Section, Alabama
| Section, Alabama | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
 Location in Jackson County and the state of Alabama |
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| Coordinates: 34°34′41″N 85°59′17″W / 34.57806°N 85.98806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Jackson |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Zachery Gillespie |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.6 sq mi (11.9 km2) |
| • Land | 4.6 sq mi (11.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,348 ft (411 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 769 |
| • Density | 167.2/sq mi (64.6/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 35771 |
| Area code(s) | 256 |
| FIPS code | 01-69000 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0153363 |
Section is a town in Jackson County, Alabama, United States and is included in the Chattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton, TN-GA-AL Combined Statistical Area. Section is located on top of Sand Mountain, on land where the Cherokee once hunted and lived. Section was originally known as Mt. Zion when the first post office was established. There were communities such as Kirby's Creek, Gossets Hollow, and Fern Cliff. These communities came together to form the Town of Section. Pioneer settlers came in 1862 to Section, in large numbers. Settlers were required to live on the land for five years before claiming the property as their own. It became known later as Section because it was the location of a square-mile parcel of land, known as the 16th Section, required by the federal government to be set aside in support of public schools. Bort Harrison ran a 6-horsepower, water powered flour and grist mill in 1886, and the first store in the community was built in 1889. The first school was built in the area before 1890, which was the year it burned. Its successor lasted 25 years before it also burned. Section was cited as having incorporated in 1910, but must have dis-incorporated prior to 1920 as it did not appear on either census. On the 1950 U.S. Census rolls, it stated Section incorporated in 1946. As of the 2010 census, the population of the town was 770, an increase of one person (769) from 2000.
Section is located at 34°34′41″N 85°59′17″W / 34.57806°N 85.98806°W (34.578155, -85.988114).
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 4.6 square miles (12 km2), all land. Section sits atop Sand Mountain, overlooking the Tennessee River.
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