Twin, Alabama Explained

Official Name:Twin, Alabama
Settlement Type:Town
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Alabama
Subdivision Type2:Counties
Subdivision Name2:Marion
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:3.38
Area Land Sq Mi:3.38
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:359
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Density Sq Mi:106.21
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Coordinates:34.0053°N -87.8564°W
Elevation Ft:594
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:35563
Area Code:205, 659
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:01-77352
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2380589

Twin, also known as Yampertown, is a town in Marion County, Alabama, United States. It is about equidistant from Brilliant, Guin and Winfield. It incorporated on August 6, 2002,[3] becoming the 10th incorporated community in Marion County. It had a population of 359 as of the 2020 census.[2]

Geography

Twin is in southern Marion County, bordered to the west and east by the city of Guin. I-22/US 78 passes through the town, with access from exit 26 (SR 44). Hamilton, the Marion county seat, is to the northwest, and Jasper is to the southeast. SR 44 leads east 6miles to Brilliant and southwest 5miles to Guin, while SR 253 leads southeast 6miles to Winfield and north 25miles to Hackleburg.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town of Twin has an area of, all of it recorded as land.[1] Yampertown, the town center, is in the valley of Luxapallila Creek where it is joined by Cooper Creek. The Luxapallila is a southwest-flowing tributary of the Tombigbee River.

Demographics

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. April 14, 2022.
  2. Web site: Twin town, Alabama: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171). U.S. Census Bureau. April 14, 2022.
  3. Web site: Archived copy . February 15, 2016 . April 2, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402225903/http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/partnerships/bas/2000-2010entitychanges.txt . dead .