Notasulga, Alabama

Notasulga
Notasulga in 2007
Notasulga in 2007
Macon County, Alabama
Macon County, Alabama
Coordinates: 32°33′39″N 85°40′3″W / 32.56083°N 85.66750°W / 32.56083; -85.66750
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountiesMacon, Lee
Government
 • MayorTommy Miller[1]
Area
 • Total
14.12 sq mi (36.57 km2)
 • Land13.97 sq mi (36.17 km2)
 • Water0.15 sq mi (0.40 km2)
Elevation
512 ft (156 m)
Population
 • Total
914
 • Density65.4/sq mi (25.27/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
36866
Area code334
FIPS code01-55440
GNIS feature ID0152715
WebsiteNotasulga

Notasulga is a town in Macon and Lee counties in the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census, the population of the town was 914.[3] The portion in Lee County is part of the Auburn Metropolitan Area. According to the 1910 U.S. Census, it incorporated in 1893.[4] Author Zora Neale Hurston was born in Notasulga in 1891. The town name comes from the Creek words noti sulgi, which means "many teeth".[5]

  1. ^ Ly, My (April 21, 2022). "Five East Alabama mayors endorse Ivey for reelection". The Plainsman. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  2. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Notasulga town, Alabama: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  4. ^ "Thirteenth Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1910: Statistics for Alabama Containing Statistics of Population, Agriculture, Manufactures, and Mining for the State, Counties, Cities, and Other Divisions". 1913.
  5. ^ William A. Read (1994). "Southeastern Indian Place Names in what is now Alabama" (PDF). Indian Place Names in Alabama. Alabama Department of Archives and History. Retrieved January 22, 2023.