Holtville, Alabama
Census-designated place
Location of Holtville in Elmore County, Alabama.
Location of Holtville in Elmore County, Alabama.
Holtville is located in Alabama
Holtville
Holtville
Coordinates: 32°38′10″N 86°19′36″W / 32.63611°N 86.32667°W / 32.63611; -86.32667
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyElmore
Area
[1]
 • Total25.18 sq mi (65.22 km2)
 • Land21.59 sq mi (55.91 km2)
 • Water3.60 sq mi (9.31 km2)
Elevation
354 ft (108 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total4,940
 • Density228.85/sq mi (88.36/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code334
GNIS feature ID120302[2]

Holtville (also Slapout) is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Elmore County, Alabama, United States. Its population was 4,940 as of the 2020 census.[3]

Holtville/Slapout is located on the western bank of Jordan Lake, and much of its population lives along this lakeshore, or in the neighboring Lightwood community.

According to tradition, the old name of Slapout was derived from a storekeeper's way of stating an item was out of stock: he was "slap out of it".[4]

Demographics

As of the 2020 US Census, Holtville/Slapout, AL had a population of 4940 residents.

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
20204,940—
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

Education

Holtville/Slapout is in the Elmore County Public School System,[6] served by Holtville Elementary, Middle, Junior High, and High School with a combined enrollment of 2115 students in 2021.[7]

Notable people

In popular culture

Holtville was the subject of a 1945 film by The United States Information Agency that highlighted how a rural community can overcome poverty and poor soil through education and commitment.".[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  2. ^ "Holtville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  4. ^ Jun 9, 1971. "Some towns sure have funny names". The Miami News. pp. 4A. Retrieved May 19, 2015.((cite news)): CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  6. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Elmore County, AL" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 31, 2022. - Text list
  7. ^ "Holtville High School". USNews.com. U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
  8. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UOTYB6QHdM "Holtville, Alabama : A Rural Community"


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