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Daleville, Alabama

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Daleville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36322. The Survey maps it on the Daleville quadrangle. 4,866 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 331 feet above sea level.

Daleville within Dale County

Population over time

2 figures

Daleville fell from 5,295 to 4,866 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.

YearPeople Change
20105,295
20204,866-429 (-8%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 13 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

37 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 37 fires within 5 miles of Daleville between 1994 and 2020, burning about 131 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 1 was 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined16
Misuse of fire by a minor5
Debris and open burning4
Railroad operations and maintenance4
Natural3
Equipment and vehicle use2
Smoking1
Recreation and ceremony1
Arson/incendiarism1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
24 September 2019Railroad operations and maintenance1.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20190924-5
18 September 1997Smoking1.5 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
28 July 1996Debris and open burningunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
19 July 2000Misuse of fire by a minor3.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
18 July 2000Misuse of fire by a minor3.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
18 July 2000Railroad operations and maintenance4.5 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
17 July 2000Misuse of fire by a minor6.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
10 July 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreAlabama Forestry CommissionSER-20120710-001

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Dale County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Daleville: 2 past producers, 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Silica, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Spiegner Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed QuarrySilicaProducerQuartz
Dal 3 Clay ProspectClayProspect
Rosser Brick Co. PitClayPast Producer

Every working recorded in Dale County

Storms near this place

27 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Daleville in 27 storm reports between 1997 and 2026: 14 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 2 tornado, 1 heavy rain. The reports record 25 injuries. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
November 2001Tornado (F1)Daleville25 hurt, $3,000,000A strong F1 tornado touched down just southwest of Daleville, near the northwest corner of Cairns Army Airfield at Fort Rucker. Several maintenance buildings sustained minor roof damage. One aircraft suffered minor damage from flying sheet metal. The tornado tracked northeast into Daleville and damaged 25 businesses along Highway 85, including a church, gas station, two supermarkets, a bank and several homes. It destroyed a restaurant and two industrial park buildings. The tornado lifted the roof off of the Daleville Inn and Landing Zone Lounge, causing its walls to collapse. Of the 125 patrons inside, 23 suffered minor injuries and two serious injuries. One restaurant was destroyed. Nearly 40 businesses and 1,000 residential customers lost power after the tornado toppled numerous power poles. The intersection of Highways 85 and 134 in Daleville was closed and a curfew was imposed for 24 hours. Fort Rucker damage surveyed by an off-duty Air Force meteorologist and Daleville damage surveyed by the NWS.
August 2008Thunderstorm WindDaleville$50,000Straight line winds caused minor structural damage at the Daleville Industrial Park.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindDaleville$10,000Multiple trees were reported down and blocking roadways in southern Dale county. All of Daleville was reported to be without power.
January 2026Thunderstorm WindDaleville$5,000Trees were blown down onto power lines, and a light pole was also blown down across the road.
January 2013Thunderstorm WindDaleville$5,000Numerous trees were blown down across Dale county. Monetary damage was estimated.
January 2026Thunderstorm WindDaleville$2,000Power lines were blown down along the road.
January 2026Thunderstorm WindDaleville$2,000Power lines were blown down along the road.
January 2026Thunderstorm WindDaleville$2,000A power line was blown down near Dan Ray Tires.
January 2026Thunderstorm WindDaleville$1,000A HAM radio operator reported that an All In Credit Union sign was blown over on North Daleville Ave.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindDaleville$1,000A tree was blown down onto a power line near Daleville.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindDaleville$1,000A tree was blown down onto a power line.
May 2014Thunderstorm WindDaleville$1,000Several trees were blown down in the Daleville area.
March 2001Thunderstorm WindDaleville$1,000Trees down on U.S. Highway 84. Reported by the Dale County EMA.
June 2012Funnel CloudDaleville-The public reported a funnel cloud over Daleville moving northeast. This was the same storm that spawned an EF1 tornado in Geneva county.
March 2009Thunderstorm WindDaleville-Trees were down through the center of Daleville.
December 2007Heavy RainDaleville-Heavy rain caused localized flooding in and around the intersection of County Roads 47 and 49 in Daleville.
March 2005HailDaleville-Golfball size hail reported by the Dale County EMA.
April 2004HailDaleville-Golfball size hail covering the ground. Dale County Sheriff report relayed by NWS WFO Birmingham.
May 2002HailDaleville-Dime size hail just north of Cairns Army Air Field. Reported by a Dothan TV meteorologist.
July 2002HailDaleville-Dime size hail reported by the Dale County Sheriff.
April 1997HailDaleville-Hail was reported by a SKYWARN spotter.
October 1997Tornado (F0)Daleville-A brief F0 tornado touchdown south of Alabama Highway 84 near Daleville.
April 2021HailDaleville-no account filed
May 2018Thunderstorm WindDaleville-no account filed
April 2017HailDaleville-no account filed
March 2016HailDaleville-no account filed
March 2011HailDaleville-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Dale County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Munson Heights2.3 miles13
Gerald2.5 miles12
Bowden Terrace2.7 miles13
Kelly3.2 miles13
Holiday Village3.5 miles12
Level Plains3.5 miles12
Allen Heights3.7 miles13
Country Estates4.5 miles12

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 DalevilleAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q79413The 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 117016. 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.