BlockAkron, Alabama
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Stewart-Akron census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35441. The Survey maps it on the Moundville West quadrangle. 225 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 131 feet above sea level.
On record in Akron
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
Surveyed buildings and structures 1 record
- Tanglewood, off Alabama 23, Akronfederal building survey, 1 photograph
Population over time
2 figuresAkron fell from 356 to 225 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 356 | |
| 2020 | 225 | -131 (-37%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1953 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Moundville West quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Demopolis quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Demopolis quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
86 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 86 fires within 5 miles of Akron between 1994 and 2018, burning about 444 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 10 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 36 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | NWR-20140927-001 |
| 24 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | NWR-20150924-001 |
| 23 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | NWR-20140923-001 |
| 23 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Akron: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akron Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
17 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Akron in 17 storm reports between 2000 and 2023: 7 thunderstorm wind, 5 tornado, 4 hail, 1 funnel cloud. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2003 | Hail | Akron | $45,000 | Penny to golf ball size hail fell along the path of the storm. Several trees were also blown down near Akron. A few vehicles were damaged by the hail. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Akron | $40,000 | Nickel to golf ball size hail fell across northern Hale County. |
| April 2005 | Hail | Akron | $16,000 | no account filed |
| November 2000 | Tornado (F0) | Akron | $10,000 | A weak tornado briefly touched down east of Akron. The tornado first touched down near the end of Long Hill Road, off CR 21. One mobile home sustained roof and awning damage, one garage roof was blown off and destroyed, and one out-building was destroyed. Several trees along the path were blown down or snapped off.Beginning: 32 52.226/87 41.621 Ending: 32 52.984/87 40.988 |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Akron | $3,000 | Several power lines were knocked down in and around the city of Akron. |
| January 2023 | Tornado (EF1) | Akron | - | National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in northwest Hale County and determined that it was consistent with an EF1 tornado, with maximum winds near 90 mph. This tornado originated in Greene County and crossed a winding Black Warrior River and in and out of Hale County several times. The tornado produced some uprooted and snapped trees along the river banks. |
| January 2023 | Tornado (EF2) | Akron | - | National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in northern Hale County and determined that it was consistent with an EF2 tornado, with maximum winds near 115 mph. This tornado originated in northeast Greene County and crossed into Hale County west of Akron along the Black Warrior River. The most significant damage was on the Hale County side of the river along Flemming Road and Oak Village Road. Many manufactured homes were destroyed on Flemming Road, mostly due to uprooted and snapped hardwood trees. One home on Oak Village Road sustained significant damage after garage failure occurred. This resulted in adjacent walls collapsing and most of the roof structure being blown north into the river. Additional timber and varying degrees of structural damage was observed to the end of Oak Village Road. The tornado continued northeast, but is believed to have weakened or skipped along its path. Only minor timber damage was found near the Stewart community and along Highway 69. However, more significant timber damage was found downstream on County Road 50, entering the Talladega National Forest. Hardwood trees were snapped and uprooted with a path width around 300 yards at this point as the tornado strengthened. The tornado continued northeast and crossed into the far southeast corner of Tuscaloosa County. |
| November 2022 | Tornado (EF1) | Akron | - | This tornado originated in Greene County and crossed the Black Warrior River into Hale County. The tornado tracked just south of the river for several miles. The first section of observable damage was in the Oak Village Community northwest of Akron. Several homes sustained significant damage near the riverfront where impressive timber damage was observed. The tornado continued northeast toward Stewart where additional timber damage was observed along Highway 42. A home sustained roof damage on Mileous Chapel Road. Near this area timber damage became very diverse in direction and damage intensity. The tornado was at its widest point here with a width around 1,200 yards. Based on the nature of the damage it is believed to have been in a multi-vortex state. The tornado then continued northeast and began to weaken with minor timber damage on Massey Loop Road. The tornado dissipated shortly after crossing Highway 69. |
| March 2021 | Tornado (EF1) | Akron | - | National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in northwestern Hale County and determined that it was consistent with an EF1 tornado, with maximum winds near 105 mph. A tornado touched down near Martin Slough Lake in a mostly inaccessible area just east of the Black Warrior River. It traveled northeast causing mostly sporadic timber damage. Upon entering the town of Moundville, stronger winds were indicated by varying degrees of minor to moderate structural damage, including damage to the post office and a nearby apartment building. Many other structures were damaged from falling trees and other flying debris based on video footage. The tornado crossed into Tuscaloosa County near the intersection of Highway 72 and Highway 69. |
| January 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Akron | - | Several trees uprooted around the town of Akron. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Akron | - | Several trees uprooted and power lines downed in the town of Akron. |
| March 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Akron | - | Several trees uprooted along State Highway 60 near the town of Akron. |
| April 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Akron | - | Several trees uprooted and blocking roads in the town of Akron. |
| February 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Akron | - | One single family residence and several outbuildings damaged in the town of Akron. Numerous trees uprooted across Hale County. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Akron | - | Roof damage to a house and an outbuilding destroyed near the intersection of County Road 21 and County Road 36. Fifteen to Twenty trees uprooted or snapped in the same area. |
| June 2001 | Hail | Akron | - | Dime size hail fell in the city of Akron. Numerous large tree limbs were also snapped off during this storm. |
| April 2005 | Funnel Cloud | Akron | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Village | 1.9 miles | 14 | |
| New Prospect | 2.6 miles | 9 | |
| Evansville | 2.7 miles | 14 | |
| Darrah | 2.8 miles | 14 | |
| Stewart | 3.1 miles | 9 | |
| Wedgeworth | 4.8 miles | 14 | |
| Cypress | 6.3 miles | 9 | |
| Havana | 6.6 miles | 11 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Akron | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q66210 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 112953. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.