Whatley, Alabama

Whatley, Alabama
Census-designated place
Whatley

Location within the state of Alabama

Coordinates: 31°39′3″N 87°42′18″W / 31.65083°N 87.70500°W / 31.65083; -87.70500
Country United States
State Alabama
County Clarke
Area[1]
  Total 1.291 sq mi (3.34 km2)
  Land 1.291 sq mi (3.34 km2)
  Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation 154 ft (47 m)
Population (2010)[2]
  Total 150
  Density 120/sq mi (45/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 251
GNIS ID 153954[3]

Whatley is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Clarke County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 150.[4] It is named in honor of Franklin Benjamin Whatley. Whatley is the birthplace of bandleader and trombonist Grover Mitchell.

Whatley has one site on the National Register of Historic Places, the Whatley Historic District.[5]

Whatley was previously an incorporated community in 1901 and recorded a population of 187 according to the 1910 U.S. Census. It did not report any population figure again until 2010 when it became a census-designated place.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1910187
2010150
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

Geography

Whatley is located southeast of the center of Clarke County at 31°39′03″N 87°42′18″W / 31.65083°N 87.70500°W / 31.65083; -87.70500Coordinates: 31°39′03″N 87°42′18″W / 31.65083°N 87.70500°W / 31.65083; -87.70500.

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