Our Town, Alabama | |
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 Our Town in 2021 | |
 Location of Our Town in Tallapoosa County, Alabama. | |
  Our Town, Alabama | |
| Coordinates: 32°49′41″N 85°57′43″W / 32.82806°N 85.96194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Tallapoosa |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.89 sq mi (30.79 km2) |
| • Land | 11.85 sq mi (30.70 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.09 km2) |
| Elevation | 659 ft (201 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 605 |
| • Density | 51.04/sq mi (19.71/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 256 & 938 |
| GNIS feature ID | 158894[2] |
Our Town is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Tallapoosa County, Alabama, United States. Its population was 641 as of the 2010 census.[3]
Our Town had its start around 1913 when the railroad was extended to that point. The community was named by John S. Jones by saying, "It's not your town, or my town, it is Our Town".[4](5)
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ^ "Our Town". 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.
- ^ Growald, Richard (June 1, 1978). "The senior citizen of Our Town". The Bryan Times. p. 20. Retrieved December 20, 2015.