Monroeville, Alabama | |
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| 👁 Historic buildings in Downtown Monroeville Historic buildings in Downtown Monroeville | |
| Nickname: The Literary Capital of Alabama | |
| Motto: "Moving the Past Forward" | |
| 👁 Location of Monroeville in Monroe County, Alabama. Location of Monroeville in Monroe County, Alabama. | |
| Coordinates: 31°31′5″N 87°19′39″W / 31.51806°N 87.32750°W / 31.51806; -87.32750 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Monroe |
| Area | |
| •Total | 13.36sqmi (34.61km2) |
| •Land | 13.35sqmi (34.59km2) |
| •Water | 0.01sqmi (0.02km2) |
| Elevation | 413ft (126m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| •Total | 5,951 |
| •Density | 445.63/sqmi (172.06/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| •Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 36460–36462 |
| Area codes | 251 |
| FIPS code | 01-50192 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0152359 |
| Website | www.monroevilleal.gov |
Monroeville is a city in Monroe County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 5,951.[2] The city is the county seat of Monroe County.
Literary fame
[change | change source]Author Harper Lee was born and raised in Monroeville. In her book To Kill a Mockingbird, the fictional town of Maycomb is modeled on her hometown. The book received the 1961 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ↑ "Monroeville city, Alabama". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
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