Beauregard, Alabama | |
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 Welcome to Beauregard sign in 2021 | |
  Beauregard  Beauregard | |
| Coordinates:32°32′35″N85°22′15″W / 32.54306°N 85.37083°W /32.54306; -85.37083 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Lee |
| Named after | P.G.T. Beauregard |
| Elevation | 630 ft (190 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS ID | 138110[1] |
Beauregard is anunincorporated community located in centralLee County,Alabama, United States. It is located east ofAuburn and south ofOpelika.
Beauregard was settled in the late 19th century and was named forConfederate GeneralP.G.T. Beauregard. There are also some unidentified ruins along Road 166 that sit behind the limestone quarry.
Several one-room schools were consolidated in 1923 to form Whatley School. Five years later, the school was renamed Beauregard. In 1970, Sanford School and Beauregard School were integrated to formBeauregard High School and Sanford Junior High.[2][3]
While Beauregard has been traditionally considered to be a small area near the crossroads ofAlabama State Route 51 and Lee County Road 400, today most residents within a roughly 25 square mile (65 km2) area surrounding the original community consider themselves to be in "Beauregard".[citation needed]
Via AL-51,Opelika, the Lee County seat, is 8 mi (13 km) north, andMarvyn is 8 mi (13 km) south.
OnMarch 3, 2019, Beauregardwas hit by a long-tracked EF4 tornado. Many homes and businesses were severely damaged or destroyed. A remembrance monument is located at Providence Baptist Church in honor of the 23 people that were killed.[4]
Beauregard is part of theAuburn Metropolitan Area. In 2020, Beauregard andMarvyn were included in the same county division for the census. They had a combined population of 12,605 people.[5]
Beauregard has three public schools in the Lee County Schools system: Beauregard Elementary (K–4), Sanford Middle School (5–8), and Beauregard High School (9–12). In 2016, Beauregard High School became the Alabama 5A State Champions for football.[6] The mascot of all three schools is theHornet.
Municipalities and communities ofLee County, Alabama,United States | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
| Central cities/largest cities |  Columbus, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area Auburn, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area Tuskegee, Alabama Micropolitan Statistical Area (defunct) | |
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