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Dunnavant, Alabama

Census-designated place in Alabama, United States

33°29′36″N 86°32′39″W / 33.49333°N 86.54417°W / 33.49333; -86.54417CountryUnited StatesStateAlabamaCountyShelbyArea

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• Total20.27 sq mi (52.51 km²) • Land19.26 sq mi (49.87 km²) • Water1.02 sq mi (2.64 km²)Elevation

666 ft (203 m)Population

(2020)

• Total936 • Density48.61/sq mi (18.77/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code(s)205, 659GNIS feature ID117649^[2]

Dunnavant, also spelled Dunavant, is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Shelby County, Alabama, United States. Its population was 981 as of the 2010 census.^[3] The community's name is probably derived from a local family.^[4] A post office was established in 1897 and was in operation until it was closed in 1958.^[5]

Geography

Dunnavant is in central Alabama, in the southernmost extensions of the Appalachian Mountains along Alabama State Route 25 and Shelby County Road 41. Leeds is 6 mi (10 km) north, and the unincorporated community of Vandiver is 4 mi (6 km) southeast on a windy and mountainous route. Shelby County 41 leads southwest as Dunnavant Valley Rd 15 mi (24 km) to Chelsea.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	936		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[6]

References

^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
^ "Dunnavant". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
^ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 102. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
^ "Shelby County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on October 22, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.