Enterprise, Alabama
Enterprise is a city in Coffee and Dale Counties in Alabama, United States. The population is 28,711 in 2020.[2]
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 Location of Enterprise in Coffee County and Dale County, Alabama. | |
| Coordinates: 31°19′39″N 85°50′40″W / 31.32750°N 85.84444°WCoordinates: 31°19′39″N 85°50′40″W / 31.32750°N 85.84444°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Alabama |
| Counties | Coffee and Dale |
| Founded | 1896 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 31.02 sq mi (80.35 km2) |
| • Land | 30.96 sq mi (80.18 km2) |
| • Water | 0.07 sq mi (0.17 km2) |
| Elevation | 358 ft (109 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 28,711 |
| • Density | 927.42/sq mi (358.08/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 36330-36331 |
| FIPS code | 01-24184 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0118005 |
| Website | www |
Education
Enterprise is served by Enterprise City Schools. Enterprise is also home to Enterprise–Ozark Community College,[3] (also known as Enterprise State Junior College).[4] A two-year college, the Enterprise campus is home to the Boll Weevils.[source?]
Notable people
- Kendrick Adams, NFL outside linebacker
- T. J. Barnes, NFL player
- Curly Chalker, country and jazz pedal steel guitarist
- Clint Crisher, R&B singer
- Juli Crockett, retired professional boxer, playwright, and theater director
- Jimmy DuBose, former NFL player
- Terry Everett, former representative from Alabama's 2nd congressional district
- Mark Fuller, federal judge for U. S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama
- Kenneth A. Gibson, former mayor of Newark, New Jersey
- Stewart Halcomb of The Springs
- David Howard, former NFL linebacker
- April Hunter, professional wrestler and model
- Jamey Johnson, country music artist born in Enterprise
- Jimmy McClain, NFL player
- Michael McDowell, screenwriter and author of several Southern Gothic novels
- Ben Paschal, reserve outfielder for the 1927 Yankees
- Thomas Virgil Pittman, former federal judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama and the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
- Cedric Smith, former NFL running back
- Aud Tuten, former NHL player with the Chicago Black Hawks (1941–43)
- Mark Wilkerson, lead singer of Course of Nature and husband of Melissa Joan Hart
Enterprise, Alabama Media
Historical marker and Boll Weevil Monument in Downtown Enterprise
Downtown Enterprise's former Alabama Midland Railway depot, now the Depot Museum
Newly constructed Enterprise High School after the tornado
One of the water towers of Enterprise showing the city motto
A Sabal Palmetto in Enterprise, Alabama.
A Mexican Fan Palm tree in Enterprise, Alabama.
References
- ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "QuickFacts: Enterprise city, Alabama". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
- ↑ "Enterprise-Ozark Community College". Archived from the original on July 7, 2007. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
- ↑ Peterson's (2009). Two-Year Colleges - 2010 (Peterson's Two Year Colleges). 978-0768926880. p. 58.
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