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Haleyville, Alabama

Haleyville, Alabama
City
Location in Winston County and the state of Alabama
Location in Winston County and the state of Alabama
Coordinates: 34°13′48″N 87°37′8″W / 34.23000°N 87.61889°W / 34.23000; -87.61889
Country United States
State Alabama
Counties Winston, Marion
Area
 • Total 7.4 sq mi (19.2 km2)
 • Land 7.4 sq mi (19.2 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation 942 ft (287 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 4,173
 • Density 565.1/sq mi (217.8/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 35565
Area code(s) 205
FIPS code 01-32704
GNIS feature ID 0119567

Haleyville is a city in Winston and Marion counties in the U.S. state of Alabama. It incorporated on February 28, 1889. Most of the city is located in Winston County, with a small portion of the western limits entering Marion County. Haleyville was originally named Davis Cross Roads, having been established at the crossroads of Byler Road and the Illinois Central Railroad. At the 2010 census the population was 4,173, down slightly from 4,182 in 2000.

On February 16, 1968 the first 9-1-1 emergency telephone system in the nation went into service in Haleyville.

On June 1, 2010 Haleyville citizens voted to become the first city in Winston County since prohibition to allow the sale of alcohol.

The first Guthrie's restaurant was opened by Hal Guthrie in Haleyville in 1965.

The city has one site listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the former Feldman's Department Store, and is the closest city to another site, Archeological Site No. 1WI50.

Haleyville is located at 34°13′48″N 87°37′8″W / 34.23000°N 87.61889°W / 34.23000; -87.61889 (34.230131, -87.618978).

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.4 square miles (19 km2), all land.

As of the census of 2000, there were 4,182 people, 1,815 households, and 1,148 families residing in the city. The population density was 563.9 people per square mile (217.6/km²). There were 2,061 housing units at an average density of 277.9 per square mile (107.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.81% White, 1.48% Black or African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 2.68% from other races, and 0.74% from two or more races. 3.11% of the population were Latino of any race.


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