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Unincorporated community in Alabama, United States

Unincorporated community in Alabama, United States
Mount Sterling, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Mount Sterling, Alabama is located in AlabamaMount Sterling, AlabamaMount Sterling, AlabamaLocation within the state of AlabamaShow map of AlabamaMount Sterling, Alabama is located in the United StatesMount Sterling, AlabamaMount Sterling, AlabamaMount Sterling, Alabama (the United States)Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 32°5′37″N 88°9′47″W / 32.09361°N 88.16306°W / 32.09361; -88.16306
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyChoctaw
Elevation164 ft (50 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)205, 659

Mount Sterling is an unincorporated community in Choctaw County, Alabama, United States. Mount Sterling was once a prosperous antebellum community, with an economy based on cotton and timber, but today little is left other than a few scattered houses. One church building, the Mount Sterling Methodist Church, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Mount Sterling's population as an unincorporated community was listed as 126 at the 1880 U.S. Census, the only time a figure was returned.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1880126—
U.S. Decennial Census

Geography

Mount Sterling is located at 32°05′38″N 88°09′47″W / 32.09375°N 88.16307°W / 32.09375; -88.16307 and has an elevation of 164 feet (50 m).

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Sterling, Alabama
  2. Chiat, Marilyn Joyce Segal (1997). America's Religious Architecture: Sacred Places For Every Community. John Wiley and Sons. p. 279. ISBN 978-0-471-14502-8.
  3. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  4. "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
Municipalities and communities of Choctaw County, Alabama, United States
County seat: Butler
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