Nanafalia, Alabama

Nanafalia, Alabama
Mathers House, the oldest house remaining in Nanafalia
Mathers House, the oldest house remaining in Nanafalia
Location of Nanafalia, Alabama
Coordinates: 32°06′50″N 87°59′52″W / 32.11389°N 87.99778°W / 32.11389; -87.99778[1]
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyMarengo
Area
 • Total
2.17 sq mi (5.6 km2)
 • Land2.17 sq mi (5.6 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation217 ft (66 m)
Population
 • Total
75
 • Density34.56/sq mi (13.34/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
36764
Area code334
FIPS code01-53208
GNIS feature ID2628600[1]

Nanafalia is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Marengo County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 75,[3] down from 94 at the 2010 census. The community is located on a ridge above the Tombigbee River, and the name is derived from the Choctaw words for long hill.[4] Nanafalia has a post office with a zip code of 36764.

Geography

Nanafalia is in southwestern Marengo County, along Alabama State Route 10. State Route 69 forms the western border of the CDP. Linden, the county seat, is 21 miles (34 km) to the northeast.

The Nanafalia CDP has an area of 2.2 square miles (5.7 km2), all land.[2] The community is on a flat-topped ridge which drains north to South Double Creek and south to an unnamed tributary of Horse Creek. Both named creeks flow west to the Tombigbee River.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
201094
202075−20.2%
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

Nanafalia was listed as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.[6]

2020 census

Nanafalia CDP, Alabama – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2010[7] Pop 2020[8] % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 54 36 57.45% 48.00%
Black or African American alone (NH) 38 35 40.43% 46.67%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Asian alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other race alone (NH) 0 1 0.00% 1.33%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 2 1 2.13% 1.33%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0 2 0.00% 2.67%
Total 94 75 100.00% 100.00%

2010 census

As of the 2010 United States census, there were 94 people living in the CDP. The racial makeup of the CDP was 57.4% White, 40.4% Black and 2.1% from two or more races.

Notable people

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