Ballplay, Alabama
Census-designated place
Location of Ballplay in Etowah County, Alabama.
Location of Ballplay in Etowah County, Alabama.
Ballplay is located in Alabama
Ballplay
Ballplay
Ballplay is located in the United States
Ballplay
Ballplay
Coordinates: 34°03′31″N 85°48′29″W / 34.05861°N 85.80806°W / 34.05861; -85.80806
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyEtowah
Area
[1]
 • Total23.74 sq mi (61.48 km2)
 • Land23.55 sq mi (61.00 km2)
 • Water0.19 sq mi (0.49 km2)
Elevation
[2]
594 ft (181 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,437
 • Density61.02/sq mi (23.56/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes256 & 938
GNIS feature ID113428[2]

Ballplay is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Etowah County, Alabama, United States. Its population was 1,437 as of the 2020 census.

History

Ballplay was so named because Native Americans would play stickball at the site in order to resolve disputes between tribes.[3] A post office was established at Ballplay in 1840, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1905.[4]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
20201,437—
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

References

  1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ballplay, Alabama
  3. ↑ Goodson, Mike (2011). Haunted Etowah County, Alabama. The History Press. p. 102. ISBN 978-1-60949-360-8.
  4. ↑ "Etowah County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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