Paint Rock, Alabama | |
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 Businesses along US-72 in Paint Rock | |
 Location of Paint Rock in Jackson County, Alabama. | |
| Coordinates: 34°39′37″N 86°19′41″W / 34.66028°N 86.32806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Jackson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.44 sq mi (1.15 km2) |
| • Land | 0.43 sq mi (1.12 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
| Elevation | 610 ft (186 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 182 |
| • Density | 420.32/sq mi (162.12/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 35764 |
| Area code | 256 |
| FIPS code | 01-57696 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0154485 |
Paint Rock is a town in Jackson County, Alabama, United States, along the Paint Rock River, and is included in the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area. It was incorporated in July 1894.[2]
As of the 2010 census, the population of the town was 210, up from 185 in 2000. This was the first time in 100 years it increased in population. Out of 13 incorporated communities in Jackson County, it is the least populated. Its peak population was in 1910 when it had 534 people and was the 4th largest town in the county.
Paint Rock is the location where the Scottsboro Boys were arrested.[3]
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ^ "History of the Town of Paint Rock, Alabama," Paint Rock News, 2010.
- ^ "Scottsboro Timeline" American Experience. Retrieved August 28, 2013.