Back هارتسيل Arabic هارتسيل ARZ هارتسل، آلاباما AZB Hartselle Catalan Гартселл (Алабама) CE Hartselle CEB ھارتسێل، ئەلاباما CKB Hartselle, Alabama Welsh Hartselle German Hartselle (Alabama) Spanish
Hartselle, Alabama | |
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 The Hartselle Downtown Commercial Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 22, 1999. | |
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| Nickname: The City of Southern Hospitality | |
 Location in Morgan County, Alabama | |
| Coordinates: 34°26′25″N 86°56′25″W / 34.44028°N 86.94028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Morgan |
| Established | 1869 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Randy Garrison |
| Area | |
• Total | 16.73 sq mi (43.33 km2) |
| • Land | 16.64 sq mi (43.10 km2) |
| • Water | 0.09 sq mi (0.23 km2) 0.07% |
| Elevation | 673 ft (205 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 15,455 |
| • Density | 928.79/sq mi (358.62/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 35640 |
| Area code | 256 |
| FIPS code | 01-33448 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2403812[2] |
| Website | www |
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.[3] 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.[4] Most of the oldest buildings were destroyed by a disastrous fire in 1916.
- ^ "2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hartselle, Alabama
- ^ a b "Hartselle city, Alabama: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
- ^ on, Best Books (June 3, 2018). Alabama; a Guide to the Deep South. Best Books on. ISBN 9781623760014. Retrieved June 3, 2018 – via Google Books.