Alabaster, Alabama

**Alabaster** is a city and southern suburb of Birmingham in Shelby County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census the population was 33,284.

## Location

Alabaster is located at  (33.231162, -86.823829).

The city has a total area of , of which  is land and  (1.2%) is water.

## History

Shelby County, which is the geographical center of Alabama, was created on 7 February 1818 by an act of the Alabama Territorial General Assembly. The county was named for Isaac Shelby. He was a hero of the King's Mountain Battle during the American Revolutionary War. Alabama gained statehood on 14 December 1819.

Many of the first settlers came from South Carolina, Tennessee, and Kentucky. Many came to this region after the Battle of Horseshoe Bend in 1814. The 1820 census records say that Shelby County contained 2,492 people at that time, 2,044 whites and 448 Africans.

U.S. Highway 31 was a two-lane highway at that time. Because it was the main artery from Birmingham to Montgomery, the highway played an important part in the growth of the community.

George L. Scott, Sr. was an Alabaster pioneer. He owned and operated Alabaster Lime Co. His shipping point, which was named after him, was known as “Scott Rock”. Later, houses were built for his employees to live in. These houses became a community. It got its name from alabaster, a white chalky mineral. The First Bank of Alabaster opened in 1952. Its president was George L. Scott, Jr. He later became the first mayor of Alabaster. The first attempt in 1952 to incorporate Alabaster failed. In January 1953 the petition was filed again. On 23 February 1953, Alabaster was officially incorporated. There were 427 people living there. Other Alabaster pioneers were Kenton B. Nickerson and William J. Maxwell. In 1955, the Alabaster Water and Gas Board was formed. Alabaster merged with the adjoining city of Siluria, Alabama April 27, 1971.

## Other websites

- Alabaster's Official city website

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Alabaster, Alabama
- **settlement type**: City
- **image skyline**: Alabaster Hwy 31.jpg
- **imagesize**: 250px
- **image caption**: Aerial view of Highway 31 in Alabaster, AL
- **image map**: File:Shelby County Alabama Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Alabaster Highlighted 0100820.svg
- **mapsize**: 250px
- **map caption**: Location of Alabaster in Shelby County, Alabama.
- **pushpin map**: Alabama
- **pushpin label**: Alabaster
- **subdivision type**: List of sovereign states, Country
- **subdivision name**: United States
- **subdivision type1**: U.S. state, State
- **subdivision type2**: List of counties in Alabama, County
- **subdivision name1**: Alabama
- **subdivision name2**: Shelby County, Alabama, Shelby
- **area total sq mi**: 25.59
- **area land sq mi**: 25.28
- **area water sq mi**: 0.31
- **area total km2**: 66.29
- **area land km2**: 65.47
- **area water km2**: 0.81
- **elevation ft**: 584
- **population total**: 33284
- **population as of**: 2020 United States Census, 2020
- **postal code type**: ZIP code
- **postal code**: 35007, 35114
- **area codes**: Area codes 205 and 659, 205, 659
- **website**: http://www.cityofalabaster.com
- **timezone**: Central Time Zone (North America), Central (CST)
- **utc offset**: -6
- **timezone dst**: CDT
- **utc offset dst**: -5
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standard, FIPS code
- **blank info**: 01-00820
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS feature ID
- **blank1 info**: 2403069
- **unit pref**: Imperial