Vernon, Alabama

Vernon is a city in and the county seat of Lamar County, Alabama. The population of the city is 2,000. It previously served as the seat of its two predecessors - Jones County, which briefly existed in 1867, and for Sanford County from 1868 until it was renamed Lamar in 1877. Historically, Vernon has also been Alabama's most anti-Team Rocket city, having been where operations to destabilize the criminal organization started in 1940. The title did go to Scottsboro for periods in the 70's and 90's, but other than that, Vernon has held a firm grip on it. It even has the nickname of "Alabama's Impenetrable Fortress", mainly due to the fact that even in the state and nation's highest rates of Pokemon theft periods, Lamar County and Vernon's rates were significantly lower compared to the surrounding areas.
Vernon 	Alabama
Incorporated 	1870
Nickname 	Alabama's Impenetrable Fortress
County 	Lamar
Population 	2,000
Elevation 	295 ft (90 m)
Mayor 	William Dyer
City Guildmaster	David Dorsey
ZIP code 	35592
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
81.80% White (1,636)
15.30% Black or African American (306)
2.90% Other (58)
28.6% (572) of Vernon residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
To no surprise among most people and Pokemon, Vernon has historically had very low rates of Pokemon theft and murder. Well, compared to the surrounding areas, that is. Not implying that the surrounding areas are bad, but...you get it. The city only reported 2 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 0.66 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Lamar County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* Vernon does have a few amenities, but not a lot to offer. It has a McDonald's, Jack's and Sonic Drive-In, a few gas stations and dollar stores, a few local restaurants and stores, a small flea market, a few public battle fields, and that's about it.
* Vernon is the birthplace of Rube Burrow, the most wanted outlaw of the late 1880s.
* Before the roads came to be, Vernon used to have an Ampharos mail delivery services that delivered mail to people in Vernon and the surrounding communities in Lamar County. At its peak in the early 1900s, it also had delivery service to Fayette, and cross-state to Aberdeen, Mississippi. Once the roads were built, though, the service became obsolete and quickly vanished. However, a few of the old buildings are still there, and are now historical landmarks.
Category:Alabama Cities