Official Name: | Alberta, Alabama |
Pushpin Map: | Alabama#USA |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Alabama |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 200 |
Coordinates: | 32.2321°N -87.41°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Name1: | Alabama |
Subdivision Name2: | Wilcox |
Elevation Ft: | 177 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 784 |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 36720 |
Area Code: | 334 |
Alberta is an unincorporated community in Wilcox County, Alabama, United States.
The community has the name of Alberta Bush, the wife of a railroad official.[2]
Alberta is located at 32.2321°N -87.41°W and has an elevation of 177feet.
Alberta has never reported separately as an unincorporated community on the U.S. Census. However, the census division for the northernmost part of Wilcox County was named for Alberta when it was created in 1960.[3] The census-designated places (CDPs) of Boykin and Catherine are located within the Alberta census division.[4] Since 1960 to 2010, it has reported a Black majority in the division.[5]
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Alberta has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. [6]