Mount Sterling is an unincorporated community in Choctaw County, Alabama, United States.[1] 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.[2][3]
Mount Sterling, Alabama | |
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Mount Sterling, Alabama Location within the state of Alabama Mount Sterling, Alabama Mount Sterling, Alabama (the United States) | |
Coordinates: 32°5′37″N 88°9′47″W / 32.09361°N 88.16306°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Alabama |
County | Choctaw |
Elevation | 164 ft (50 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code(s) | 205, 659 |
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.
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1880 | 126 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census[4] |
Mount Sterling is located at 32°05′38″N 88°09′47″W / 32.09375°N 88.16307°W and has an elevation of 164 feet (50 m).[1]