Penton, Alabama

Census-designated place in Alabama, United States

33°00′23″N 85°27′56″W / 33.00639°N 85.46556°W / 33.00639; -85.46556CountryUnited StatesStateAlabamaCountyChambersArea

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• Total9.17 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)

• Total163 • Density17.84/sq mi (6.89/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code334GNIS 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
Census	Pop.	%±
2010	201	—
2020	163	−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

Pete Turnham, served in the Alabama House of Representatives in District 79 from 1958 to 1998

References

^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
^ "Penton". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ "American FactFinder - Results". archive.ph. February 12, 2020. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade". United States Census Bureau.
^ "1870 Census of Population - Alabama - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1870.
^ "1880 Census of Population - Alabama - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1880.
^ "1910 Census of Population - Alabama" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1910.
^ "1920 Census of Population - Alabama" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1920. pp. 178–179.
^ "1930 Census of Population - Alabama" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1930. p. 139.
^ "1940 Census of Population - Alabama" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1940.
^ "1950 Census of Population - Alabama" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1950.
^ "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.
^ "1970 Census of Population - Alabama" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1970.
^ "1980 Census of Population - Alabama" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1980.
^ "1990 Census of Population - Alabama" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1990.
^ "2000 Census of Population - Summary Population and Housing Characteristics - Alabama" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000.
^ "2010 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Alabama" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2010.