Killen, Alabama

Killen
Killen, Alabama
Location of Killen in Lauderdale County, Alabama.
Location of Killen in Lauderdale County, Alabama.
Killen is located in Alabama
Killen
Killen
Location in the United States
Killen is located in the United States
Killen
Killen
Killen (the United States)
Coordinates: 34°51′42″N 87°31′46″W / 34.86167°N 87.52944°W / 34.86167; -87.52944
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyLauderdale
Government
 • MayorTim Tubbs[1]
Area
 • Total
2.03 sq mi (5.26 km2)
 • Land2.02 sq mi (5.24 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation541 ft (165 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
1,034
 • Density510.62/sq mi (197.20/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
35645
Area code256
FIPS code01-39784
GNIS feature ID2405945[3]
WebsiteTown of Killen

Killen is a town in Lauderdale County, Alabama, United States. It is part of the Florence - Muscle Shoals Metropolitan Statistical Area known as "The Shoals". It was incorporated in 1957.[4] As of the 2020 census, the population of the town is 1,034, down from its record high of 1,119 in 2000.[5]

  1. ^ "Town of Killen". Killen Alabama website. Retrieved April 11, 2012.
  2. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  3. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Killen, Alabama
  4. ^ [1] Archived January 28, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 23, 2014.