Holtville, Alabama

Holtville (also Slapout) is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Elmore County, Alabama, United States. Its population was 4,096 as of the 2010 census.[2]

Holtville, Alabama
Location of Holtville in Elmore County, Alabama.
Holtville
Location of Holtville in Elmore County, Alabama.
Coordinates: 32°38′10″N 86°19′36″W
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyElmore
Area
  Total25.18 sq mi (65.22 km2)
  Land21.58 sq mi (55.89 km2)
  Water3.60 sq mi (9.33 km2)
Elevation
354 ft (108 m)
Population
  Total3,638
  Estimate 
(2016)[3]
N/A
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)334
GNIS feature ID120302[4]

Holtville/Slapout is located on the western bank of Lake Jordan, and much of its population lives along this lakeshore, or in the neighboring Lightwood community.

According to tradition, the old name of Slapout was derived from a storekeeper's way of stating an item was out of stock: he was "slap out of it".[5]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

Notable people

Holtville was the subject of a 1945 film by The United States Information Agency that highlighted how a rural community can overcome poverty and poor soil through education and commitment.".[7]

See also

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. "Holtville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  5. Jun 9, 1971. "Some towns sure have funny names". The Miami News. pp. 4A. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UOTYB6QHdM "Holtville, Alabama : A Rural Community"


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