Millport, Alabama
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Millport census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35576. It stands on Driver Creek. The Survey maps it on the Millport quadrangle. 1,010 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 276 feet above sea level.
Population over time
3 figuresMillport fell from 1,160 to 1,010 between 2000 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,160 | |
| 2010 | 1,049 | -111 (-10%) |
| 2020 | 1,010 | -39 (-4%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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 West Point quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS West Point quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS West Point quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Millport quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS West Point quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS West Point quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
67 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 67 fires within 5 miles of Millport between 1994 and 2019, burning about 861 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 20 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 | 20 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2000 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | STEEDLEY ROAD, AL |
| 24 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 25 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 1999 | Smoking | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
50 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Millport in 50 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 23 thunderstorm wind, 20 hail, 3 flash flood, 2 tornado. 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 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millport | $60,000 | no account filed |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millport | $50,000 | Thunderstorm wind downed a number of trees in Millport including one that struck a home. Another home sustained minor roof damage. |
| December 2004 | Tornado (F2) | Millport | $30,000 | A tornado crossed the Mississippi-Alabama state line at 402 AM. The tornado caused F2 damage along its relatively short path in Mississippi. The tornado produced only F0 damage in Alabama. The tornado path in Alabama started near the Luxapallia Creek in far southwest Lamar County. The tornado snapped off and uprooted numerous trees along its entire northeastward path. The tornado ended near the intersection of Baines Circle and CR 12. One home sustained shingle damage and a few out-buildings were damaged near the ending point. The tornado was approximately 3.0 miles long and 75 yards wide at its widest point in Alabama. The tornado began approximately 3 miles southwest of Steens, Mississippi where it produced the most significant damage.Begin: 33 33.808/88 16.255 End: 33 35.081/88 13.692 |
| April 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millport | $13,000 | Several trees were blown down across the southern part of the county. One mobile home park reported minor damage from fallen trees. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millport | $10,000 | A roof was blown off a mobile home on Dison Road. |
| March 2000 | Hail | Millport | $10,000 | Golf ball size hail was observed in Millport. One home had significant roof damage from the hail. |
| March 1996 | Hail | Millport | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millport | $8,000 | Several trees were blown down in and around Millport. |
| April 1996 | Hail | Millport | $8,000 | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Millport | $8,000 | no account filed |
| April 1998 | Hail | Millport | $5,000 | Golf ball size hail was reported in the southern part of the county. |
| May 1997 | Hail | Millport | $5,000 | Quarter sized hail was reported in Mt. Olive, in the southern part of the county. |
| January 1997 | Hail | Millport | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millport | $4,000 | no account filed |
| March 1998 | Hail | Millport | $3,000 | Golf ball size hail was reported in Millport. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millport | $2,000 | Trees were knocked down on AL Hwy 96 west of Millport. |
| November 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millport | $2,000 | Several trees were blown down on Mount Pleasant Church Road, in the southern part of Lamar County. |
| January 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millport | $2,000 | Several trees were downed on Highway 17, north of Millport. |
| January 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millport | $2,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down, blocking the roadway on Highway 96. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millport | $2,000 | Trees blown down. |
| October 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millport | $2,000 | A few trees were blown down along SR 96 west of Millport. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millport | $1,000 | A couple trees were blown down on CR-3, southeast of Millport. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millport | $1,000 | Trees were blown down on Tomlin Road. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millport | $1,000 | A few trees and power lines were blown down in Millport and also in Kennedy. |
| April 2025 | Flash Flood | Millport | - | A section of Mt. Pleasant Church Rd was washed out, and water was flowing over Highway 17 near Steedley Rd. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Millport | - | Quarter-size hail was reported in Millport. |
| June 2025 | Flash Flood | Millport | - | Flash flooding was reported around Millport. Highway 96 had shoulders washed out and area under the road washed out. Mount Carmel Rd had a culvert washed out, leaving it impassable. CR 27 and McAdams Rd were washed out as well. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Millport | - | Hail covered the ground in the Millport area with the largest hailstones estimated at golf ball size. |
| March 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millport | - | Roof blown off tractor barn. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millport | - | Several trees uprooted in the town of Millport. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millport | - | Several trees uprooted on Highway 96 in the city of Millport. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millport | - | Three large trees uprooted on Francis Street in the town of Millport. One of the trees fell on a home and caused significant damage. |
| November 2018 | Tornado (EF1) | Millport | - | National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed minor damage in southern Lamar County and determined that it was consistent with an EF1 tornado, with maximum sustained winds near 85 mph. The tornado touched down in a wooded area about 150 yards west of Leonard Drive, and then uprooted and snapped a dozen pine trees across a utility right of way. The tornado then continued east-southeastward across Leonard Drive, producing minor sporadic tree damage for the remainder of the path, which crossed Evans Road/SLS Road, just south of South Lamar High School. Sporadic tree damage continued to Conklan Road, where several large limbs and tree tops were twisted but still intact. |
| March 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millport | - | Numerous trees uprooted and a tree on a home along Highway 96 in the city of Millport. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millport | - | Several trees were uprooted in the town of Millport. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millport | - | Several trees uprooted along Highway 96 near the town of Millport. |
| March 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millport | - | Trees and powerlines were reported down in Millport. |
| March 2011 | Flash Flood | Millport | - | Two feet of water was reported across Highway 96 just west of Millport. |
| April 2011 | Heavy Rain | Millport | - | Minor flooding was reported in Millport. |
| November 2005 | Funnel Cloud | Millport | - | A funnel cloud was observed crossing CR 12 northeast of Millport. |
| September 2004 | Hail | Millport | - | Nickel size hail was reported in the city of Millport. |
| April 2002 | Hail | Millport | - | Dime size hail was reported in the town of Millport. |
| June 2019 | Hail | Millport | - | no account filed |
| March 2015 | Hail | Millport | - | no account filed |
| March 2012 | Hail | Millport | - | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Hail | Millport | - | no account filed |
| March 2008 | Hail | Millport | - | no account filed |
| January 2008 | Hail | Millport | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Millport | - | no account filed |
| March 1998 | Hail | Millport | - | 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.
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 Millport | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q67440 | 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 122845. 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.





