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Five Points, Alabama
Five Points is a town in Chambers County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 114.
In 1885, Five Points was named because of the five roads converging at a single point. Before this, the post office was known as "Lystra". The town was incorporated in 1916, according to documents filed with the Probate Judge, making it Chambers County's oldest incorporated town. The Baptist Church was the first to take the name of "Five Points" on its building in 1929.
Five Points holds the distinction of being the first town of its size to receive electricity from Alabama Power in 1925. In order to receive power, citizens were required to erect their own poles from Stroud to White Plains.
Five Points is home to the first consolidated high school in Alabama. The original Five Points High School was an imposing brick building which had two floors above a full basement and a large auditorium that seated 400 people. Erected in 1916 on an 18-acre (7.3 ha) campus, it was the only rural school in the state with its own electric and steam-generating plant and water works. The school building was replaced by a one-story building in 1939. In 1974 a fire destroyed that structure which was replaced by the present building.
The town elected its first African-American mayor, Geneva Bledsoe, in 1992. The current mayor is Jeffrey Monroe, who was appointed Mayor in 2022 when former mayor Derrick Wright moved out of the town limits.
Five Points is located in northern Chambers County. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.7 km2) all land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 146 people, 58 households, and 41 families residing in the town. The population density was 141.8 inhabitants per square mile (54.7/km2). There were 71 housing units at an average density of 68.9 per square mile (26.6/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 52.05% Black or African American, 47.26% White and 0.68% from two or more races.
There were 58 households, out of which 25.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.3% were married couples living together, 19.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.6% were non-families. 25.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.05.
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Five Points, Alabama
Five Points is a town in Chambers County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 114.
In 1885, Five Points was named because of the five roads converging at a single point. Before this, the post office was known as "Lystra". The town was incorporated in 1916, according to documents filed with the Probate Judge, making it Chambers County's oldest incorporated town. The Baptist Church was the first to take the name of "Five Points" on its building in 1929.
Five Points holds the distinction of being the first town of its size to receive electricity from Alabama Power in 1925. In order to receive power, citizens were required to erect their own poles from Stroud to White Plains.
Five Points is home to the first consolidated high school in Alabama. The original Five Points High School was an imposing brick building which had two floors above a full basement and a large auditorium that seated 400 people. Erected in 1916 on an 18-acre (7.3 ha) campus, it was the only rural school in the state with its own electric and steam-generating plant and water works. The school building was replaced by a one-story building in 1939. In 1974 a fire destroyed that structure which was replaced by the present building.
The town elected its first African-American mayor, Geneva Bledsoe, in 1992. The current mayor is Jeffrey Monroe, who was appointed Mayor in 2022 when former mayor Derrick Wright moved out of the town limits.
Five Points is located in northern Chambers County. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.7 km2) all land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 146 people, 58 households, and 41 families residing in the town. The population density was 141.8 inhabitants per square mile (54.7/km2). There were 71 housing units at an average density of 68.9 per square mile (26.6/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 52.05% Black or African American, 47.26% White and 0.68% from two or more races.
There were 58 households, out of which 25.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.3% were married couples living together, 19.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.6% were non-families. 25.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.05.