Pine Level, Autauga County, Alabama

Summary

Pine Level is a town and census-designated place (CDP) in Autauga County, Alabama, north of Prattville and west of Deatsville. As of the 2010 census, the CDP's population was 4,183.[3] The town and CDP are part of the Montgomery Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Pine Level
Pine Level is located in Alabama
Pine Level
Pine Level
Coordinates: 32°35′01″N 86°27′56″W / 32.58361°N 86.46556°W / 32.58361; -86.46556
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyAutauga
Incorporated2023
Government
 • TypeMayor-council
 • MayorZachary Bigley
Area
CDP [1]
 • Total25.22 sq mi (65.33 km2)
 • Land25.17 sq mi (65.20 km2)
 • Water0.05 sq mi (0.13 km2)
Elevation
574 ft (175 m)
Population
 (CDP 2020)
 • Total4,885
 • Density194.05/sq mi (74.92/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
CDP includes 36067,36066,36022
Area code334
GNIS feature ID124826[2]

Geography edit

The Town is located along U.S. Route 31, 18 mi (29 km) northwest of Montgomery and 77 mi (124 km) south of Birmingham, both via I-65. The Town's current boundaries center on the U.S. Route 31 and Autauga County Roads 40 and 107 vicinity.

The Town is located just south of a large (approximately 2 square mile) geographic flat in an otherwise moderately hilly region that gave the area and community its name.

History edit

From 1941-1945, the large flat area adjacent to town was home to the Deatsville Auxiliary Field, an auxiliary Air Corps/Army Air Force pilot training air field associated with Gunter Field in Montgomery, Alabama. After WWII it was converted back to farmland.

The community of Pine Level held a local referendum on September 26, 2023.[4] [5] [6] Of the 300-plus eligible voters in the Pine Level community, 59 voted for incorporation and 43 voted against. The ballots were tallied at the Autauga County Probate Office that evening. The outcome came after more than a year of work and campaigning. Residents who favored incorporation stated that the establishment of a town would help keep tax dollars local and prevent another municipality from annexing Pine Level. A census of the residents located within the town's proposed boundaries was subsequently conducted before municipal elections were ordered to be held on December 5, 2023.[7] On that day, the inaugural mayor and five at-large town council members were elected. Mayor Zachary Bigley and the five council members were all were sworn into office on December 11, 2023.[8]

Education edit

Pine Level CDP is home to Pine Level Elementary School and Marbury High School, part of the Autauga County School System. Both schools are located outside of the Town's official boundaries.

Demographics edit

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
20204,885
U.S. Decennial Census[9]

References edit

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  2. ^ "Pine Level". 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. ^ https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/local/progress/2023/09/26/by-16-votes-pine-level-chooses-to-become-a-town/70965735007/, authored by Marty Roney, Montgomery Advertiser
  5. ^ https://www.wsfa.com/2023/09/27/pine-level-votes-become-town/, authored by Brady Talbert, WSFA News Staff
  6. ^ https://www.waka.com/2023/09/27/pine-level-residents-vote-to-incorporate-community-into-town/, authored by Teresa Lawson, WAKA Action News
  7. ^ https://www.facebook.com/PineLevelAl/, Town of Pine Level's Facebook page
  8. ^ Town of Pine Level's Facebook page
  9. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

External links edit

  • Official website