Nanafalia, Alabama Explained

Official Name:Nanafalia, Alabama
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Alabama
Pushpin Label:Nanafalia
Coordinates:32.113°N -87.9876°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Name1:Alabama
Subdivision Name2:Marengo
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:2.17
Area Land Sq Mi:2.17
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Elevation Ft:213
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:75
Population Density Sq Mi:34.56
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:36764
Area Code:334
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:01-53208
Unit Pref:Imperial

Nanafalia is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Marengo County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 75,[2] down from 94 at the 2010 census. The community is located on a ridge above the Tombigbee River, and the name is derived from the Choctaw words for long hill.[3] Nanafalia has a post office with a zip code of 36764.

Geography

Nanafalia is in southwestern Marengo County, along Alabama State Route 10. State Route 69 forms the western border of the CDP. Linden, the county seat, is to the northeast.

The Nanafalia CDP has an area of, all land.[1] The community is on a flat-topped ridge which drains north to South Double Creek and south to an unnamed tributary of Horse Creek. Both named creeks flow west to the Tombigbee River.

Demographics

As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 94 people living in the CDP. The racial makeup of the CDP was 57.4% White, 40.4% Black and 2.1% from two or more races.

Notable person

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. April 11, 2022.
  2. Web site: Nanafalia CDP, Alabama: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171). U.S. Census Bureau. April 11, 2022.
  3. Web site: "Nanafalia, Alabama". ePodunk Community Profiles. January 16, 2008.