Havana is an unincorporated community in Hale County, Alabama, United States.[2]

Havana, Alabama
Havana is located in Alabama
Havana
Havana
Havana is located in the United States
Havana
Havana
Coordinates: 32°53′42″N 87°37′13″W / 32.89500°N 87.62028°W / 32.89500; -87.62028
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyHale
Elevation
404 ft (123 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)205, 659
GNIS feature ID159736[1]

Demographics edit

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1880137
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

Havana was listed on the 1880 U.S. Census as an unincorporated community with a population of 137. It was the only time it was listed on the census rolls.

Notable people edit

  • J.B. Elliott, forecaster at the National Weather Service in Birmingham, Alabama, from 1957 to 1989
  • Joseph Neely Powers, chancellor of the University of Mississippi from 1914 to 1924, and from 1930 to 1932
  • Henry Tutwiler, 19th century founder of the Greene Springs School for Boys just outside Havana
  • Julia Tutwiler, 19th century education and prison reform advocate

References edit

  1. ^ "Havana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Havana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Retrieved June 6, 2013.