Clopton, Alabama | |
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Coordinates: 31°36′31″N 85°25′48″W / 31.60861°N 85.43000°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Alabama |
County | Dale |
Elevation | 505 ft (154 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 36317 |
Area code | 334 |
GNIS feature ID | 116275[1] |
Clopton is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Dale County, Alabama, United States. Clopton is located on Alabama State Route 105, 10.9 miles (17.5 km) west-northwest of Abbeville.[2]
Clopton had a post office from August 22, 1853, to November 19, 2011; it still has its own ZIP code, 36317.[3][4]
During the Spanish flu epidemic, in 1919 a local physician reported that he had treated more than four hundred cases in the community.[5]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1880 | 142 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census[6] |
Clopton was listed as an unincorporated community in the 1880 U.S. Census with a population of 142.