Active, Alabama

{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Alabama, United States}}

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Active is an unincorporated community in Bibb County, Alabama, United States.{{GNIS|159047}}

History

The community was located on the Mobile and Ohio Railroad and was likely named to reflect the active spirit of its residents.{{cite book |last=Foscue |first=Virginia |date=1989 |title=Place Names in Alabama |location=Tuscaloosa |publisher=The University of Alabama Press |page=6 |isbn=0-8173-0410-X}} A post office called Active was established in 1899, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1906.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=AL&county=Bibb | title=Bibb County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=7 October 2014}}

Demographics

According to the census returns from 1850http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1850c-11.pdf, 1850 Census (places)-2010http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-1-2.pdf, 2010 AL Census for Alabama, it has never reported a population figure separately on the U.S. Census.{{Cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=US Census Bureau Publications - Census of Population and Housing}}

References

Category:Unincorporated communities in Bibb County, Alabama

Category:Unincorporated communities in Alabama