Holtville, Alabama Explained

Official Name:Holtville, Alabama
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Alabama
Pushpin Label:Holtville
Pushpin Label Position:left
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Alabama
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Elmore
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:65.22
Area Land Km2:55.91
Area Water Km2:9.31
Area Total Sq Mi:25.18
Area Land Sq Mi:21.59
Area Water Sq Mi:3.60
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:4940
Population Density Km2:88.36
Population Density Sq Mi:228.85
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:354
Coordinates:32.6361°N -86.3267°W
Area Code:334
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:120302

Holtville (also Slapout) is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Elmore County, Alabama, United States. Its population was 4,940 as of the 2020 census.[2]

Holtville/Slapout is located on the western bank of Jordan Lake, and much of its population lives along this lakeshore, or in the neighboring Lightwood community.

According to tradition, the old name of Slapout was derived from a storekeeper's way of stating an item was out of stock: he was "slap out of it".[3]

Demographics

As of the 2020 US Census, Holtville/Slapout, AL had a population of 4940 residents.

Education

Holtville/Slapout is in the Elmore County Public School System,[4] served by Holtville Elementary, Middle, Junior High, and High School with a combined enrollment of 2115 students in 2021.[5]

Notable people

In popular culture

Holtville was the subject of a 1945 film by The United States Information Agency that highlighted how a rural community can overcome poverty and poor soil through education and commitment.".[6]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. October 29, 2021.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. May 14, 2011.
  3. News: Some towns sure have funny names . The Miami News . May 19, 2015 . 4A .
  4. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Elmore County, AL. U.S. Census Bureau. July 31, 2022. - Text list
  5. Web site: Holtville High School . USNews.com . U.S. News & World Report . September 8, 2022.
  6. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UOTYB6QHdM "Holtville, Alabama : A Rural Community"