Town Creek, Alabama

Town Creek, Alabama
Former train station in Town Creek
Former train station in Town Creek
Location of Town Creek in Lawrence County, Alabama.
Location of Town Creek in Lawrence County, Alabama.
Coordinates: 34°40′17″N 87°24′30″W / 34.67139°N 87.40833°W / 34.67139; -87.40833
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyLawrence
Government
 • MayorMike Parker
Area
 • Total
2.68 sq mi (6.95 km2)
 • Land2.68 sq mi (6.94 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation571 ft (174 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
1,052
 • Density392.39/sq mi (151.51/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
35672
Area code256
FIPS code01-76584
GNIS feature ID2406744[2]

Town Creek is a town in Lawrence County, Alabama, United States, and is included in the Decatur Metropolitan Area, as well as the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area. It incorporated in March 1875.[3] As of the 2010 census, the population of the town is 1100, down from 1216 in 2000. Since 1920, it has been the second largest town in Lawrence County after Moulton.[4]

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Town Creek, Alabama
  3. ^ "Town Square Publications presents Lawrence County, AL".
  4. ^ 1880-2010 U.S. Censuses research on Lawrence County, Alabama Communities