Penton is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Chambers County, Alabama, United States. Its population was 163 as of the 2020 census.

Penton, Alabama
Location of Penton in Chambers County, Alabama.
Location of Penton in Chambers County, Alabama.
Penton is located in Alabama
Penton
Penton
Coordinates: 33°00′23″N 85°27′56″W / 33.00639°N 85.46556°W / 33.00639; -85.46556
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyChambers
Area
 • Total9.17 sq mi (23.76 km2)
 • Land9.14 sq mi (23.66 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.09 km2)
Elevation
807 ft (246 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total163
 • Density17.84/sq mi (6.89/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code334
GNIS feature ID124600[2]

Demographics edit

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020163
U.S. Decennial Census[3]
1850-1870[4] 1870-1880[5]
1890-1910[6] 1920[7] 1930[8]
1940[9] 1950[10] 1960[11]
1970[12] 1980[13] 1990[14]
2000[15] 2010[16]

Notable person edit

References edit

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  2. ^ "Penton". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade". United States Census Bureau.
  4. ^ "1870 Census of Population - Alabama - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1870.
  5. ^ "1880 Census of Population - Alabama - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1880.
  6. ^ "1910 Census of Population - Alabama" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1910.
  7. ^ "1920 Census of Population - Alabama" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1920. pp. 178–179.
  8. ^ "1930 Census of Population - Alabama" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1930. p. 139.
  9. ^ "1940 Census of Population - Alabama" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1940.
  10. ^ "1950 Census of Population - Alabama" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1950.
  11. ^ "1960 Census of Population - Population of all incorporated places; and all unincorporated places of 1,000 or more - Alabama" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1960.
  12. ^ "1970 Census of Population - Alabama" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1970.
  13. ^ "1980 Census of Population - Alabama" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1980.
  14. ^ "1990 Census of Population - Alabama" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1990.
  15. ^ "2000 Census of Population - Summary Population and Housing Characteristics - Alabama" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000.
  16. ^ "2010 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Alabama" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2010.