Coosada, Alabama
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1927 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Elmore census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36020. It stands on Zion Branch. The Survey maps it on the Montgomery North quadrangle. 1,217 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 180 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresCoosada fell from 1,224 to 1,217 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 | 1,224 | |
| 2020 | 1,217 | -7 (-1%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 20 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.
- 1927 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:48000
- 1930 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Montgomery North quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1975 USGS Montgomery North quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
217 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 217 fires within 5 miles of Coosada between 1994 and 2016, burning about 814 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 46 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 | 48 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 46 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 39 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 33 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 25 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 9 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 132 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 5.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 20 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Coosada: 16 producers, 3 past producers, 1 unknown. 16 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, REE, Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, Kyanite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elmore Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, REE, Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, Kyanite | Producer | Placer | |
| Gober Pit Jenkins Brick Company | Clay | Producer | ||
| Coosada Ferry Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz | |
| Dredge #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Dredge No. 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Elmore Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Elmore Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Flatwood Sand & Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| James Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Millbrook Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
11 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Coosada in 11 storm reports between 2007 and 2026: 10 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coosada | $3,000 | Several trees were blown down in the Coosada community. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coosada | $1,000 | Single trees were blown down in several locations around Coosada and Wetumpka. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coosada | $500 | A large tree was blown down and blocked Airport Road, near the Coosada community. |
| January 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coosada | - | A few social media reports of trees down and fences damaged from south of Deatsville to Coosada. A trained spotter recorded a 60 mph wind gust in Deatsville at 9:05 am. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coosada | - | Several trees uprooted in the town of Coosada. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coosada | - | Numerous trees uprooted across western Elmore County. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coosada | - | Several trees uprooted along Coosada Parkway. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coosada | - | Several trees uprooted and power lines downed on house along Pecan Grove Road. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coosada | - | Several trees uprooted at Airport Road and Kennedy Avenue. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coosada | - | Trees and powerlines were downed in and around Coosada. |
| April 2007 | Hail | Coosada | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overton Heights | 1.1 miles | 17 | |
| Five Points | 1.2 miles | 20 | |
| Broadmoor | 1.3 miles | 17 | |
| Rose Hill | 1.8 miles | 20 | |
| Millbrook | 2.0 miles | 20 | |
| Springdale | 2.1 miles | 17 | |
| Prattville Junction | 2.2 miles | 20 | |
| Kingswood | 2.3 miles | 20 |
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 Coosada | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q67940 | 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 137171. 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.








