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Sawyerville, Alabama

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Based upon the census result of the year 2000 Sawyerville had a population of 795 residents with a population decrease to an estimated 500 by the year 2017. The area is composed of 88.5% African American, 11.1 Caucasian, 1.0 Hispanic, 0.4 mixed race and 0.1 other.
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a destructive, long-tracked EF3 tornado passed to the northwest of town, causing damage to sparsely populated areas. It killed seven and injured at least 52 others along its path. On
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Unincorporated community
Sawyerville is located in Alabama
Sawyerville is located in the United States
32°45′06″N 87°43′46″W / 32.75167°N 87.72944°W / 32.75167; -87.72944
Country
United States
State
Alabama
County
Hale
Time zone
UTC-6
Central (CST)
DST
UTC-5
ZIP code
Area code(s)
205, 659
unincorporated community
Hale County, Alabama
Tuscaloosa metropolitan area
Greene County
Israel Pickens
Umbria Plantation
April 27, 2011
March 25, 2021
February 3, 2022
Charles McGruder
Curtis Travis
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System

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