Twin, Alabama

Twin, also known as Yampertown, is a town in Marion County, Alabama, United States. It is about equidistant from Brilliant, Guin and Winfield. It incorporated on August 6, 2002,[4] becoming the 10th incorporated community in Marion County. It had a population of 359 as of the 2020 census.[2]

Twin, Alabama
Town
Location in Marion County, Alabama
Coordinates: 34°00′19″N 87°51′23″W
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountiesMarion
Area
[1]
 • Total3.38 sq mi (8.8 km2)
 • Land3.38 sq mi (8.8 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
594 ft (181 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total359
 • Density106.21/sq mi (41.01/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
35563
Area code(s)205, 659
FIPS code01-77352
GNIS feature ID2380589[3]

Geography

Twin is in southern Marion County, bordered to the west and east by the city of Guin. Interstate 22 passes through the town, with access from Exit 26 (State Route 44). Hamilton, the Marion county seat, is 16 miles (26 km) to the northwest, and Jasper is 38 miles (61 km) to the southeast. State Route 44 leads east 6 miles (10 km) to Brilliant and southwest 5 miles (8 km) to Guin, while State Route 253 leads southeast 6 miles to Winfield and north 11 miles (18 km) to U.S. Route 278.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town of Twin has an area of 3.38 square miles (8.8 km2), all of it recorded as land.[1] Yampertown, the town center, is in the valley of Luxapallila Creek where it is joined by Cooper Creek. The Luxapallila is a southwest-flowing tributary of the Tombigbee River.

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
2010399—
2020359−10.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

References
  1. "2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  2. "Twin town, Alabama: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  3. "Twin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  4. http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/partnerships/bas/2000-2010entitychanges.txt
  5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.


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