Penton, Alabama

Penton, Alabama
Census-designated place
Location of Penton in Chambers County, Alabama.
Location of Penton in Chambers County, Alabama.
Penton is located in Alabama
Penton
Penton
Coordinates: 33°00′23″N 85°27′56″W / 33.00639°N 85.46556°W / 33.00639; -85.46556
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyChambers
Area
[1]
 • Total
9.17 sq mi (23.76 km2)
 • Land9.14 sq mi (23.66 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.09 km2)
Elevation
807 ft (246 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
163
 • Density17.84/sq mi (6.89/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code334
GNIS feature ID124600[2]

Penton is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Chambers County, Alabama, United States. Its population was 163 as of the 2020 census which is down from a population of 201 people at the 2010 census.[3]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2010201—
2020163−18.9%
U.S. Decennial Census[4]
1850-1870[5] 1870-1880[6]
1890-1910[7] 1920[8] 1930[9]
1940[10] 1950[11] 1960[12]
1970[13] 1980[14] 1990[15]
2000[16] 2010[17]

Notable person

References

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  2. ^ "Penton". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ "American FactFinder - Results". archive.ph. February 12, 2020. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
  4. ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade". United States Census Bureau.
  5. ^ "1870 Census of Population - Alabama - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1870.
  6. ^ "1880 Census of Population - Alabama - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1880.
  7. ^ "1910 Census of Population - Alabama" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1910.
  8. ^ "1920 Census of Population - Alabama" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1920. pp. 178–179.
  9. ^ "1930 Census of Population - Alabama" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1930. p. 139.
  10. ^ "1940 Census of Population - Alabama" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1940.
  11. ^ "1950 Census of Population - Alabama" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1950.
  12. ^ "1960 Census of Population - Population of all incorporated places; and all unincorporated places of 1,000 or more - Alabama" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1960.
  13. ^ "1970 Census of Population - Alabama" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1970.
  14. ^ "1980 Census of Population - Alabama" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1980.
  15. ^ "1990 Census of Population - Alabama" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1990.
  16. ^ "2000 Census of Population - Summary Population and Housing Characteristics - Alabama" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000.
  17. ^ "2010 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Alabama" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2010.


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