Almond, Alabama

Almond, also known as Flat Rock, is an unincorporated community in Randolph County, Alabama, United States.[1]

Almond
Unincorporated community
Almond
Location in Alabama.
Coordinates: 33°08′47″N 85°37′18″W
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyRandolph
Elevation
843 ft (257 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)334

History

The community was most likely named for its first postmaster, Almond P. Hunter.[2] A post office called Almond was established in 1852, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1913.[3]

Demographics

Flat Rock/Almond Precinct (1870-1950)
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
1870901—
18809465.0%
18909854.1%
19001,15717.5%
19101,84159.1%
19201,633−11.3%
19301,467−10.2%
19401,272−13.3%
19501,024−19.5%
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

Almond has never reported separately as an unincorporated community on the U.S. Census. However, the 8th beat/precinct of Randolph County, was named "Flat Rock" (the earlier name for Almond) from 1870[5]-1910 and as Almond from 1920[6]-1950. In 1960, the precinct was merged as part of a larger reorganization of counties into the census division of Wadley.[7]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Almond, Alabama
  2. Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 8. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
  3. "Randolph County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  4. "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  5. http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1870a-05.pdf
  6. http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/06229686v1-7ch01.pdf
  7. http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/37721510v1p2ch2.pdf


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