Abernant, Alabama

Abernant is an unincorporated community in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States. Abernant is located along Alabama State Route 216, 3.6 miles (5.8 km) west of Lake View. Abernant has a post office with ZIP code 35440.[2][3]

Abernant, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Abernant, Alabama
Abernant, Alabama
Coordinates: 33°17′25″N 87°11′53″W
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyTuscaloosa
Elevation
466 ft (142 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
35440
Area codes205, 659
GNIS feature ID112892[1]

Shares a name with Welsh settlements of Abernant, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Abernant, Powys and Abernant, Carmarthenshire. In the Welsh language, “Aber” is translated as Estuary and “Nant” is translated as Stream.

History

Abernant was named for a local family which also lent their name to a nearby coal company.[4] A post office has been in operation at Abernant since 1902.[5]

Demographics

Abernant Census Division (1960-)
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
19601,819—
19701,9587.6%
19803,06456.5%
19904,39843.5%
20007,01359.5%
20109,95542.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

Abernant village has never reported a population figure separately on the U.S. Census as an unincorporated community. However, the census division formed in 1960 was named for Abernant (superseding the former name of Parsons-Yolande, Precinct 12 of Tuscaloosa County)[7]).[8]

References
  1. "Abernant". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  3. "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
  4. Foscue, Virginia O. (1989). Place Names in Alabama. University of Alabama Press. p. 5. ISBN 978-0-8173-0410-2.
  5. "Tuscaloosa County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  6. "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  7. http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/23761117v1ch04.pdf
  8. http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/37721510v1p2ch2.pdf


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