Active is an unincorporated community in Bibb County, Alabama, United States.[1]
Active, Alabama | |
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  Active, Alabama Location within the state of Alabama  Active, Alabama Active, Alabama (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 32°52′04″N 86°58′37″W / 32.86778°N 86.97694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Bibb |
| Elevation | 440 ft (134 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area codes | 205, 659 |
History
editThe community was located on the Mobile and Ohio Railroad and was likely named to reflect the active spirit of its residents.[2] A post office called Active was established in 1899, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1906.[3]
Demographics
editAccording to the census returns from 1850[4]-2010[5] for Alabama, it has never reported a population figure separately on the U.S. Census.[6]
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Active, Alabama
- ^ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 6. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
- ^ "Bibb County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
- ^ http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1850c-11.pdf, 1850 Census (places)
- ^ http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-1-2.pdf, 2010 AL Census
- ^ "US Census Bureau Publications - Census of Population and Housing".
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