Memphis, Alabama
Memphis, Alabama | |
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Location of Memphis in Pickens County, Alabama. | |
| Coordinates: 33°8′1″N 88°17′49″W / 33.13361°N 88.29694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Pickens |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.39 sq mi (1.01 km2) |
| • Land | 0.39 sq mi (1.00 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 167 ft (51 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 29 |
| • Density | 74.94/sq mi (28.92/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 01-48052 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0122652 |
Memphis, also known as Old Memphis, is a town in Pickens County, Alabama, United States. The population was 29 at the 2010 census, down from 33 in 2000. As long ago as 1850, it was listed as an incorporated community on the U.S. Census, but did not appear again on the rolls until its reincorporation in 1976.
In 1981, it had the "dubious" distinction of being ranked the poorest incorporated community in the United States according to the U.S. Census. As of 1984, then-Mayor Jimmy Williams (b. c1922) stated the town received just $2,000 per year from state tax receipts and federal revenue-sharing funds and a sum total of $40 in the bank. It was hoped the completion of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway would help raise the standard of living for the town.