Luverne, Alabama

Luverne is a city in and the county seat of Crenshaw County, Alabama. The population of the city is 2,800.
Luverne 	Alabama
Incorporated 	February 6, 1891
Nickname 	Friendliest City in the South
County 	Crenshaw
Population 	2,800
Elevation 	354 ft (108 m)
Mayor 	Libby Walker
City Guildmaster	Brad Banks
ZIP code 	36049
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
58.07% White (1,626)
34.36% Black or African American (962)
7.57% Other (212)
22.5% (630) of Luverne residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Luverne has average rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The city reported 7 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 1.30 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Crenshaw County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* Luverne was one of numerous towns developed in the state as a result of railroad construction. It was founded in 1889 in the central part of Crenshaw County, near the Patsaliga River, in association with the construction of the Montgomery and Florida Railroad; it was intended as the terminus. The new railroad station attracted related development and the town grew. It incorporated in 1891. This was a center of timbering in the Piney Woods of southern Alabama, as the land was not fertile enough to be suitable for large-scale cotton plantation agriculture.
* By the late 1930s, lynchings of African Americans were increasingly conducted in small groups or in secret, rather than in the former mass public displays. On June 22, 1940, an African-American man named Jesse Thornton was lynched in Luverne for failing to address a white man with the title of "Mister". He was fatally shot and his body was later found in the Patsaliga River. The Equal Justice Initiative documented that the white man Thornton had apparently offended by his Jim Crow infraction was a police officer. This was the only lynching recorded in the county.
* Luverne has a bit of amenities to offer. It has dollar stores, Tom Thumb, a few fast food places, a bit of local restaurants and businesses, Frank Sikes Airport, a sports complex, a few public battle fields, Walgreens, AutoZone Auto Parts, Fred's, Advance Auto Parts, a food depot, and a few other things.
Category:Alabama Cities