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Unincorporated community in Alabama, United States

Unincorporated community in Alabama, United States
Chapman, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Chapman, Alabama is located in AlabamaChapman, AlabamaChapman, AlabamaShow map of AlabamaChapman, Alabama is located in the United StatesChapman, AlabamaChapman, AlabamaShow map of the United States
Coordinates: 31°40′17″N 86°42′44″W / 31.67139°N 86.71222°W / 31.67139; -86.71222
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyButler
Elevation259 ft (79 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code36015
Area code334
GNIS feature ID117963

Chapman is an unincorporated community in Butler County, Alabama, United States. Chapman is located on County Route 37, 2.9 miles (4.7 km) west-northwest of Georgiana. Chapman has a post office with ZIP code 36015.

History

Chapman is located on the former Louisville and Nashville Railroad and was founded as a lumber town. It was the headquarters of the W. T. Smith Lumber Company, one of the oldest lumber firms in Alabama. At one point, Chapman contained three sawmills, a veneer mill, a box factory, two barrel factories, and forty-four company houses. The W. T. Smith Company sponsored baseball teams for both white and black workers. Uniforms were provided for both teams, and they were given two-week vacations to play in summer baseball tournaments.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
19201,142—
19301,1894.1%
19401,167−1.9%
1950943−19.2%
1960617−34.6%
U.S. Decennial Census

References

  1. "Chapman". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Butler County, Alabama General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Alabama Department of Transportation. 2008. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
  3. United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  4. James E. Fickle (February 28, 2014). Green Gold: Alabama's Forests and Forest Industries. University of Alabama Press. p. 61. ISBN 978-0-8173-1813-0.
  5. Wayne Flynt (October 10, 2004). Alabama in the Twentieth Century. University of Alabama Press. p. 120. ISBN 978-0-8173-1430-9.
  6. William Powell Jones (2005). The Tribe of Black Ulysses: African American Lumber Workers in the Jim Crow South. University of Illinois Press. p. 192. ISBN 978-0-252-02979-0.
  7. "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Archived from the original on May 7, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
Municipalities and communities of Butler County, Alabama, United States
County seat: Greenville
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