Ada, Alabama Explained

Official Name:Ada, Alabama
Pushpin Map:Alabama#USA
Pushpin Label:Ada
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Alabama
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Montgomery
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation M:98
Elevation Ft:322
Coordinates:32.1056°N -86.2764°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Area Code:334
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:112911

Ada is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Alabama, United States. Ada is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 331 and Alabama State Route 94, 20miles south of Montgomery.

History

A post office operated under the name Ada from 1881 to 1922.[1] Ada was the name of the first postmaster's wife.[2]

Demographics

According to the census returns from 1850[3]2010[4] for Alabama, it has never reported a population figure separately on the U.S. Census.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Montgomery County . Jim Forte Postal History . January 19, 2015.
  2. Book: Foscue, Virginia . 1989 . Place Names in Alabama . . The University of Alabama Press . 6 . 0-8173-0410-X .
  3. http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1850c-11.pdf, 1850 Census (places)
  4. http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-1-2.pdf, 2010 AL Census
  5. Web site: US Census Bureau Publications - Census of Population and Housing.