Active, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Active, Alabama is located in Alabama
Active, Alabama
Active, Alabama
Location within the state of Alabama
Active, Alabama is located in the United States
Active, Alabama
Active, Alabama
Active, Alabama (the United States)
Coordinates: 32°52′04″N 86°58′37″W / 32.86778°N 86.97694°W / 32.86778; -86.97694
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyBibb
Elevation
440 ft (134 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes205, 659

Active is an unincorporated community in Bibb County, Alabama, United States.[1]

History

The community was located on the Mobile and Ohio Railroad and was likely named to reflect the active spirit of its residents.[2] A post office called Active was established in 1899, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1906.[3]

Demographics

According to the census returns from 1850[4]-2010[5] for Alabama, it has never reported a population figure separately on the U.S. Census.[6]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Active, Alabama
  2. ↑ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 6. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
  3. ↑ "Bibb County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
  4. ↑ http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1850c-11.pdf, 1850 Census (places)
  5. ↑ http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-1-2.pdf, 2010 AL Census
  6. ↑ "US Census Bureau Publications - Census of Population and Housing".


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