=1910}}</ref> See Autaugaville Precinct below.

===2020 Census data===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Autaugaville racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US0103220&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 18, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|219
|27.55%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|531
|66.79%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|3
|0.38%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|1
|0.13%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|32
|4.03%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|9
|1.13%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 795 people, 444 households, and 299 families residing in the town.

===2010 Census data===
As of the census<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2010, the population density was {{convert|114.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 66.8% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 31.3% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.2% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.3% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.4% from two or more races. 0.8% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.00.

===2000 Census data===

As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000,the population density was {{convert|106.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 65.98% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 32.32% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.24% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.24% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.22% from two or more races. 0.98% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.18.

The median income for a household in the town was $22,563, and the median income for a family was $35,417. Males had a median income of $29,688 versus $19,821 for females. The per capita income for the town was $12,586. 27.1% of the population and 27.4% of families were below the poverty line. 31.2% of those under the age of 18 and 23.2% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

==Autaugaville Precinct or Division==
{{US Census population
| align = right
| 1870 = 2387
| 1880 = 2385
| 1890 = 2025
| 1900 = 2273
| 1910 = 2257
| 1920 = 2411
| 1930 = 2405
| 1940 = 1904
| 1950 = 1641
| 1960 = 3354
| 1970 = 2876
| 1980 = 3163
| 1990 = 2983
| 2000 = 2982
| 2010 = 3320
| align-fn = center
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="U.S. Decennial Census">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 6, 2013}}</ref>
}}

Autaugaville, the 2nd Beat of Autauga County was first tabulated in the 1870 census, though it first reported a population in 1850.<ref>{{cite web |title=Population of Civil Divisions less than counties – Table III. – State of Alabama |url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1870a-05.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050124185606/http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1870a-05.pdf |archive-date=January 24, 2005 |url-status=live |website=United States Census Bureau |date=1870 |page=77}}</ref> In 1890, it became the 3rd Precinct (Autauga County) and continued to report to 1950. In 1960, Autaugaville precinct was changed to census division as part of a general reorganization of counties.<ref>{{cite web |title=Number of Inhabitants – Alabama |url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/37721510v1p2ch2.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150912175612/http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/37721510v1p2ch2.pdf |archive-date=September 12, 2015 |url-status=live |website=United States Census Bureau |date=1960}}</ref> After 1850, the other censuses that reported racial demographics for precincts and divisions (1860–70; 1930–40; 1960–2010) reported a Black majority in each instance.

==Notable people==
* [[George "Wild Child" Butler]], [[blues]] guitarist, harmonica player, and vocalist
* [[Albert J. Pickett]], planter, lawyer, and Alabama's first historian. Born in [[Anson County, North Carolina]], but moved to Autaugaville with his father at the age of 8.
*[[Fernandez Ponds]], U.S. Navy admiral

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|https://autaugavilleal.com/}}

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{{Autauga County, Alabama}}

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[[Category:Towns in Alabama]]
[[Category:Towns in Autauga County, Alabama]]
[[Category:Montgomery metropolitan area]]
[[Category:1839 establishments in Alabama]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1839]]