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Unincorporated community in Alabama, United States

Unincorporated community in Alabama, United States
Stewart, Alabama
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 32°54′40″N 87°42′22″W / 32.91111°N 87.70611°W / 32.91111; -87.70611
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyHale
Elevation135 ft (41 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)205, 659
GNIS feature ID153571

Stewart, also known as Stewart's Station, is an unincorporated community in Hale County, Alabama, United States.

History

Stewart was founded in 1844 as a stop on the Alabama Great Southern Railroad. It was first called Stewart's Station, in honor of an early settler of the area, Charlie Stewart. A post office operated under the name Stewart's Station from 1871 to 1903, and under the name Stewart from 1903 to 1982.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
188041—
1890255522.0%
U.S. Decennial Census

Stewart's Station was listed on the 1880 & 1890 U.S. Censuses, having briefly been an incorporated community. It was no longer listed as a town beginning in 1900, except for the county precinct #16 that also bore its name from 1900 to 1950.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stewart
  2. Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 132. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
  3. "Hale County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
  4. "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Archived from the original on May 7, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
Municipalities and communities of Hale County, Alabama, United States
County seat: Greensboro
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Map of Alabama highlighting Hale County
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Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties


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