Letohatchee, Alabama
| Letohatchee, Alabama | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
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Grocery store in Letohatchee | |
  Letohatchee, Alabama | |
| Coordinates: 32°07′47″N 86°29′09″W / 32.12972°N 86.48583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Lowndes |
| Elevation | 322 ft (98 m) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code(s) | 334 |
| GNIS feature ID | 121509[1] |
Letohatchee is an unincorporated community in Lowndes County, Alabama, United States. It has a very small population and four businesses. The community is part of the Montgomery Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Location
Letohatchee is located just south of Montgomery, in Lowndes County. Letohatchee has largely uninhabited land full of pastures and uncut woods. Its area is estimated at 18 miles long across.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1880 | 73 | — | |
| 1890 | 112 | 53.4% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[2] | |||
Letohatchee was listed on the 1880 and 1890 U.S. Census as a separate community, the only times it has appeared on it.
The zip code for Letohatchee is 36047[3] and the population for the entire code (of which Letohatchee is a part) was 1,396 as of the 2010 U.S. Census. Of that, it is 71% black and 29% white (with less than 1% for other races).[4]
Industry
Letohatchee has two industrial plants, four convenience stores and two restaurant/cattle yards and a post office. The American Colloid Company operates a Bentonite clay mining operation there.
Gallery
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Letohatchee Post Office (ZIP Code: 36047
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Calhoun Colored School (1892-1945) was located near Letohatchee. The principal's house, the only surviving original building, was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 26, 1976.
References
- ↑ "Letohatchee". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
- ↑ https://www.google.com/maps/place/Letohatchee,+AL+36047/@32.0881657,-86.4932809,12z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x888e69187c7414e3:0x7c8de882fcd7bf6e
- ↑ http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?src=CF
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Coordinates: 32°07′47″N 86°29′09″W / 32.12972°N 86.48583°W