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Country
  
United States

County
  
FIPS code
  
01-82848

Elevation
  
129 m

Population
  
1,939 (2013)

Area code
  
205

State
  
Alabama

Time zone
  
Central (CST) (UTC-6)

GNIS feature ID
  
0129101

Zip code
  
35186

Local time
  
Monday 3:02 PM

Wilsonville, Alabama

Weather
  
21°C, Wind S at 21 km/h, 73% Humidity

Area
  
28.23 km² (25.38 km² Land / 2.849 km² Water)

Wilsonville is a town in southeastern Shelby County, Alabama, United States, located northeast of Columbiana. At the 2010 census the population was 1,867. Wilsonville is named after the earliest settler in the area, Elisha Wilson.

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Map of Wilsonville, AL 35186, USA

The town was incorporated in 1897. 3 years later in 1900, it had the distinction of being the largest community in Shelby County with 1,095, edging out the county seat of Columbiana by 20 people. It lost the distinction to Columbiana in 1910 and would not exceed its 1900 population again until 1990.

Geography

Wilsonville is located at 33°14′6″N 86°29′11″W (33.234924, -86.486283).

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 11.0 square miles (28 km2), of which 9.9 square miles (26 km2) is land and 1.1 square miles (2.8 km2) (10.21%) is water.

Demographics

At the time of the census of 2010, there were 1,867 people, 610 households, and 486 families residing in the town. The population density was 157.5 people per square mile (60.8/km²). There were 699 housing units at an average density of 71.0 per square mile (27.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 92.52% White, 5.22% Black or African American, 0.90% Native American, 0.77% Asian, 0.26% from other races, and 0.32% from two or more races. 0.58% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 610 households out of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.9% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.3% were non-families. 18.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.84.

In the town, the population was spread out with 23.5% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 26.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 97.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $42,105, and the median income for a family was $48,409. Males had a median income of $40,263 versus $25,598 for females. The per capita income for the town was $21,112. About 4.5% of families and 7.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.8% of those under age 18 and 5.8% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

  • Laurie C. Battle, U.S. Representative from Alabama
  • Howard Hill. world-famous archer and stunt archer for Errol Flynn in The Adventures of Robin Hood.
  • E. B. Teague, prominent Alabama Baptist minister of the 19th century; helped organize Wilsonville Baptist Church in 1879.
  • References

    Wilsonville, Alabama Wikipedia


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