Prattville, Alabama

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Prattville, AL

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Nickname: "The Preferred Community, The Fountain City"

Location in the state of Alabama

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- City

61.9 km²

Population

- City (2005)

30,043^[1]

Time zone

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Website: [1]www.prattville.com

Prattville is a city located in Autauga County, Alabama and partially in Elmore County, Alabama. As of 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 30,043.^[1] The city is the county seat of Autauga County, Alabama. It is nicknamed "The Fountain City" due to the many artesian wells in the area. The city was founded in 1839 by well-known industrialist and architect Daniel Pratt.

What is now Prattville was largely inhabited by Native Americans and a few settlers when Daniel Pratt, a native of Temple, New Hampshire, first observed the Autauga Creek in the 1830's.

Pratt purchased approximately 1000 acres from Joseph May at $21.00 an acre, and set out to build his manufacturing facilities and the town along the banks of the Autauga creek. This location was chosen because the creek could supply power to the Gin's manufacturing equipment.

In the past 10 years, Prattville's city limits have began to expand eastward into neighboring Elmore County. While the original plan was to keep this portion of the city stricty commercial, due to the rapid increase in population, housing developments are currently being built on the Elmore County side.

Prattville is also the home of legendary singer Wilson Pickett, as well as NFL stars Roman Harper, Kevin Turner, and Zac Woodfin. Marlon Anderson, a major league baseball player, is originally from Prattville.

1 Nearby Towns
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 Education
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Nearby Towns

1. Millbrook, Alabama 2. Coosada, Alabama 3. Deatsville, Alabama 4. Elmore, Alabama 5. Montgomery, Alabama 6. Autaugaville, Alabama 7. Lowndesboro, Alabama 8. Wetumpka, Alabama

[edit] Geography

Prattville is located at 32°27'32.886" North, 86°27'4.698" West (32.459135, -86.451305)^GR1.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 61.9 km² (23.9 mi²). 60.0 km² (23.2 mi²) of it is land and 1.9 km² (0.7 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 3.09% water.

[edit] Demographics

There are 8,939 households out of which 38.9% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.6% are married couples living together, 13.4% have a female householder with no husband present, and 22.6% are non-families. 19.9% of all households are made up of individuals and 7.5% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.70 and the average family size is 3.10.

In the city the population is spread out with 28.5% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.6% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 36 years. For every 100 females there are 91.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 87.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city is $45,728, and the median income for a family is $51,774. Males have a median income of $36,677 versus $22,978 for females. The per capita income for the city is $19,832. 8.3% of the population and 6.4% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 9.3% of those under the age of 18 and 9.2% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.