Hartselle

Also known as Hartselle, Alabama, Hartselle, AL

city in Morgan County, Alabama, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Alabama
County: Morgan
Mayor: Missy Evans
Total: 16.73 sq mi (43.33 km )
Land: 16.64 sq mi (43.10 km )
Water: 0.089 sq mi (0.23 km ) 0.07%
Elevation: 673 ft (205 m)
Density: 928.8/sq mi (358.62/km )
Time zone: UTC-6 ( CST )
Summer dst: UTC-5 (CDT)
Fips code: 01-33448
Website: www .hartselle .org

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Hartselle
Population: 15455
Area: 42.371665
Elevation: 206
Official website: www.hartselle.org
Image: 100s Main St Hartselle Feb 2012 01.jpg
Households: 5453
Dialing code: 256

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Commons category: Hartselle, Alabama
postal code: 35640
inception: 1870-00-00
water as percent of area: 0.5948
P8168: Julia Drusilla
water area: 0.252043
per capita income: 28731
mean age: 40.9

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Hartselle is the second largest city in Morgan County, Alabama, United States, 13 miles (21 km) south of Decatur. It is part of the Decatur Metropolitan Area and the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area.

As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 15,455. Hartselle was founded in 1869 with the arrival of the South and North Alabama Railroad. It takes its name from George Hartsell, one of the railroad's owners. The post office opened in 1873. It was formally incorporated on March 1, 1875. Most of the oldest buildings were destroyed by a disastrous fire in 1916.