Editing Haleyville, Alabama

{{short description|City in Alabama, United States}}
{{Use American English|date=September 2024}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
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|official_name            = Haleyville, Alabama
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|mapsize                  = 250px
|map_caption              = Location in Marion County and Winston County, Alabama.
|subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Alabama|Counties]]
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_name1        = [[Alabama]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Winston County, Alabama|Winston]], [[Marion County, Alabama|Marion]]
|government_type          = 
|leader_title             = Mayor
|leader_name              = Ken Sunseri<ref name=2020g/>
|established_date         = 
|unit_pref                = Imperial
|area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2021">{{cite web|title=2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2021_Gazetteer/2021_gaz_place_01.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=April 12, 2022}}</ref>
|area_total_sq_mi         = 8.43
|area_land_sq_mi          = 8.38
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.05
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|elevation_ft             = 942
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = <ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=&g=1600000US0132704&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1| title=Haleyville city, Alabama: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=April 12, 2022}}</ref>
|population_total         = 4361
|population_metro         = 
|population_density_sq_mi = 520.22
|population_density_km2 =
|timezone                 = [[Central Time Zone (North America)|Central (CST)]]
|utc_offset               = -6
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|timezone_DST             = CDT
|utc_offset_DST           = -5
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 35565
|area_code                = [[Area codes 205 and 659|205, 659]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 01-32704
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 0119567
|footnotes                = 
|website                  = {{URL|www.cityofhaleyville.com}}
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'''Haleyville''' is a city in [[Winston County, Alabama|Winston]] and [[Marion County, Alabama|Marion]] counties in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Alabama]]. It incorporated on February 28, 1889.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-3247|title=Haleyville - Encyclopedia of Alabama|website=Encyclopedia of Alabama|access-date=February 15, 2018}}</ref> Most of the city is located in Winston County, with a small portion of the western limits entering Marion County. Haleyville was originally named "Davis Cross Roads", having been established at the crossroads of Byler Road<ref>{{cite web|author=Madd River Designs |url=http://www.rootsweb.com/~alwalker/BylerRoad.htm |title=Byler Road |publisher=Rootsweb.com |access-date=August 20, 2012}}</ref> and the [[Illinois Central Railroad]]. At the 2020 census the population was 4,361,<ref name="Census 2020"/> up from 4,173 at the 2010 census.

==History==

[[File:Reforestation (mural study, Haleyville, Alabama) SAAM-1962.8.78 1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.25|Study for ''Reforestation'' (1940), a New Deal mural commissioned for the Haleyville post office building that is now the city's public library]]
The first [[Guthrie's]] restaurant was opened by Hal Guthrie in Haleyville in 1965.

On February 16, 1968, the first [[9-1-1]] emergency telephone system in the nation went into service in Haleyville.

On June 1, 2010, Haleyville citizens voted to become the first city in [[Winston County, Alabama|Winston County]] since [[Prohibition in the United States|Prohibition]] to allow the sale of alcohol.

The city has one site listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]], the former [[Feldman's Department Store]],<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref> and is the closest city to another site, [[Archeological Site No. 1WI50]].

==Geography==
Haleyville is located in northwestern Winston County and northeastern Marion County at {{coord|34|13|48|N|87|37|8|W|type:city}} (34.230131, -87.618978).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It is {{convert|6|mi|0}} east of [[Bear Creek, Alabama|Bear Creek]], {{convert|14|mi}} north of [[Lynn, Alabama|Lynn]], {{convert|19|mi}} northwest of [[Double Springs, Alabama|Double Springs]], the Winston [[county seat]], and {{convert|25|mi}} northeast of [[Hamilton, Alabama|Hamilton]], the Marion county seat.

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|8.4|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|0.05|sqmi|2}}, or 0.60%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2021"/> The city sits on the [[Tennessee Valley Divide]], with the north half of the town draining into tributaries of the Tennessee River, the southwest quarter draining to tributaries of the [[Tombigbee River]], and the southeast quarter draining to tributaries of the [[Black Warrior River]].

Northwest Alabama is in the foothills of the southwest end of the [[Appalachian Mountains]], so Haleyville is hilly. The soil there, made of sand and clay combined, is very sensitive to water, so there are many creeks and little valleys. This is especially noticeable at the city lake, which is surrounded by hills.

===Climate===
{{Weather box   <!-- Infobox begins -->
| single line = Y
| location    = Haleyville, Alabama, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1902&ndash;present

|Jan record high F = 80
|Feb record high F = 84
|Mar record high F = 87
|Apr record high F = 95
|May record high F = 95
|Jun record high F = 102
|Jul record high F = 105
|Aug record high F = 107
|Sep record high F = 101
|Oct record high F = 98
|Nov record high F = 86
|Dec record high F = 78

|Jan avg record high F = 68.1
|Feb avg record high F = 72.4
|Mar avg record high F = 79.3
|Apr avg record high F = 83.8
|May avg record high F = 88.0
|Jun avg record high F = 92.6
|Jul avg record high F = 95.6
|Aug avg record high F = 95.6
|Sep avg record high F = 92.5
|Oct avg record high F = 85.1
|Nov avg record high F = 76.9
|Dec avg record high F = 69.5
|year avg record high F = 97.0

<!-- Average high temperatures -->
| Jan high F  =51.2
| Feb high F  =55.6
| Mar high F  =64.6
| Apr high F  =72.9
| May high F  =79.2
| Jun high F  =85.9
| Jul high F  =89.0
| Aug high F  =89.0
| Sep high F  =84.0
| Oct high F  =73.7
| Nov high F  =61.9
| Dec high F  =53.3
<!-- Mean daily temperature -->
| Jan mean F  =42.1
| Feb mean F  =46.0
| Mar mean F  =53.8
| Apr mean F  =61.5
| May mean F  =69.0
| Jun mean F  =76.0
| Jul mean F  =79.2
| Aug mean F  =78.8
| Sep mean F  =73.6
| Oct mean F  =62.8
| Nov mean F  =51.8
| Dec mean F  =44.4
<!-- Average low temperatures -->
| Jan low F  =32.9
| Feb low F  =36.5
| Mar low F  =43.1
| Apr low F  =50.0
| May low F  =58.8
| Jun low F  =66.1
| Jul low F  =69.4
| Aug low F  =68.6
| Sep low F  =63.2
| Oct low F  =52.0
| Nov low F  =41.7
| Dec low F  =35.5

|Jan avg record low F = 12.6
|Feb avg record low F = 17.9
|Mar avg record low F = 23.8
|Apr avg record low F = 33.0
|May avg record low F = 43.4
|Jun avg record low F = 56.0
|Jul avg record low F = 62.6
|Aug avg record low F = 60.7
|Sep avg record low F = 50.0
|Oct avg record low F = 36.3
|Nov avg record low F = 24.2
|Dec avg record low F = 19.5
|year avg record low F = 10.1

|Jan record low F = -19
|Feb record low F = -12
|Mar record low F = 8
|Apr record low F = 23
|May record low F = 34
|Jun record low F = 40
|Jul record low F = 49
|Aug record low F = 50
|Sep record low F = 33
|Oct record low F = 25
|Nov record low F = 0
|Dec record low F = -7

<!-- Total precipitation, this should include rain and snow. -->
| precipitation colour    =  green
| Jan precipitation inch  =5.90
| Feb precipitation inch  =6.20
| Mar precipitation inch  =5.65
| Apr precipitation inch  =5.92
| May precipitation inch  =5.62
| Jun precipitation inch  =5.57
| Jul precipitation inch  =5.42
| Aug precipitation inch  =4.99
| Sep precipitation inch  =4.38
| Oct precipitation inch  =4.61
| Nov precipitation inch  =5.06
| Dec precipitation inch  =6.78

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 10.1
|Feb precipitation days = 10.0
|Mar precipitation days = 9.8
|Apr precipitation days = 8.5
|May precipitation days = 9.1
|Jun precipitation days = 9.5
|Jul precipitation days = 9.7
|Aug precipitation days = 9.0
|Sep precipitation days = 6.7
|Oct precipitation days = 7.0
|Nov precipitation days = 8.9
|Dec precipitation days = 10.1

<!-- Snowfall -->
| Jan snow inch  =0.3
| Feb snow inch  =0.1
| Mar snow inch  =0.3
| Apr snow inch  =0.0
| May snow inch  =0.0
| Jun snow inch  =0.0
| Jul snow inch  =0.0
| Aug snow inch  =0.0
| Sep snow inch  =0.0
| Oct snow inch  =0.0
| Nov snow inch  =0.0
| Dec snow inch  =0.2

|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 0.4
|Feb snow days = 0.2
|Mar snow days = 0.3
|Apr snow days = 0.0
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.0
|Nov snow days = 0.0
|Dec snow days = 0.2

<!-- Mandatory fields, source -->
| source = NOAA<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00013620&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL |title=NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access |publisher=NOAA |access-date=December 5, 2022 }}</ref>
|source 2 = National Weather Service<ref name = NOWData>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=bmx
|publisher = National Weather Service
|title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Birmingham
|access-date = February 24, 2023
}}
</ref>
}}<!-- Infobox ends -->

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900= 165
|1910= 1111
|1920= 1404
|1930= 2115
|1940= 2427
|1950= 3331
|1960= 3740
|1970= 4190
|1980= 5306
|1990= 4452
|2000= 4182
|2010= 4173
|2020= 4361
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 6, 2013}}</ref><br>2013 Estimate<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2013/SUB-EST2013-3.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013|access-date=June 3, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140522161634/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2013/SUB-EST2013-3.html|archive-date=May 22, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
}}

===2000 census===
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 4,182 people, 1,815 households, and 1,148 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|563.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,061 housing units, at an average density of {{convert|277.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the city was 94.81% White, 1.48% Black or African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 2.68% from other races, and 0.74% from two or more races. 3.11% of the population were Latino of any race.<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
Of the 1,815 households 26.6% had children under the age of 52 living with them, 49.3% were married couples living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.7% were non-families. 34.0% of households were one person and 17.5% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.87.

The age distribution was 22.5% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 24.2% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 20.6% 65 or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.3 males.

The median household income was $24,907 and the median family income  was $33,875. Males had a median income of $27,028 versus $18,312 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,139. About 18.9% of families and 23.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 35.9% of those under age 18 and 20.9% of those age 65 or over.

===2010 census===
At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] there were 4,173 people, 1,783 households, and 1,114 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|563.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,073 housing units at an average density of {{convert|280.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2010 census|racial makeup]] of the city was 92.1% White, 0.7% Black or African American, 1.0% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 3.4% from other races, and 2.0% from two or more races. 6.0% of the population were Latino of any race.<ref name="2010 census">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=August 2, 2015|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
Of the 1,783 households 26.9% had children under the age of 52 living with them, 44.0% were married couples living together, 14.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.5% were non-families. 33.9% of households were one person and 16.4% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.91.

The age distribution was 23.0% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 23.8% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 20.8% 65 or older. The median age was 41.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.3 males.

The median household income was $23,191 and the median family income  was $35,463. Males had a median income of $35,292 versus $20,789 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,636. About 29.8% of families and 37.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 61.6% of those under age 18 and 21.4% of those age 65 or over.

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Haleyville racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US0132704&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 11, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|3,661
|83.95%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|48
|1.1%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|20
|0.46%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|27
|0.62%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
|1
|0.02%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|183
|4.2%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|421
|9.65%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 4,361 people, 1,536 households, and 989 families residing in the city.

==Education==
The Haleyville City School System operates three places of public education: Haleyville Elementary School, Haleyville Middle School, and Haleyville High School.  Also within the system lies the Haleyville Center of Technology, a career and vocational training center.

Haleyville High School's mascot is the lion, and the school colors are red and white.

The system is the home of the Haleyville High School Band, which has won several national championships. Its last notable victory came under the direction of Ken Williams (director from 1990 to 2007), during a national competition held 2003 at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, in Dallas, TX.  The band received all superior ratings and was crowned Grand Champion of the competition.<ref name="The Northwest Alabamian newspaper">The Northwest Alabamian newspaper</ref>

In October 2014, Haleyville High School was awarded the Safe School Initiative Award of Excellence.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hbtv.us/news/?story_id=2354|title=HBTV - HBTV5 - 3WH|website=hbtv.us|access-date=February 15, 2018}}</ref> In April 2017 Haleyville Elementary School received the Charlotte F. Lockhart Award for Excellence in Literacy Education.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.educationdive.com/press-release/20170417-haleyville-elementary-school-receives-the-third-charlotte-f-lockhart-award/|title=Haleyville Elementary School Receives the Third Charlotte F. Lockhart Award for Excellence in Literacy Education|date=April 17, 2017|access-date=October 26, 2017}}</ref>

==Athletics==
The 2008 Roaring Lions finished third in the state in cross country. The 2009 Roaring Lions boys team also finished third in the state in cross country. The Haleyville Boys Golf team qualified for the state championship tournament in 2005 (seventh place), 2006 (sixth place), 2007 (fourth place), 2008 (sixth place), 2010 (sixth place), 2011 (fourth place), 2015 (fourth place),<ref>{{cite web |website=ahsaa.com |url=http://www.ahsaa.com/Portals/0/Sports/Golf/2015/2015%20AHSAA%20Boys'%204A.pdf?ver=2017-02-15-151904-417 |access-date=June 21, 2019}}</ref> and 2017 (third place).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hbtv.us/News-for-Haleyville/hhs-golf-team-at-state-finals/|title=HBTV.us - HHS Golf Team at State Finals|website=HBTV.us|access-date=February 15, 2018}}</ref> The Haleyville Lions Baseball team reached the state finals two years in a row coming in second (2008) and State Champions (2009). The Lady Lions Softball team won a Championship in their second year and won back-to-back State Championships in 2012 and 2013.<ref name="The Northwest Alabamian newspaper"/>

==City council==
The city's elected representatives are as follows.
*Mayor - Ken Sunseri (2008–present)<ref name = 2020g>"[https://mynwapaper.com/index.php/node/8240 Outgoing Haleyville council members honored]". ''North West Alabamian''. October 20, 2020.</ref>
*Place 1 - Julie "Boo" Brooks (2020–present)<ref name = 2020g/>
*Place 2 - Drew Thrasher (2008–present)<ref name = 2020g/>
*Place 3 - Bud Wilson (2008–present)<ref name = 2020g/>
*Place 4 - Jonathan Bennett (2008–present)<ref name = 2020g/>
*Place 5 - Brian Berry (2020–present)<ref name = 2020g/>

==Transportation==
There is no fixed-route transit service in Haleyville. However, the Northwest Alabama Council of Local Governments operates a [[dial-a-ride]] transit service known as NACOLG Transit.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nacolg.org/public-transit|title=NACOLG Transit|access-date=November 10, 2024}}</ref>

==Notable people==
*[[Robert Aderholt]], congressman from [[Alabama's 4th congressional district]]
*[[Pat Buttram]], actor, retired to Haleyville
*[[Frank Minis Johnson Jr.]], federal judge
*[[Rebekah Mason]], former aide and current romantic partner to former Governor Robert Bentley
*[[Ben Smith (end)|Ben Smith]], former professional football player<ref>{{cite web|author=Ben Smith   |url=http://www.nfl.com/player/bensmith/2525884/profile |title=Ben Smith, OE at |work=Nfl.com |access-date=March 17, 2014}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==

{{Commons category}}
*{{Official website|www.cityofhaleyville.com}}
*[http://www.hbtv.us/ Haleyville News]
*[http://www.haleyvillechamber.org/ Haleyville Chamber of Commerce]
*[http://www.mynwapaper.com/ ''Northwest Alabamian'' Newspaper]
*[http://www.haleyvillefire.org/ Haleyville Fire/Rescue]
*[http://www.freestateofwinston.org/ Winston County Historical Online Database]

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{{Marion County, Alabama}}
{{Winston County, Alabama}}

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