Whatley, Alabama
Whatley is a census-designated place in Clarke County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 225.[3] It is named in honor of Franklin Benjamin Whatley. It has one site on the National Register of Historic Places, the Whatley Historic District.[4]
History
Whatley was previously an incorporated community in 1901 and recorded a population of 187 according to the 1910 U.S. Census. It did not report any population figure again until 2010 when it became a census-designated place.
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1910 | 187 | — | |
2010 | 150 | — | |
2020 | 167 | 11.3% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[5] |
During the racial violence of Red Summer of 1919 there was a gun battle between the Whatley White and Black communities on August 1, 1919, there was a Whatley, Alabama race riot. And in the same year a person named Archie Robinson got lynched.
Geography
Whatley is located southeast of the center of Clarke County at 31°39′03″N 87°42′18″W / 31.65083°N 87.70500°W / 31.65083; -87.70500.
Climate
Climate data for Whatley, Alabama, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1956–2007 | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 84 (29) | 86 (30) | 92 (33) | 92 (33) | 98 (37) | 104 (40) | 104 (40) | 103 (39) | 101 (38) | 95 (35) | 88 (31) | 83 (28) | 104 (40) |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 59.2 (15.1) | 62.8 (17.1) | 70.6 (21.4) | 77.0 (25.0) | 83.7 (28.7) | 88.7 (31.5) | 90.6 (32.6) | 91.4 (33.0) | 87.1 (30.6) | 78.0 (25.6) | 68.4 (20.2) | 60.7 (15.9) | 76.5 (24.7) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 46.3 (7.9) | 50.2 (10.1) | 57.2 (14.0) | 64.2 (17.9) | 71.8 (22.1) | 78.1 (25.6) | 80.4 (26.9) | 80.5 (26.9) | 76.0 (24.4) | 65.4 (18.6) | 55.5 (13.1) | 48.9 (9.4) | 64.5 (18.1) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 33.3 (0.7) | 37.6 (3.1) | 43.8 (6.6) | 51.4 (10.8) | 59.9 (15.5) | 67.5 (19.7) | 70.1 (21.2) | 69.7 (20.9) | 65.0 (18.3) | 52.8 (11.6) | 42.6 (5.9) | 37.0 (2.8) | 52.6 (11.4) |
Record low °F (°C) | −2 (−19) | 6 (−14) | 13 (−11) | 26 (−3) | 34 (1) | 40 (4) | 50 (10) | 51 (11) | 35 (2) | 25 (−4) | 14 (−10) | 2 (−17) | −2 (−19) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 5.52 (140) | 5.19 (132) | 5.84 (148) | 4.31 (109) | 4.10 (104) | 5.76 (146) | 6.24 (158) | 5.48 (139) | 3.88 (99) | 4.10 (104) | 4.46 (113) | 6.50 (165) | 61.38 (1,557) |
Average snowfall inches (cm) | 0.2 (0.51) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.2 (0.51) | 0.4 (1.02) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 9.7 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 9.8 | 11.3 | 8.7 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 96.2 |
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
Source 1: NOAA[6] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: XMACIS2[7] |
Notable Resident
Birthplace of Trombonist Grover Mitchell
References
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ^ "Whatley". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Whatley CDP, Alabama". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
- ^ "U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Whatley, AL". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
- ^ "xmACIS2". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
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