Hayden, Alabama
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Hayden census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35079. It stands on Hayden Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Blount Springs quadrangle. 1,342 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 564 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresHayden grew from 444 to 1,342 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 | 444 | |
| 2020 | 1,342 | +898 (+202%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 23 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.
- 1889 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1907 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1951 USGS Blount Springs quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Blount Springs quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Birmingham North quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
191 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 191 fires within 5 miles of Hayden between 1994 and 2020, burning about 879 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 31 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 82 |
| Debris and open burning | 46 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 31 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 16 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | NER-20140929-001 |
| 21 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 45 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
44 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hayden in 44 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 25 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 6 flash flood, 3 tornado. The reports record 13 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hayden | 12 hurt | A large tent collapsed at an outdoor event at Traditions Park at Hayden due to wind. There were approximately 150 people inside the tent with 12 injuries reported. A survey team from the NWS office in Birmingham reported that the winds were likely sub-severe. |
| April 2001 | Lightning | Hayden | 1 hurt, $5,000 | A man working on the roof of his house was injured by lightning. |
| March 2005 | Hail | Hayden | $25,000 | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Tornado (F0) | Hayden | $11,000 | An F0 tornado briefly touched down near exit 289 on Interstate 65 in far northern Blount County, damaging one mobile home. The tornado was witnessed by many motorists as it crossed the highway. |
| April 2010 | Tornado (EF1) | Hayden | $10,000 | After crossing into Blount County from Jefferson County, the Parrish Tornado crossed Interstate 65 near exit 284, and finally lifted southwest of the Hayden community, between the Interstate and McCay Lake. As in Jefferson County, the damage in Blount County primarily consisted of trees that were blown down and snapped. |
| June 1996 | Hail | Hayden | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hayden | $8,000 | Trees and power lines were down in the Brooksville area according to the Blount County Emergency Management Agency. Several trees were downed in the Hayden area. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hayden | $7,000 | A few trees were knocked down in and around the city of Hayden. Some of the trees landed on vehicles. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hayden | $5,000 | A few trees were blown down near the Hayden community. One tree landed on a vehicle. |
| January 1997 | Hail | Hayden | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hayden | $3,000 | Downed trees blocked both lanes of traffic on AL-160, southwest of Hayden. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hayden | $2,000 | Trees were blown down and blocked AL-160, near the Hayden community. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hayden | $2,000 | Several trees were blown down. |
| January 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hayden | $2,000 | A few trees were blown down in southwestern Blount County, near Hayden. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hayden | $1,000 | Several trees uprooted in the Smoke Rise and Hayden areas, north of Warrior. |
| December 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hayden | $1,000 | A few trees were blown down near Hayden. |
| October 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hayden | $500 | A power line was blown down across AL-160, just east of I-65. |
| February 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hayden | - | Trees were downed in the Hayden area. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hayden | - | Trees fell across Meadow Ln in the Smoke Rise area. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hayden | - | Trees and power lines were downed in the Hayden area. |
| August 2023 | Hail | Hayden | - | Golf ball size hail reported in Hayden. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hayden | - | Numerous trees uprooted around the Hayden and Warrior areas. |
| November 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hayden | - | A QLCS produced uprooted trees in the town of Hayden. |
| April 2021 | Hail | Hayden | - | Half dollar size hail reported south of the town of Hayden. |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hayden | - | Several trees uprooted and power lines downed along Rock Springs Road. |
| March 2021 | Tornado (EF0) | Hayden | - | National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in southeast Blount County and determined that it was consistent with an EF0 tornado, with maximum winds near 80 mph.||The tornado touched down just west of Armstrong Loop and initially snapped several large branches and uprooted several large pine trees in the front yard of a residence. The tornado traveled into a wooded area nearly parallel to Russell Drive where a few more softwood trees were uprooted and large branches snapped. The tornado lifted at the end of Russell Drive just before crossing Hayes Creek. |
| January 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hayden | - | Several trees and power lines downed in the town of Hayden. |
| February 2020 | Flood | Hayden | - | Standing water over numerous roads across Blount County. |
| April 2020 | Flash Flood | Hayden | - | Several reports of water flowing over roadways, including Highway 160 and County Road 49. Highway 11 washed out and impassable. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hayden | - | Several trees uprooted and power lines downed west of the town of Hayden. |
| March 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hayden | - | Several trees uprooted near the city of Hayden. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hayden | - | Several trees uprooted in the city of Hayden. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hayden | - | Several trees uprooted along Arkadelphia Road. |
| May 2019 | Hail | Hayden | - | Dime to quarter size hail near the town of Hayden. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hayden | - | Several trees uprooted in the town of Hayden. |
| March 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hayden | - | Trees were reported down along Mount View Road, near the Cullman County line. |
| July 2013 | Flash Flood | Hayden | - | Up to 4 inches of rain fell in a short amount of time and led to flash flooding across western Blount County. Several roads became impassable due to flowing water. |
| September 2011 | Flash Flood | Hayden | - | Heavy rainfall from the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee resulted in eight inches of water flowing over Highway 160 in Hayden. The bridges on Acton Bend Circle were also reported underwater. |
| September 2011 | Flood | Hayden | - | Heavy rainfall from the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee resulted in eight inches of water flowing over Highway 160 in Hayden. The bridges on Acton Bend Circle were also reported underwater. Several roads remained closed through Tuesday morning, September 6th. |
| April 2006 | Flash Flood | Hayden | - | Flash flooding was reported in Nectar and Hayden on Highway 160, making the road temporarily impassable. |
| April 2006 | Flash Flood | Hayden | - | Water covered Tumblin Road and made it temporarily impassable. |
| April 2006 | Flash Flood | Hayden | - | Heavy rains caused water to rise up to car door level. |
| June 2001 | Hail | Hayden | - | Several reports were received of up to dime size hail from Hayden to Remlap. |
| April 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hayden | - | ,,,,,,,,Hail (1.75) Hail ranging in size from quarter- to golf ball-size was reported at Hayden. Trees were also downed at Hayden along with damage to two barns. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bent Tree | 1.1 miles | 23 | |
| Harkness Crossroads | 2.4 miles | 21 | |
| Mount Olive | 2.8 miles | 21 | |
| Nyota | 3.0 miles | 23 | |
| Wallstown | 3.1 miles | 21 | |
| Blount Springs | 3.3 miles | 23 | |
| Smoke Rise | 3.3 miles | 23 | |
| Little Shenandoah | 4.0 miles | 21 |
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 Hayden | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q66651 | 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 119877. 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.
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.









