Holtville, Alabama | |
|---|---|
 Location of Holtville in Elmore County, Alabama. | |
  Holtville | |
| Coordinates: 32°38′10″N 86°19′36″W / 32.63611°N 86.32667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Elmore |
| Area | |
| • Total | 25.18 sq mi (65.22 km2) |
| • Land | 21.59 sq mi (55.91 km2) |
| • Water | 3.60 sq mi (9.31 km2) |
| Elevation | 354 ft (108 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 4,940 |
| • Density | 228.85/sq mi (88.36/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 334 |
| GNIS feature ID | 120302[2] |
Holtville (also Slapout) is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Elmore County, Alabama, United States. Its population was 4,940 as of the 2020 census.[3]
Holtville/Slapout is located on the western bank of Jordan Lake, and much of its population lives along this lakeshore, or in the neighboring Lightwood community.
According to tradition, the old name of Slapout was derived from a storekeeper's way of stating an item was out of stock: he was "slap out of it".[4]
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ^ "Holtville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ "Some towns sure have funny names". The Miami News. pp. 4A. Retrieved May 19, 2015.[permanent dead link]