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Eagle Point, Alabama

Coordinates: 33°23′39″N 86°40′36″W / 33.39417°N 86.67667°W / 33.39417; -86.67667
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Eagle Point, Alabama
Eagle Point is located in Alabama
Eagle Point
Eagle Point
Eagle Point is located in the United States
Eagle Point
Eagle Point
Coordinates: 33°23′39″N 86°40′36″W / 33.39417°N 86.67667°W / 33.39417; -86.67667
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyShelby
Area
 • Total
2.25 sq mi (5.84 km2)
 • Land2.21 sq mi (5.72 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.11 km2)
Elevation
690 ft (210 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
2,903
 • Density1,313.57/sq mi (507.19/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
35242[2]
Area code(s)205, 659
GNIS feature ID2805893[3]
FIPS code01-22088[1]

Eagle Point is a census-designated place in Shelby County, Alabama, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census and is part of the Birmingham Metropolitan Area. The area was struck by a long-tracked low-end EF3 tornado on March 25, 2021, damaging or destroying several homes and downing trees. Five people were injured by the tornado.[4]

It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 2,903.[5]

Geography

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The community is in northern Shelby County. It is bordered to the north by the city of Birmingham, to the east by Highland Lakes, to the south by Pelham, and to the west by Meadowbrook.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Eagle Point CDP has a total area of 2.2 square miles (5.8 km2), of which 0.04 square miles (0.11 km2), or 1.94%, are water.[1]

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
20202,903
U.S. Decennial Census[6]
2020[7]

2020 census

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Eagle Point CDP, Alabama - Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Race / Ethnicity Pop 2020[7] % 2020
White alone (NH) 2,452 84.46%
Black or African American alone (NH) 111 3.82%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 3 0.10%
Asian alone (NH) 158 5.44%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 8 0.28%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) 95 3.27%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 76 2.62%
Total 2,903 100.00%

Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  2. ^ "Eagle Point AL ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
  3. ^ "Eagle Point Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". apps.dat.noaa.gov. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  5. ^ "Eagle Point CDP, Alabama". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  6. ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  7. ^ a b "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Eagle Point CDP, Alabama". United States Census Bureau.