Thomasville | |
|---|---|
 Downtown Thomasville in 2008. | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Nickname: The City of Roses[1] | |
| Motto: "Southwest Alabama's Success Story" | |
 Location of Thomasville in Clarke County, Alabama. | |
| Coordinates: 31°54′41″N 87°44′24″W / 31.91139°N 87.74000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Clarke |
| Founded | 1888 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sheldon Day |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.73 sq mi (22.62 km2) |
| • Land | 8.73 sq mi (22.61 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 381 ft (116 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 3,649 |
| • Density | 417.94/sq mi (161.37/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 36762, 36784 |
| Area code | 334 |
| FIPS code | 01-75960 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0153683 |
| Website | City of Thomasville |
Thomasville is a city in Clarke County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 3,649. Founded as a late 19th-century railroad town, it has transitioned over the course of more than a century into a 21st-century commercial hub.[3] It is the childhood hometown of author and storyteller Kathryn Tucker Windham.[4][5]
- ^ "Front Page". The Thomasville Times. Retrieved January 8, 2008.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ^ "About Thomasville" (PDF). City of Thomasville. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 17, 2011. Retrieved January 8, 2008.
- ^ Frances Osborn Robb (June 30, 2008). "Kathryn Tucker Windham". Encyclopedia of Alabama. Auburn University. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
- ^ Dennis Hevesi (June 15, 2008). "Kathryn T. Windham, a Storyteller of the South, Dies at 93". New York Times. Retrieved August 17, 2011.