Hanover, Alabama

Hanover is a census-designated place in Coosa County, Alabama, United States.

Hanover, Alabama
Hanover, Alabama is located in Alabama
Hanover, Alabama
Hanover, Alabama
Hanover, Alabama is located in the United States
Hanover, Alabama
Hanover, Alabama
Coordinates: 33°00′17″N 86°12′09″W
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyCoosa
Area
  Total4.23 sq mi (10.96 km2)
  Land4.21 sq mi (10.91 km2)
  Water0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2)
Elevation
787 ft (240 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total151
  Density35.85/sq mi (13.84/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)256 & 938, 334
GNIS feature ID159713[2]

Hanover is likely named for Hanover, Virginia.[3]

A post office operated under the name Hanover from 1847 to 1907.[4]

The Hanover Schist is named for Hanover.[5]

It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 151.[6]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020151
U.S. Decennial Census[7]
2020[8]

2020 census

Hanover CDP, Alabama - Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Race / Ethnicity Pop 2020[8] % 2020
White alone (NH) 139 92.05%
Black or African American alone (NH) 1 0.66%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 1 0.66%
Asian alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) 9 5.96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1 0.66%
Total 151 100.00%

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

  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  2. "Hanover". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 69. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
  4. "Coosa County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  5. "Hatchet Creek Group; Hanover Schist". usgs.gov. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  6. "Hanover CDP, Alabama". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  7. "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  8. "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Hanover CDP, Alabama". United States Census Bureau.


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