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Ballplay, Alabama

Coordinates: 34°03′31″N 85°48′29″W / 34.05861°N 85.80806°W / 34.05861; -85.80806
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Ballplay, Alabama
Census-designated place
Location of Ballplay in Etowah County, Alabama.
Location of Ballplay in Etowah County, Alabama.
Ballplay is located in Alabama
Ballplay
Ballplay
Ballplay is located in the United States
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Ballplay
Coordinates: 34°03′31″N 85°48′29″W / 34.05861°N 85.80806°W / 34.05861; -85.80806
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
594 ft (181 m)
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total279
 • Estimate 
(2016)[3]
N/A
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)256 & 938
GNIS feature ID113428[4]

Ballplay is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Etowah County, Alabama, United States. Its population was 1,580 as of the 2010 census.[2]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

History

Ballplay was so named because Native Americans would play a ball game at the site in order to resolve disputes between tribes.[6] A post office was established at Ballplay in 1840, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1905.[7]

References

  1. ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Jul 17, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved 2011-05-14. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  4. ^ "Ballplay". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  5. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  6. ^ Goodson, Mike (2011). Haunted Etowah County, Alabama. The History Press. p. 102. ISBN 978-1-60949-360-8.
  7. ^ "Etowah County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 2 October 2014.


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