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Dunnavant, Alabama

Coordinates: 33°29′36″N 86°32′39″W / 33.49333°N 86.54417°W / 33.49333; -86.54417
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Dunnavant, Alabama
Location of Dunnavant in Shelby County, Alabama.
Location of Dunnavant in Shelby County, Alabama.
Dunnavant, Alabama is located in Alabama
Dunnavant, Alabama
Dunnavant, Alabama
Coordinates: 33°29′36″N 86°32′39″W / 33.49333°N 86.54417°W / 33.49333; -86.54417
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyShelby
Area
 • Total20.27 sq mi (52.51 km2)
 • Land19.26 sq mi (49.87 km2)
 • Water1.02 sq mi (2.64 km2)
Elevation
666 ft (203 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total936
 • Density48.61/sq mi (18.77/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)205, 659
GNIS feature ID117649[2]

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.[3] The community's name is probably derived from a local family.[4] A post office was established in 1897 and was in operation until it was closed in 1958.[5]

Geography

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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

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020936
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

References

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  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  2. ^ "Dunnavant". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  4. ^ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 102. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
  5. ^ "Shelby County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on October 22, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
  6. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.