Cottonwood

Also known as Cottonwood, AL

town in Houston County, Alabama, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Alabama
County: Houston
Total: 5.80 sq mi (15.03 km )
Land: 5.78 sq mi (14.97 km )
Water: 0.023 sq mi (0.06 km )
Elevation: 161 ft (49 m)
Density: 181.3/sq mi (69.99/km )
Time zone: UTC-6 ( Central (CST) )
Summer dst: UTC-5 (CDT)
Fips code: 01-17824
Website: www .cottonwoodalabama .com

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Cottonwood
Country: United States
Located in: Houston County
Population: 1048
Area: 15.018053
Elevation: 50
Official website: www.townofcottonwood.org
Households: 473
Dialing code: 334

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postal code: 36320
water as percent of area: 0.4476
water area: 0.067217
per capita income: 17747
mean age: 44.5

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Encyclopedic overview

Cottonwood is a town in Houston County, Alabama, United States. One source said the town incorporated in 1901, although the 1910 U.S. census stated 1903. It is part of the Dothan, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, Cottonwood had a population of 1,048.

The area was heavily damaged by an EF2 tornado on January 9, 2024. One person was killed and five others were injured.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cottonwood” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.