Editing Union Springs, Alabama

{{short description|City in Alabama, United States}}
{{Use American English|date=September 2024}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Union Springs
|settlement_type          = [[City (Alabama)|City]]
|image_skyline            = Union Springs Alabama At Sunset 1.JPG
|imagesize                = 
|image_caption            = Union Springs at sundown
|image_flag               = Flag of Union Springs, Alabama.png
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|map_caption              = Location of Union Springs in Bullock County, Alabama.
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|nickname                 = Bird Dog Field Trial Capital of the World;<br />The Serendipity Center of the South
|subdivision_type         = Country
|subdivision_type1        = State
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Alabama|County]]
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_name1        = [[Alabama]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Bullock County, Alabama|Bullock]]
|established_title1       = Settled
|established_date1        = 1835
|established_title2       = Incorporated
|established_date2        = 1844
|government_type          = Mayor/Council
|leader_title             = Mayor
|leader_name              = Roderick Clark
|established_date         = 
|area_magnitude           = 
|area_total_km2           = 17.33
|area_total_sq_mi         = 6.69
|area_land_km2            = 17.17
|area_land_sq_mi          = 6.63
|area_water_km2           = 0.15
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.06
|elevation_ft             = 522
|elevation_m              = 159
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 3358
|population_metro         = 
|population_density_km2   = 195.56
|population_density_sq_mi = 506.49
|timezone                 = [[Central Time Zone (North America)|Central (CST)]]
|utc_offset               = -6
|coordinates              = {{coord|32|8|24|N|85|42|46|W|region:US-AL|display=inline,title}}
|timezone_DST             = CDT
|utc_offset_DST           = -5
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 36089
|area_code                = [[Area code 334|334]]
|area_code_type           = [[North American Numbering Plan|Area code]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 01-77880
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 0128349
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|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>
}}
'''Union Springs''' is a city in and the county seat of [[Bullock County, Alabama]], United States.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 }}</ref> The population was 3,980 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0177880| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212164143/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0177880| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Union Springs city, Alabama| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=September 18, 2013}}</ref>

==History==
The area that became Union Springs was first settled by white men after the [[Muscogee people|Creek]] [[Indian removal]] of the 1830s. Twenty-seven springs watered the land, giving rise to the name of Union Springs. The city was incorporated on January 13, 1844. Voters selected Union Springs as the county seat when Bullock County was formed in 1866.<ref name=alabama>{{Cite encyclopedia |last=Schmidt |first=Greg |title=Union Springs |encyclopedia=Encyclopedia Alabama |url=http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/face/Article.jsp?id=h-2153 |access-date=January 7, 2010 |archive-date=May 20, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130520133048/http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/face/Article.jsp?id=h-2153 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Geography==
Union Springs is located in southeastern Alabama near the center of Bullock County at 32°8'24.407" North, 85°42'46.094" West (32.140113, -85.712804).<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> The source of the [[Conecuh River]] is within the city limits.

[[File:Union Springs AL from airplane.jpg|thumb|right|Aerial view of Union Springs]]
The city is located at the intersection of [[U.S. Route 82 in Alabama|U.S. Route 82]] and [[U.S. Route 29 in Alabama|U.S. Route 29]]. Route 82 leads east {{convert|40|mi}} to [[Eufaula, Alabama|Eufaula]] and northwest {{convert|46|mi}} to [[Montgomery, Alabama|Montgomery]], the state capital. Route 29 leads north {{convert|23|mi}} to [[Tuskegee, Alabama|Tuskegee]] and southwest {{convert|40|mi}} to [[Troy, Alabama|Troy]].

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], Union Springs has a total area of {{convert|17.3|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|17.2|sqkm|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.2|sqkm|order=flip}}, or 0.93%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Climate==
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.  According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Union Springs has a [[humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=722263&cityname=Union+Springs%2C+Alabama%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Union Springs, Alabama]</ref>

{{Weather box
|location = Union Springs, Alabama, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1892–2016
|single line = Yes

|Jan record high F = 82
|Feb record high F = 84
|Mar record high F = 92
|Apr record high F = 96
|May record high F = 102
|Jun record high F = 106
|Jul record high F = 107
|Aug record high F = 104
|Sep record high F = 106
|Oct record high F = 98
|Nov record high F = 89
|Dec record high F = 83

|Jan avg record high F = 74.1
|Feb avg record high F = 77.2
|Mar avg record high F = 83.1
|Apr avg record high F = 86.3
|May avg record high F = 90.3
|Jun avg record high F = 94.7
|Jul avg record high F = 96.0
|Aug avg record high F = 96.0
|Sep avg record high F = 92.6
|Oct avg record high F = 87.6
|Nov avg record high F = 81.3
|Dec avg record high F = 76.4
|year avg record high F = 97.6

|Jan high F = 58.0
|Feb high F = 61.9
|Mar high F = 69.2
|Apr high F = 75.3
|May high F = 81.9
|Jun high F = 87.1
|Jul high F = 89.4
|Aug high F = 88.5
|Sep high F = 85.1
|Oct high F = 76.7
|Nov high F = 67.2
|Dec high F = 59.7
|year high F =

|Jan mean F = 46.3
|Feb mean F = 49.7
|Mar mean F = 56.1
|Apr mean F = 62.0
|May mean F = 69.9
|Jun mean F = 76.7
|Jul mean F = 79.7
|Aug mean F = 78.9
|Sep mean F = 74.6
|Oct mean F = 64.2
|Nov mean F = 53.8
|Dec mean F = 48.4
|year mean F =

|Jan low F = 34.5
|Feb low F = 37.5
|Mar low F = 43.0
|Apr low F = 48.8
|May low F = 57.9
|Jun low F = 66.3
|Jul low F = 70.0
|Aug low F = 69.3
|Sep low F = 64.1
|Oct low F = 51.8
|Nov low F = 40.5
|Dec low F = 37.0
|year low F =

|Jan avg record low F = 17.3
|Feb avg record low F = 20.9
|Mar avg record low F = 26.6
|Apr avg record low F = 33.3
|May avg record low F = 44.9
|Jun avg record low F = 56.3
|Jul avg record low F = 63.6
|Aug avg record low F = 62.0
|Sep avg record low F = 49.6
|Oct avg record low F = 34.7
|Nov avg record low F = 26.5
|Dec avg record low F = 19.4
|year avg record low F = 13.5

|Jan record low F = -2
|Feb record low F = -7
|Mar record low F = 14
|Apr record low F = 28
|May record low F = 36
|Jun record low F = 44
|Jul record low F = 55
|Aug record low F = 51
|Sep record low F = 39
|Oct record low F = 26
|Nov record low F = 15
|Dec record low F = 3

|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 5.02
|Feb precipitation inch = 4.72
|Mar precipitation inch = 5.47
|Apr precipitation inch = 4.57
|May precipitation inch = 4.34
|Jun precipitation inch = 4.91
|Jul precipitation inch = 5.90
|Aug precipitation inch = 5.00
|Sep precipitation inch = 3.79
|Oct precipitation inch = 3.41
|Nov precipitation inch = 4.83
|Dec precipitation inch = 5.23
|year precipitation inch =

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 8.5
|Feb precipitation days = 7.8
|Mar precipitation days = 7.5
|Apr precipitation days = 6.7
|May precipitation days = 5.9
|Jun precipitation days = 8.7
|Jul precipitation days = 9.9
|Aug precipitation days = 8.9
|Sep precipitation days = 5.8
|Oct precipitation days = 4.6
|Nov precipitation days = 6.0
|Dec precipitation days = 7.6

|Jan snow inch = 0.0
|Feb snow inch = 0.2
|Mar snow inch = 0.2
|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
|year snow inch =

|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 0.0
|Feb snow days = 0.1
|Mar snow days = 0.1
|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

|source 1 = NOAA<ref name = NOAA>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00018438&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Union Springs 9 S, AL
|access-date = June 16, 2023
}}
</ref>
|source 2 = XMACIS2 (mean maxima/minima 1981&ndash;2010)<ref name = XMACIS2>
{{cite web
|url = https://xmacis.rcc-acis.org/
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = xmACIS2
|access-date = June 16, 2023
}}
</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1870= 1455
|1880= 1862
|1890= 2049
|1900= 2634
|1910= 4055
|1920= 4125
|1930= 2875
|1940= 3107
|1950= 3232
|1960= 3704
|1970= 4324
|1980= 4431
|1990= 3975
|2000= 3670
|2010= 3980
|2020= 3358
|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>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Union Springs racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US0177880&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 13, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|318
|9.47%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|2,548
|75.88%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|5
|0.15%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
|2
|0.06%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|73
|2.17%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|412
|12.27%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 3,358 people, 1,353 households, and 856 families residing in the city.

===2010 census===
As of the census<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=July 9, 2015 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2010, there were 3,980 people, 1,461 households, and 915 families residing in the city.The population density was {{convert|601|PD/sqmi}}.  There were 1,664 housing units at an average density of {{convert|248.4|/sqmi}}. The racial makeup of the city was 71.8% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 12.9% [[Race (United States Census)|White]],  0.2% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.4% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 1.1% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 12.8% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and .8% from two or more races. [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race were 17.0% of the population.

There were 1,461 households, out of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 24.4% were married couples living together, 32.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.4% were non-families. 33.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.27.

In the city, the age distribution of the population shows 29.5% under the age of 18, 10.5% from 18 to 24, 23.6% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $22,476, and the median income for a family was $26,167. Males had a median income of $37,689 versus $21,372 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $20,485. About 39.0% of families and 44.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 73.9% of those under age 18 and 19.4% of those age 65 or over.

==Government and politics==
From 1845 to 1872, the leader of the town was the intendant.<ref name="mayor terms">{{Cite news |date=October 23, 1996 |title=Wanted: Photos of former mayors |page=2 |work=Union Springs Herald |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/union-springs-herald/121818915/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240927031716/https://www.newspapers.com/article/union-springs-herald/121818915/ |archive-date=September 27, 2024 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> A new charter, which created a six-member council and mayor, for the town was approved on March 1, 1870. Henry Clay Tompkins was elected as the town's first mayor in January 1872. William Owen Baldwin was elected mayor in 1881, but died in 1883. James Blackmon Powell was appointed by the governor to fill the vacancy and served until 1885.<ref name="history">{{Cite news |date=February 10, 1993 |title=Sesquicentennial Anniversary Union Springs, AL |page=2 |work=Union Springs Herald |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/union-springs-herald/121818799/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240927030550/https://www.newspapers.com/article/union-springs-herald/121818799/ |archive-date=September 27, 2024 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>

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{{col-2}}
{|class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|+Mayors of Union Springs, Alabama
|-
!#
!Party
!Mayor
!Term start
!Term end
!Note
!Reference
|-
|1
|
|William Hill Waugh
|1845
|1848
|First intendant 
|<ref name="mayor terms" />
|-
|2
|
|Micajah Norfleet Eley
|1848
|1850
|
|<ref name="mayor terms" />
|-
|3
|
|John B. Coleman
|1850
|1851
|
|<ref name="mayor terms" />
|-
|4
|
|Francis A. Rutherford
|1851
|1852
|
|<ref name="mayor terms" />
|-
|5
|
|Thomas Hill Mabson
|1852
|1853
|
|<ref name="mayor terms" />
|-
|6
|
|James W. Hunter
|1853
|1854
|
|<ref name="mayor terms" />
|-
|7
|
|William H. Todd
|1854
|1855
|
|<ref name="mayor terms" />
|-
|8
|
|Henry H. Smith
|1855
|1856
|
|<ref name="mayor terms" />
|-
|9
|
|Thomas H. Ellis
|1856
|1858
|
|<ref name="mayor terms" />
|-
|10
|
|Richard Holmes Powell
|1858
|1867
|
|<ref name="mayor terms" />
|-
|11
|
|Thomas Pullman
|1867
|1870
|
|<ref name="mayor terms" />
|-
|12
|
|Isiah A. Wilson
|1848
|1850
|Last intendant
|<ref name="mayor terms" />
|-
|13
|
|Henry Clay Tompkins
|1872
|1874
|First mayor
|<ref name="history" /><ref name="mayor terms" />
|-
|14
|
|Isiah A. Wilson
|1874
|1875
|
|<ref name="history" /><ref name="mayor terms" />
|-
|15
|
|Noah B. Feagin
|1875
|1876
|
|<ref name="history" /><ref name="mayor terms" />
|-
|16
|
|Robert G. Wright
|1876
|1877
|
|<ref name="history" /><ref name="mayor terms" />
|-
|17
|
|Fleming Law
|1877
|1879
|
|<ref name="history" /><ref name="mayor terms" />
|-
|18
|
|Shep W. King
|1879
|1881
|
|<ref name="history" /><ref name="mayor terms" />
|-
|19
|
|William Owen Baldwin
|1881
|October 1883
|Died in office
|<ref name="history" /><ref name="mayor terms" />
|-
|20
|
|James Blackmon Powell
|November 1883
|1885
|Appointed by governor
|<ref name="history" /><ref name="mayor terms" />
|-
|21
|
|James Bennett Hunter
|1885
|1886
|Son of James Hunter
|<ref name="history" /><ref name="mayor terms" />
|-
|22
|
|James A. Paulk
|1886
|1887
|
|<ref name="history" /><ref name="mayor terms" />
|-
|23
|
|James Dean Norman
|1887
|1890
|
|<ref name="mayor terms" />
|-
|24
|
|David Shaw Bethune
|1890
|1894
|
|<ref name="mayor terms" />
|-
|25
|
|Donald Frederick Sessions
|1894
|1898
|
|<ref name="mayor terms" />
|-
|26
|
|Alonzo D. Fielder
|1898
|1900
|
|<ref name="mayor terms" />
|-
|27
|
|Alexander Edward Singleton Jr.
|1900
|1902
|
|<ref name="mayor terms" />
|-
|28
|
|Bennett Tilman Eley
|1902
|1904
|
|<ref name="mayor terms" />
|-
|29
|
|R.E.L. Cope
|1904
|1906
|
|<ref name="mayor terms" />
|-
|30
|
|L.M. Mosely
|1906
|1910
|
|<ref name="mayor terms" />
|-
|31
|
|J.D. Norman
|1910
|1912
|
|<ref name="mayor terms" />
|-
|32
|
|W.C. Thompson
|1912
|1916
|
|<ref name="mayor terms" />
|-
|33
|
|C.B. Feagin
|1916
|1920
|
|<ref name="mayor terms" />
|-
|34
|
|G.M. Edwards
|1920
|1926
|
|<ref name="mayor terms" />
|-
|35
|
|R.C. Keller
|1926
|1932
|
|<ref name="mayor terms" />
|-
|36
|
|Chester A. May
|1932
|1940
|
|<ref name="mayor terms" />
|-
|37
|
|R.W. Lawrence
|1940
|1944
|
|<ref name="mayor terms" />
|-
|38
|
|James William Chappell Jr.
|1948
|1951
|
|<ref name="mayor terms" />
|-
|39
|
|K.M. Varner
|1951
|1952
|
|<ref name="mayor terms" />
|-
|40
|
|D.G. Gwin
|1952
|1960
|
|<ref name="mayor terms" />
|-
|41
|
|Frank Hunter Anderson
|1960
|1976
|
|<ref name="mayor terms" />
|-
|42
|
|Sam Rainer
|1976
|1980
|
|<ref name="mayor terms" />
|-
|43
|
|Tony Gibson
|1980
|1984
|
|<ref name="mayor terms" />
|-
|44
|
|John G. McGowan
|1984
|1988
|
|<ref name="mayor terms" />
|-
|45
|
|Wayne Chancey
|1988
|1992
|
|<ref name="mayor terms" />
|-
|46
|
|William Durden Dean
|1992
|?
|
|<ref name="mayor terms" />
|}
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==Education==
Union Springs is served by the Bullock County School District. There are two high schools in the city: [[Bullock County High School]] and Bullock County Career Technical Center. There is one middle school, South Highlands Middle School, and one elementary school, Union Springs Elementary.

Conecuh Springs Christian School is a private school for grades K through 12.

==Media==
===Newspaper===
* [[Union Springs Herald]]

===Radio===
* [[WQSI]] 93.9 FM ([[Modern Rock]])

==Infrastructure==
The [[United States Postal Service]] operates the Union Springs Post Office.<ref>"[http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/union-springs-108-hardaway-ave-e-union-springs-al-1385405 Post Office™ Location - UNION SPRINGS] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120830093302/http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/union-springs-108-hardaway-ave-e-union-springs-al-1385405 |date=August 30, 2012 }}." [[United States Postal Service]]. Retrieved on July 4, 2011.</ref> The [[Alabama Department of Corrections]] operates the [[Bullock Correctional Facility]] in an [[Unincorporated area|Unincorporated community]] in [[Bullock County, Alabama|Bullock County]], east of Union Springs.<ref name="ADOC">"[http://www.doc.alabama.gov/facility.asp?id=2 Bullock Correctional Facility] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008073107/http://www.doc.alabama.gov/facility.asp?id=2 |date=October 8, 2011 }}." [[Alabama Department of Corrections]]. Retrieved on July 1, 2011.</ref><ref>"[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=16000US0177880&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=saff&_lang=en&_sse=on Union Springs city, Alabama]{{dead link|date=July 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}." [[U.S. Census Bureau]]''. Retrieved on July 4, 2011.</ref>

==Economy==
A cotton growing region, the arrival of the railroad spurred new economic growth after the [[American Civil War|Civil War]]. By the early 1900s, many of the old cotton plantations had become hunting preserves, attracting tourists. The city remains the economic hub of the surrounding agricultural counties.<ref name=alabama/>

A major employer in the city is [[Bonnie Plants, Inc.]], a plant wholesaler founded in 1918 with revenue exceeding over $250 million by 2020.<ref>[http://www.dnb.com/business-directory/company-profiles.bonnie_plants_inc.ff99392c78f8a802094e2f9a179b02ae.html "Bonnie Plants, Inc. Company"]</ref>

==Recreation and culture==
Union Springs hosts annual [[field trial]]s for [[hunting dog]]s. These trials take place between October and March and attract participants from around the country.<ref>{{Cite web |title = Field Trials |work = City of Union Springs, Alabama |url = http://www.unionspringsalabama.com/fieldtrials.html |access-date = January 7, 2010 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100107042749/http://www.unionspringsalabama.com/fieldtrials.html |archive-date = January 7, 2010 }}</ref>

==Notable people==
*[[Henry Babers]], Christian evangelist, Bible teacher, and scholar
*[[Winton M. Blount]], [[United States Postmaster General]] (1969–1972)
*[[John Warren Branscomb]], [[bishop]] of the [[United Methodist Church]]
*[[Edith Burroughs]], first African American to win a professional [[ten-pin bowling|bowling]] tournament in the United States
*[[Helen Claire]], Broadway actress
*[[John Henrik Clarke]], Pan-Africanist
*[[Fate Echols]], NFL player
*[[Lucy Feagin]], first woman to operate a drama school in New York City
*[[Seal Harris]], former heavyweight [[Boxer (boxing)|boxer]]
*[[Jimmy Hitchcock]], first All-American football player at Auburn University
*[[Eddie Kendricks]], co-founder of [[The Temptations]]
*[[Thom S. Rainer]], President and CEO, [[LifeWay Christian Resources]]
*[[Tim Stowers]], college football coach
*[[Mary Hardway Walker]], one of the last surviving enslaved people

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Bullock County Courthouse.jpg|The [[Bullock County Courthouse]] in Union Springs is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Alabama#Bullock County|National Register of Historic Places]].
File:Union Springs Alabama At Sunset 2.JPG|Union Springs at sundown
File:Sardis Baptist Church Union Springs Alabama.JPG|[[Sardis Baptist Church (Union Springs, Alabama)|Sardis Baptist Church]], located just outside Union Springs, was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Alabama#Bullock County|National Register of Historic Places]] on November 29, 2001.
File:Treaty of Fort Jackson Historical Marker.JPG|A historical marker near Union Springs shows the Indian Territory boundary line created by the [[Treaty of Fort Jackson]].
File:Mrs. Hugh Foster House, 201 Kennon Street, Union Springs (Bullock County, Alabama).jpg|[[Foster House (Union Springs, Alabama)|Foster House]] is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Alabama#Bullock County|National Register of Historic Places]].
File:Life-size bronze statue of an English pointer, Union Springs, Alabama LCCN2010638588.tif|Bird dog monument, Life-size bronze statue of an English pointer
</gallery>

== References ==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.unionspringsalabama.com/ Union Springs tourism website]
* [http://bullockcounty.schoolinsites.com/ Bullock County School District]

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