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Livingston, Alabama

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1929 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Livingston census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35470. It stands on Potts Creek. The Survey maps it on the Livingston quadrangle. 3,436 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 154 feet above sea level.

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Livingston within Sumter County

On record in Livingston

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 1 record

Surveyed buildings and structures 9 records

Population over time

2 figures

Livingston fell from 3,485 to 3,436 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
20103,485
20203,436-49 (-1%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 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.

Photographs

8 of 9 photographs shown,

Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.

W. G. Little House, West Main & Spring Streets, Livingston, Sumter County, AL
W. G. Little House, West Main & Spring Streets, Livingston, Sumter County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Lakewood, U.S. Highway 11 (Washington Street), Livingston, Sumter County, AL
Lakewood, U.S. Highway 11 (Washington Street), Livingston, Sumter County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Lee Haven, County Road 21, Livingston, Sumter County, AL
Lee Haven, County Road 21, Livingston, Sumter County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Pleasant Ridge, 100 West Main Street, Livingston, Sumter County, AL
Pleasant Ridge, 100 West Main Street, Livingston, Sumter County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
St. James' Episcopal Church, Spring & Monroe Streets, Livingston, Sumter County, AL
St. James' Episcopal Church, Spring & Monroe Streets, Livingston, Sumter County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
John H. Sherard House, State Road 28, Livingston, Sumter County, AL
John H. Sherard House, State Road 28, Livingston, Sumter County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Oak Manor, State Road 28, Livingston, Sumter County, AL
Oak Manor, State Road 28, Livingston, Sumter County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Arrington-Chapman House, 207 West Main Street, Livingston, Sumter County, AL
Arrington-Chapman House, 207 West Main Street, Livingston, Sumter County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Every photograph of Sumter County

Fires near this place

44 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 44 fires within 5 miles of Livingston between 1994 and 2019, burning about 438 acres in total. 4 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/undetermined13
Debris and open burning9
Railroad operations and maintenance8
Natural4
Equipment and vehicle use4
Recreation and ceremony2
Smoking2
Misuse of fire by a minor1
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
8 September 2014Natural85 acresAlabama Forestry CommissionNWR-20140908-001
5 September 1995Railroad operations and maintenance34 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
28 September 2016Railroad operations and maintenance4.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20160928-11
25 September 2016Natural23 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20160925-20
2 September 1995Recreation and ceremony1.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
9 August 2006Equipment and vehicle use3.5 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
8 August 2006Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
7 August 2004Debris and open burningunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Sumter 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 Livingston: 4 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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
Livingston PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Banks PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Halsell PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Russell PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Sumter County

Storms near this place

34 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Livingston in 34 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 18 thunderstorm wind, 15 hail, 1 flash flood. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 1996Thunderstorm WindLivingston$40,000no account filed
July 2000Thunderstorm WindLivingston$20,000A tree was blown down onto a home in York.
July 2005Thunderstorm WindLivingston$11,000Numerous trees were blown down on State Highway 28 and County Road 22.
April 2008Thunderstorm WindLivingston$10,000Numerous trees and power lines were blown down in the Livingston area, and several other nearby locations. Two vehicles were damaged on CR 13. An AMTRACK train was unable to proceed, as several trees were blocking the railroad track.
March 2003Thunderstorm WindLivingston$5,000Several trees and power lines were blown down in and around Livingston.
May 1999HailLivingston$4,000Golfball size hail fell just east of Livingston.
August 2000Thunderstorm WindLivingston$3,000Trees were blown down near Livingston and near Boyd.
November 1996HailLivingston$3,000no account filed
April 2011Thunderstorm WindLivingston$2,000Trees were blown down at The University of West Alabama.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindLivingston$2,000Trees were reported down in Livingston.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindLivingston$2,000Several trees were reported down in Bluffport.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindLivingston$2,000Several trees were blown down on AL-28, just east of Livingston.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindLivingston$2,000Several trees were downed across the southern portion of Sumter County.
April 2005HailLivingston$2,000Quarter size hail was reported all around the city of Livingston. The hail completely covered the ground along parts of US 11.
May 1995Thunderstorm WindLivingston$2,000Trees were reported blown down in Livingston and York.
February 2011Thunderstorm WindLivingston$1,000A tree was blown down along North Washington Street.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindLivingston$1,000Trees were blown down along County Road 41 and State Route 28.
May 2001Thunderstorm WindLivingston$1,000A few trees were blown down just north of Livingston.
April 2005HailLivingston$1,000no account filed
March 2025Thunderstorm WindLivingston-Several trees were downed across Sumter County, including in York, along McElroy Rd, on New Bethel Rd near Gainesville, and on Mundy Rd near Coatopa.
May 2025HailLivingston-Quarter-size hail reported on the County Road 12 overpass on Interstate 20/59 by York VFD.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindLivingston-Multiple trees were downed across Sumter County.
January 2023HailLivingston-Quarter size hail reported along County Road 28.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindLivingston-Multiple trees uprooted and power lines downed in the city of Livingston.
August 2012Flash FloodLivingston-Heavy rainfall resulted in water flowing over roadways, resulting in several road closures. The University of West Alabama had 4 roads that were impassable, with 12 to 18 inches of flowing water over them. Additionally, two feet of water covered the entire football field.
October 2004HailLivingston-Quarter size hail was reported near Livingston.
May 2001HailLivingston-Nickel size hail was reported in Livingston.
July 2000HailLivingston-Dime to nickel size hail was reported in Livingston, York, and Boyd.
July 1995HailLivingston-Hail that varied from pea to quarter-size fell for several minutes at Livingston. ALABAMA, North Central Cont'd
May 1995HailLivingston-Golf ball-size hail was reported at York and dime-size hail was reported 11 miles south of Livingston.
June 2014HailLivingston-no account filed
March 2012HailLivingston-no account filed
March 2011HailLivingston-no account filed
March 2011HailLivingston-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Sumter 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
Hixon3.3 miles13
Bluffport3.9 miles13
Parker3.9 miles13
Moore Town4.8 miles13
McCainville5.0 miles13
Boyd6.7 miles8
Brewersville6.9 miles13
Old Bluffport6.9 miles13

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 LivingstonAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q79589The 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 152129. 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.