Marvyn, Alabama

Coordinates: 32°26′21″N 85°21′51″W / 32.43917°N 85.36417°W / 32.43917; -85.36417
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Marvyn, Alabama
UTC-6 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID122351[1]

Marvyn, also spelled Marvin, is an

Columbus, Georgia-Alabama Metropolitan Area
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History

Marvyn was originally located in Russell County, but was granted to Lee County in 1923 in exchange for Phenix City. A soil series is named after Marvyn, as it was first described in the area. The Marvyn soil series is described as a "fine-loamy, siliceous, thermic Typic Hapludults.[2]

Geography

Marvyn is located at the junction of U.S. Route 80 and Alabama State Route 51 in the southern part of the county. Via US-80, Phenix City is 22 mi (35 km) east, and Tuskegee is 22 mi (35 km) west. Via AL-51, Opelika, the county seat of Lee County, is 15 mi (24 km) north, and Hurtsboro is 15 mi (24 km) south.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1880241—
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

Marvyn appeared on the U.S. Census in 1880 with a population of 241 residents. At the time it was located in Russell County. This was the only time it was listed on the census rolls as a separate community.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Marvyn, Alabama
  2. ISBN 978-0-412-06941-3
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  3. ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Archived from the original on May 7, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  • Barnes, Margaret Anne (1998). The Tragedy and the Triumph of Phenix City, Alabama. Macon, Ga., Mercer University Press.
    ISBN 0-86554-613-4

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