Fort Payne, Alabama
Fort Payne is a city in and county seat of DeKalb County, in northeastern Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 14,877.
Fort Payne | |
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Gault Avenue in downtown Fort Payne | |
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| Nickname: Official Sock Capital of the World | |
Location of Fort Payne in DeKalb County, Alabama. | |
| Coordinates: 34°27′13″N 85°42′23″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | DeKalb |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-Council (5 members) |
| • Mayor | Brian Baine |
| Area | |
| • Total | 56.76 sq mi (147.01 km2) |
| • Land | 56.41 sq mi (146.09 km2) |
| • Water | 0.35 sq mi (0.92 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,079 ft (329 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 14,877 |
| • Density | 263.75/sq mi (101.83/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 35967-35968 |
| Area code | 256 |
| FIPS code | 01-27616 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2403645 |
| Website | www |
European-American settlers gradually developed the settlement around the former fort. It grew rapidly in the late 19th century based on industrial resources and manufacturing increasing in the early 20th centuries. At the beginning of the 21st century, it still had 7000 workers in 100 mills producing varieties of socks, nearly half the world production.
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