Dunnavant, Alabama

Dunnavant, also spelled Dunavant, is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Shelby County, Alabama, United States. Its population was 981 as of the 2010 census.[2] The community's name is probably derived from a local family.[5] A post office was established in 1897 and was in operation until it was closed in 1958.[6]

Dunnavant, Alabama
Census-designated place
Location of Dunnavant in Shelby County, Alabama.
Dunnavant, Alabama
Location of Dunnavant in Shelby County, Alabama.
Coordinates: 33°29′36″N 86°32′39″W
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyShelby
Area
 • Total19.05 sq mi (49.3 km2)
 • Land18.05 sq mi (46.7 km2)
 • Water1.00 sq mi (2.6 km2)
Elevation
666 ft (203 m)
Population
 • Total329
 • Estimate 
(2016)[3]
N/A
 • Density17/sq mi (6.7/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)205, 659
GNIS feature ID117649[4]

Geography

Dunnavant is in central Alabama, in the southernmost extensions of the Appalachian Mountains along Alabama State Route 25 and Shelby County Road 41. Leeds is 6 mi (10 km) north, and the unincorporated community of Vandiver is 4 mi (6 km) southeast on a windy and mountainous route. Shelby County 41 leads southwest as Dunnavant Valley Rd 15 mi (24 km) to Chelsea.

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

References
  1. "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Jul 17, 2017.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  3. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  4. "Dunnavant". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  5. Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 102. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
  6. "Shelby County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  7. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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