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Located in: Lee County (see below)

Typical Abbreviation: Bent Crk.

Time Zone: Bent Creek lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT)<1>

Telephone Area Code: 334

Elevation: 710 feet [216.41 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 Bent Creek:

Lat: 32.601500° (or 32°36'5" N)

Lon: -85.421300° (or -85°25'16" W)

USGS Topo Map: Auburn<4>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Bent Creek

GNIS ID: 138112

FIPS State / Place Code: None

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Bent Creek)

About Lee County

The community of Opelika is the County Seat for Lee County.

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

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<5>	164,542 (16.87% increase since 2010)
2010	140,794 (22.33% increase since 2000)
2000:	115,092

Total Area:<6> 615 sq. miles [1,595 km²] - of which 1.35% is water (8.31 sq. miles [21.5 km²])

Housing Units: <7> 62,391

Official Website: https://www.leeco.us/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Lee

GNIS ID: 161566

FIPS State / County Code: 01 / 081

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Bent Creek)

About Alabama

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
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 Bent Creek)

Footnotes ...

<1>	While Bent Creek is in the Central Time Zone, the area to the east is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bent Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Bent Creek, 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 Bent Creek.
<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 Bent Creek. 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).