Sweet Water, Alabama

Sweet Water, Alabama
Location in Marengo County, Alabama
Location in Marengo County, Alabama
Coordinates: 32°05′51″N 87°52′03″W / 32.09737°N 87.86751°W / 32.09737; -87.86751
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyMarengo
Government
 • TypeMayor-Council
 • MayorChad Brousard
Area
 • Total2.35 sq mi (6.1 km2)
 • Land2.35 sq mi (6.1 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
184 ft (56 m)
Population
 • Total228
 • Density96.90/sq mi (37.41/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
36782
Area code334
FIPS code01-74304
GNIS feature ID0153626
Websitetownofsweetwater.com
Colonial Revival-style house on Main Street

Sweet Water is a town in Marengo County, Alabama, United States. It was founded during the 1840s and named for Sweet Water Creek, which runs through a section of the community.[3] The population was 228 at the 2020 census,[2] down from 258 at the 2010 census.[4]

  1. ^ "2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Sweet Water town, Alabama: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
  3. ^ Marengo County Heritage Book Committee (2000). The Heritage of Marengo County, Alabama. Clanton, Alabama: Heritage Publishing Consultants. pp. 12–13. ISBN 9781891647581.
  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.