Stewart, also known as Stewart's Station, is an unincorporated community in Hale County, Alabama, United States.
Stewart, Alabama | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Stewart Stewart | |
| Coordinates: 32°54′40″N 87°42′22″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Hale |
| Elevation | 135 ft (41 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 205, 659 |
| GNIS feature ID | 153571[1] |
Stewart was founded in 1844 as a stop on the Alabama Great Southern Railroad. It was first called Stewart's Station, in honor of an early settler of the area, Charlie Stewart.[2] A post office operated under the name Stewart's Station from 1871 to 1903, and under the name Stewart from 1903 to 1982.[3]
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1880 | 41 | — | |
| 1890 | 255 | 522.0% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[4] | |||
Stewart's Station was listed on the 1880 & 1890 U.S. Censuses, having briefly been an incorporated community. It was no longer listed as a town beginning in 1900, except for the county precinct #16 that also bore its name from 1900 to 1950.
Municipalities and communities of Hale County, Alabama, United States | ||
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County seat: Greensboro | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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