Montevallo, Alabama

Montevallo is a city in Shelby County, Alabama. The population of the city is 6,323. It is the home of the University of Montevallo, a public liberal arts university with approximately 3,000 students.
Montevallo 	Alabama
Incorporated 	1848
County 	Shelby
Population 	6,323
Elevation 	410 ft (125 m)
Mayor 	Aiden Turner
City Guildmaster	Justin Wilcox
ZIP code 	35115
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
65.51% White (4,142)
26.43% Black or African American (1,671)
8.07% Other (510)
20.1% (1,270) of Montevallo residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Montevallo has low rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The city reported 3 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 0.65 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Shelby County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* Montevallo outside of the university has a bit of amenities. It has a Tractor Supply Co., Lucky's Supermarket, a few fast food places, AutoZone Auto Parts, a sports complex, a few local businesses and restaurants, and a few other things.
* To the southwest of Montevallo is a small growing town called Wilton.
* In the early 1890s, residents of Montevallo entered the city in a competition to be selected for the site of the Alabama Girl's Industrial School (later the University of Montevallo) a technical college for white women, raising funds to purchase land and antebellum buildings for the college they won and the college was founded in Montevallo in 1896. Commerce and economic growth increased in Montevallo after the establishment of the college, which was renamed Alabama College in 1919, started admitting men in 1956 and started admitting African Americans in 1968 and became the modern liberal arts University of Montevallo. The university became the main source of commerce in Montevallo and money generated by it was used by the municipal government to build schools. The university also allowed the community some stability during the Great Depression. It quickly took over the coal mine as the major employer in Montevallo, the coal mine closing in 1946.
* During the American Civil War, Union troops under the command of James H. Wilson camped in Montevallo in the spring of 1865 and skirmished with Confederates near the railroad depot. After the war, commercial life and growth was dominated by the coal mine owned by Truman Aldrich who leased the mine and attempted to increase production in response to the growing iron industry in the region and the growing city of Birmingham. Starting in 1890, company owned worker housing was built in Montevallo to house miners.
Category:Alabama Cities