Hollins, Alabama | |
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 Location of Hollins in Clay County, Alabama. | |
  Hollins | |
| Coordinates:33°07′03″N86°08′40″W / 33.11750°N 86.14444°W /33.11750; -86.14444 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Clay |
| Area | |
• Total | 11.88 sq mi (30.76 km2) |
| • Land | 11.85 sq mi (30.68 km2) |
| • Water | 0.031 sq mi (0.08 km2) |
| Elevation | 827 ft (252 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 517 |
| • Density | 43.6/sq mi (16.85/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 35072[2] |
| Area codes | 256 & 938 |
| GNIS feature ID | 159790[3] |
Hollins is acensus-designated place andunincorporated community inClay County,Alabama, United States. Its population was 517 as of the2020 census.
Hollins is named after an official who worked for the Kaul Lumber Company.[4] Hollins began when theColumbus and Western Railway reached the area in the late 1800s. In 1888,John Kaul bought out the Sample Lumber Company in Hollins and founded the Kaul Lumber Company. The large demand for lumber led to an increase in lumber jobs in Hollins. In addition to the Kaul Lumber headquarters and mill, Hollins was home to a hotel, several general stores, three churches, a school, and a cotton gin. Hollins was incorporated on February 21, 1893. In 1908, the Kaul Lumber mill burned and was rebuilt. In 1911, the mill was closed and was moved toKaulton. The population began to decline, and Hollins' town charter was dissolved on September 25, 1919.[5] A post office began operation under the name Hollins in 1887.[6]
In 1890 and 1900, Hollins was the second largest community in Clay County afterAshland, the county seat. It reached its zenith of 688 persons in 1910 before its dissolution in 1919, but had fallen behindLineville in importance to third place. With its recognition as acensus-designated place in 2010, it has resumed its third-place position.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1890 | 422 | — | |
| 1900 | 238 | −43.6% | |
| 1910 | 688 | 189.1% | |
| 2010 | 545 | — | |
| 2020 | 517 | −5.1% | |
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