Holtville, Alabama

Holtville, Alabama
Census-designated place

Location of Holtville in Elmore County, Alabama.
Holtville
Location of Holtville in Elmore County, Alabama.
Coordinates: 32°38′10″N 86°19′36″W / 32.63611°N 86.32667°W / 32.63611; -86.32667Coordinates: 32°38′10″N 86°19′36″W / 32.63611°N 86.32667°W / 32.63611; -86.32667
Country United States
State Alabama
County Elmore
Area[1]
 • Total 25.18 sq mi (65.22 km2)
 • Land 21.58 sq mi (55.89 km2)
 • Water 3.60 sq mi (9.33 km2)
Elevation 354 ft (108 m)
Population (2010)[2]
 • Total 3,638
 • Estimate (2016)[3] N/A
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 334
GNIS feature ID 120302[4]

Holtville (also Slapout) is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Elmore County, Alabama, United States. Its population was 4,096 as of the 2010 census.[2]

Holtville/Slapout is located on the western bank of Lake Jordan, and much of its population lives along this lakeshore, or in the neighboring Lightwood community.

According to tradition, the old name of Slapout was derived from a storekeeper's way of stating an item was out of stock: he was "slap out of it".[5]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

Notable people

  • Jessica Meuse, contestant on the thirteenth season of American Idol
  • Randy Nix, a Republican member of the Georgia House of Representatives for the 69th district.
  • John Findley, Basketball standout with the Holtville Bulldogs, 1984-1986.
  • Will Hardy, University of Alabama football player

Holtville was the subject of a 1945 film by The United States Information Agency that highlighted how a rural community can overcome poverty and poor soil through education and commitment.".[7]

References

  1. ↑ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Jul 17, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  3. ↑ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Holtville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  5. ↑ Jun 9, 1971. "Some towns sure have funny names". The Miami News. pp. 4A. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  6. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  7. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UOTYB6QHdM "Holtville, Alabama : A Rural Community"


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