Summary for Flatwood

Although we found mention of Flatwood during our research, we have little information about it.<1> Over time, we expect to discover additional information that will be added to our Gazetteer..

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Located in: Primarily Marengo County (see below). A portion of Flatwood extends into Wilcox County.

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

Telephone Area Code: (334)

Elevation: 200 feet [60.96 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 Flatwood:

Lat: 32.149300° (or 32°8'57" N)

Lon: -87.523100° (or -87°31'23" W)

USGS Topo Map: Flatwood<4>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Flatwood

GNIS ID: 118401

FIPS State / Place Code: 01 / 26656

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

About Marengo County

The community of Linden is the County Seat for Marengo County.

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

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<5>	18,919 (10.03% decrease since 2010)
2010	21,027 (6.71% decrease since 2000)
2000:	22,539

Total Area:<6> 982 sq. miles [2,545.1 km²]

Housing Units: <7> 10,237

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Marengo

GNIS ID: 161572

FIPS State / County Code: 01 / 091

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

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 Flatwood)

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went north past Flatwood and then turned east". While Flatwood could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Flatwood as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Flatwood could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. Just in case there has been confusion between counties, we found that there are 3 Alabama communities also named Flatwood. While this community is located in Marengo County, the others are located in the following counties: Choctaw, Montgomery and Walker. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Flatwood.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Flatwood - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Flatwood, 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 Flatwood.
<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 Flatwood. 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).