Stewart, Alabama | |
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Coordinates: 32°54′40″N 87°42′22″W / 32.91111°N 87.70611°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Alabama |
County | Hale |
Elevation | 135 ft (41 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central (CST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code(s) | 205, 659 |
GNIS feature ID | 153571 [1] |
Stewart, also known as Stewart's Station, is an unincorporated community in Hale County, Alabama, United States.
Stewart was founded in 1844 as a stop on the Alabama Great Southern Railroad. It was first called Stewart's Station, in honor of an early settler of the area, Charlie Stewart. [2] A post office operated under the name Stewart's Station from 1871 to 1903, and under the name Stewart from 1903 to 1982. [3]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1880 | 41 | — | |
1890 | 255 | 522.0% | |
U.S. Decennial Census [4] |
Stewart's Station was listed on the 1880 & 1890 U.S. Censuses, having briefly been an incorporated community. It was no longer listed as a town beginning in 1900, except for the county precinct #16 that also bore its name from 1900 to 1950.