St. Florian, Alabama
| St. Florian, Alabama | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
 Location in Lauderdale County and the state of Alabama |
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| Coordinates: 34°52′22″N 87°37′30″W / 34.87278°N 87.62500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Lauderdale |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3 sq mi (7.7 km2) |
| • Land | 3 sq mi (7.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 627 ft (191 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 413 |
| • Density | 111.7/sq mi (43.5/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| FIPS code | 01-67536 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0153248 |
| Website | http://www.stflorianalabama.com/ |
St. Florian is a town in Lauderdale County, Alabama, United States. It is part of the Florence - Muscle Shoals Metropolitan Statistical Area known as "The Shoals". As of the 2010 census, the population of the town is 413, up from 335 in 2000.
The area was first called Wilson Stand, for John and Matthew Wilson, the original owners of the town site. The present community was founded in the 1870s by a colony of Germans who named the town after Saint Florian. A post office was established at St. Florian in 1879, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1904. The town incorporated at some point in the 1970s, as cited by the 1980 U.S. Census.
St. Florian is located at 34°52′22″N 87°37′30″W / 34.87278°N 87.62500°W (34.872753, -87.625117).
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.0 square miles (7.8 km2), all land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 335 people, 129 households, and 103 families residing in the town. The population density was 112.3 people per square mile (43.4/km²). There were 140 housing units at an average density of 46.9 per square mile (18.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.81% White, 0.60% Black or African American and 0.60% Asian.
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