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Ballplay is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Etowah County, Alabama, United States. Its population was 1,437 as of the 2020 census.

Ballplay, Alabama
Census-designated place
Location of Ballplay in Etowah County, Alabama.
Ballplay
Ballplay
Coordinates: 34°03′31″N 85°48′29″W
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyEtowah
Area
[1]
 • Total23.74 sq mi (61.48 km2)
 • Land23.55 sq mi (61.00 km2)
 • Water0.19 sq mi (0.49 km2)
Elevation
[2]
594 ft (181 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,437
 • Density61.02/sq mi (23.56/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes256 & 938
GNIS feature ID113428[2]

History


Ballplay was so named because Native Americans would play stickball at the site in order to resolve disputes between tribes.[3] A post office was established at Ballplay in 1840, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1905.[4]

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
20201,437—
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

References


  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ballplay, Alabama
  3. Goodson, Mike (2011). Haunted Etowah County, Alabama. The History Press. p. 102. ISBN 978-1-60949-360-8.
  4. "Etowah County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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