Editing Waverly, Alabama

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|subdivision_name2        = [[Chambers County, Alabama|Chambers]], [[Lee County, Alabama|Lee]]
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_total         = 159
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'''Waverly''' is a town in [[Chambers County, Alabama|Chambers]] and [[Lee County, Alabama|Lee]] counties in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Alabama]]. It is part of the [[Auburn Metropolitan Area]]. It was incorporated in 1910.<ref>{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yig3_DMbQwYC&q=%22waverly%22+%22incorporated%22+%22chambers%22+%22lee+county%22&pg=PA188 |title = A Tapestry for Elizabeth: The Story of the Ancestors of Mary Elizabeth Hoffman|isbn = 9781598728248|last1 = Merrill|first1 = Thomas Paul|date = March 2007}}</ref> As of 2010, the town population was 145.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0180256| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212161647/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0180256| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Waverly town, Alabama| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=June 3, 2014}}</ref>

Waverly has an operating United States post office; four churches are located in the town.

==History==
Waverly was settled in the 1830s, but saw little growth until the 1870s. The name of Waverly, Alabama first appeared on Alabama maps in 1853 (see reference below).  It was given the nickname, Pea Ridge, but this was never its official name.<ref>1853 Waverly is already on the map
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==Annual Town Bar-B-Q==
Beginning October 1990, and the second Saturday of each October since, the Town of Waverly hosts the Annual Waverly BBQ. Both pork and chicken BBQ, home made cakes and other sweets, cols, ice tea and lemonade are served. Town members all pitch in cooking, preparing the food,'stirring' the stew pot (a local tradition), and smoking the BBQ with hickory wood from the Friday night prior to the 'BBQ Day' at approximately 5:00pm, and continue this tradition until all the BBQ and stew is sold. Food is served to all attendees from 10:00am until 3:00pm. The event hosts singers, dancers, artists, arts and crafts, petting zoos, and other such events. This town get together serves as one of Waverly's largest fundraising events.{{citation needed|date=April 2022}}

==The Old 280 Boogie ==
[[Image:Old280Boogie2010.JPG|left|200px|thumb|The Old 280 Boogie; April 17, 2010.]]
In 2000, the [[Alabama Department of Transportation|State of Alabama]] rerouted [[U.S. Highway 280]] south of the town of Waverly instead of routing it through town. This decision meant the town was saved from destruction.<ref name=BitterSoutherner-Boogie-2014>{{cite web|last1=Reece|first1=Chuck|title=Rednecks, Hippies & Graphic Design: The Unlikely Cool of Waverly, Alabama|url=http://bittersoutherner.com/standard-deluxe#.U-fUcuNdVDQ|website=The Bitter Southerner|access-date=August 10, 2014|date=August 2014}}</ref> To celebrate, residents in 2001 decided to hold an annual "Waverly Boogie" (or "Old 280 Boogie"), a multi-cultural festival typically held on the third Saturday in April. The event, featuring a wide variety of musicians and visual artists, is held in an open-air amphitheater.<ref name=BitterSoutherner-Boogie-2014 />

The 2014 event was held on April 19, 2014; a Fall Boogie was held on September 13.<ref name="CornerNews-280Boogie-2014">{{cite web|last1=Landers|first1=Emily|title=Waverly hosts 280 Boogie this weekend|url=http://www.thecornernews.com/entertainment/music/article_69858180-c5a5-11e3-af7f-001a4bcf6878.html|website=The Corner News|access-date=September 15, 2014|date=April 16, 2014}}</ref> Additionally, in 2014, Standard Deluxe hosted its first annual Heart of Waverly Bluegrass Festival.<ref name=CornerNews-1stBluegrass-2014>{{cite web|last1=Landers|first1=Emily|title=Standard Deluxe to host first Heart of Waverly Bluegrass Festival|url=http://www.thecornernews.com/entertainment/music/article_700b114c-b51e-11e3-a231-001a4bcf6878.html|website=The Corner News|access-date=September 15, 2014|date=March 26, 2014}}</ref><ref name=CornerNews-BluegrassFest-2014>{{cite web|title=Standard Deluxe to host first Heart of Waverly Bluegrass Festival|url=http://www.thecornernews.com/blogs/loveliest_village/article_a4cd0824-9f23-11e3-a0ae-0017a43b2370.html|website=The Corner News|access-date=September 15, 2014|date=February 26, 2014}}</ref>

==Geography==
Waverly is in the southwest corner of Chambers County at 32°44'8.369" North, 85°34'27.736" West (32.735658, −85.574371).<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 town limits extend south into Lee County. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|7.1|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.05|km2|order=flip|2}}, or 0.68%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

[[U.S. Route 280]] runs southwest of downtown, leading southeast 14&nbsp;mi (23&nbsp;km) to [[Opelika, Alabama|Opelika]] and northwest 13&nbsp;mi (21&nbsp;km) to [[Dadeville, Alabama|Dadeville]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1920= 208
|1930= 383
|1940= 321
|1950= 306
|1960= 250
|1970= 247
|1980= 228
|1990= 152
|2000= 184
|2010= 145
|2020= 159
|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}}</ref>
}}

As of the census<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 2000, there were 184 people, 76 households and 50 families living in the town.  The population density was {{convert|67.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 87 housing units at an average density of {{convert|31.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 80.98% [[Race (United States Census)|White]] and 19.02% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]].

There were 76 households, out of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.6% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.9% were non-families. 32.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.5% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 31.5% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and older, there were 95.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $32,917, and the median income for a family was $38,750. Males had a median income of $26,625 while it was $16,071 for females. The per-capita income for the town was $18,406. About 3.7% of families and 7.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those younger than 18 or 65 or older.

==Notable person==
*[[Douglas Arant]], [[Birmingham, Alabama]] lawyer

== Works or publications ==
* Nunn, Alexander (Ed.) (1983). ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/49964924 Lee County and Her Forebears]''. Opelika, Al: Herff Jones. LCCCN 83-081693

== See also ==
* [[Standard Deluxe]]

==Photo gallery==
<gallery>
File:Waverly, AL Town Hall.JPG|Waverly Town Hall
File:Waverly, AL Post Office (36879).JPG|Waverly Post Office ([[ZIP code]]: 36879)
File:HighCornerCoop1.JPG|The Corner Co-Op (a Standard Deluxe Project 2001–2008)
File: IMG 5191Old280WaverlyAL.JPG|Looking west at dusk on old US 280 through Waverly

File:DowntownWaverlyAL.JPG| One of the brightly colored buildings in downtown Waverly
File:WaverlyRamshackle.JPG|One of the uninhabited railroad houses that line the [[Works Progress Administration|WPA]] Highway

File:WaverlyGraveyard2.JPG|The Waverly Cemetery located along the scenic WPA Highway, now known simply as Patrick Street (Old 280)
File:WaverlyGraveyard.JPG|The above-ground tombs are among the oldest in the Waverly Cemetery.
File:WaverlyGraveDetail.JPG|Detail of one of the older graves in the cemetery
File:WaverlyWoodenBridgeCrossingRR.JPG|A wooden bridge crossing the railroad in eastern Waverly
</gallery>

==References==
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{{Chambers County, Alabama}}
{{Lee County, Alabama}}
{{Columbus Auburn Opelika}}

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[[Category:Towns in Alabama]]
[[Category:Towns in Chambers County, Alabama]]
[[Category:Towns in Lee County, Alabama]]
[[Category:Columbus metropolitan area, Georgia]]