Arkadelphia is an unincorporated community in Cullman County, Alabama, United States.
Arkadelphia, Alabama | |
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  Arkadelphia, Alabama Location in Alabama. | |
| Coordinates: 33°54′18″N 86°57′45″W / 33.90500°N 86.96250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Cullman |
| Elevation | 367 ft (112 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 35077, 35033 |
| Area code | 256 |
| GNIS feature ID | 113207[1] |
History
editArkadelphia was settled in the 19th century, with a post office opening in 1854. It was initially located with Blount County. The town's etymology is disputed. Some believe Arkadelphia was the name of the wife of the first postmaster John A. Donaldson. Some believe it is a combination of "Ark-", the name of an early settlement in nearby Winston County, and "-adelphia", a pseudo-Greek combination meaning "brother-place," likely taken from Philadelphia.[2] There is no known connection to Arkadelphia, Arkansas, an incorporated city founded in 1809 and renamed Arkadelphia in 1839. After redrawing the county lines around 1900, it was shifted into Cullman County.
Railroad engineer J.E. Willoughby was born in Arkadelphia in 1871.
Arkadelphia is located on Alabama State Route 91.
Demographics
editArkadelphia Village
edit| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 195 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[3] | |||
Arkadelphia first appeared on the 1880 U.S. Census as an unincorporated village within Blount County.[4] The population of the village made it the second largest community in the county behind the then-county seat of Blountsville. The village did not report again on the census, although the precinct bearing its name appeared in 1890 and continued to report until 1950. See precinct below.
Historic Demographics
edit| Census Year |
Population | State Place Rank |
Blount County Place Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880[a][4] | 195 (-)[b][c] | 105th (-) | 2nd (-)[d] |
Arkadelphia Precinct: Blount County (1890-1900); Cullman County (1910-50)
edit| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | 1,173 | — | |
| 1900 | 918 | −21.7% | |
| 1910 | 836 | −8.9% | |
| 1920 | 889 | 6.3% | |
| 1930 | 1,006 | 13.2% | |
| 1940 | 1,131 | 12.4% | |
| 1950 | 944 | −16.5% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[5] | |||
The Arkadelphia Precinct (Blount County 24th Precinct) first appeared on the 1890 U.S. Census.[6] With the redrawing of the county lines after 1900, and Arkadelphia's shift into Cullman County, the new 7th precinct of Cullman County bore the name of Arkadelphia and continued to report on the census from 1910 to 1950. In 1960,[7] the precinct was merged as part of a larger reorganization of counties into the census division of Bremen.
References
editNotes
editReferences
edit- ^ "Arkadelphia". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Foscue, Virginia. Place Names in Alabama. University: U of Alabama Press, 1989.
- ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Archived from the original on May 7, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
- ^ a b "Population of Civil Divisions less than counties, in the aggregate, at the Censuses of 1880 and 1870" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1880.
- ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
- ^ "Statistics of Population - Minor Civil Divisions 1880 and 1890 - Alabama" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1890. pp. 52–59.
- ^ "Number of Inhabitants - Alabama" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1960.
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