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Located in: Shelby County (see below)

Time Zone: Roy Ford lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT)

Telephone Area Codes: (205), (659)<1>

Elevation: 370 feet [112.78 m] above sea level<2>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<3>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Roy Ford:

Lat:   33.324800°   (or 33°19'29" N)

Lon:   -86.847800°   (or -86°50'52" W)

USGS Topo Map:   Helena<4>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Roy Ford

GNIS ID:   157001

FIPS State / Place Code:   01 / 66875

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Roy Ford)


About Shelby County

The community of Columbiana is the County Seat for Shelby County.

From the 2010 US Census     (For more detail, see our Census Page for Shelby)

Population

YearPopulation
2019 Est:<5>     218,176   (11.84% increase since 2010)  
2010     195,085   (36.14% increase since 2000)
2000:     143,293

Total Area:<6>   653 sq. miles [1,692.9 km²]   - of which 3.33% is water (21.74 sq. miles [56.3 km²])

Housing Units: <7>   80,970

Official Website:   www.shelbycountyalabama.com/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Shelby

GNIS ID:   161584

FIPS State / County Code:   01 / 117

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Roy Ford)


About Alabama

From the US Census

Population

YearPopulation
2019 Est:     4,907,965   (2.68% increase since 2010)  
2010:     4,779,736   (7.48% increase since 2000)
2000:     4,447,100

Websites for State of Alabama

Official Website:   https://www.alabama.gov/

Tourism:   https://tourism.alabama.gov/

Parks:   https://www.alapark.com/

Fishing:   https://www.outdooralabama.com/fishing

Hunting:   https://www.outdooralabama.com/hunting

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Alabama

GNIS ID:   1779775

FIPS State:   01

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Roy Ford)

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The official website for Shelby County: www.shelbycountyalabama.com/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Area code (659) is an overlay for area code (205).
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Roy Ford - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Roy Ford, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<4>Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Roy Ford.
<5>Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<6>The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Roy Ford. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<7>A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).









 

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