27-651: Russellville is the name of several communities in the United States: Russellville, Alabama Russellville, Arkansas Russellville, Georgia Russellville, Illinois Russellville, Boone County, Illinois Russellville, Indiana Russellville, Kentucky Russellville, Missouri Russellville, Ray County, Missouri Russellville, Ohio Russellville, Pennsylvania Russellville, South Carolina Russellville, Tennessee Russellville, West Virginia [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
54-461: A dial-a-ride transit service known as NACOLG Transit. Alabama State Route 24 State Route 24 ( SR 24 ) is a 71-mile-long (114 km) state highway in the northwestern and north-central part of the state. The western terminus of the route is near Red Bay at the Mississippi state line, where it continues as Mississippi Highway 76 (MS 76). The eastern terminus of the route
81-442: A female householder with no husband present, and 33.5% were non-families. 30.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.03. Age distribution was 24.2% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age
108-638: A hill and continues its journey west. It passes by East Lawrence/Caddo in the process. It continues for about eight miles until it turns directly east-to-west and junctions with SR 157 . It almost immediately junctions with SR 33 . Past this point, the route is almost entirely flat as it passes through western Lawrence County. It reaches Mt. Hope , junctioning with SR 101 . It proceeds for about fifteen miles to SR 243 , which connects Double Springs and Russellville . It almost immediately junctions with US 43 / SR 13 / SR 17 . It then proceeds onward until it reaches Vina . It eventually reaches Red Bay , which
135-529: A major decline in the early 1980s. It now has been revitalized as an entertainment venue due to the efforts of The Franklin County Arts and Humanities Council and the support of local citizens. King Drive-In - (Now closed as of 2024) The King Drive-In is located just north of Russellville on Highway 43. One of the few drive-in movie theaters still operating in Alabama, it plays currently released films throughout
162-448: A route from Nashville to New Orleans . It was named Jackson's Military Road after Andrew Jackson , and it passed through what became Russellville. (Present-day Jackson Avenue and Jackson Highway, U.S. Route 43 , follow portions of the original road.) Russellville is named after Major William Russell, an early settler in the area who helped in the construction of Jackson's Military Road. The town grew at this road's intersection with
189-458: A route that was more direct than the former, albeit passing through several cities. Around 1980, construction of a new four-lane divided highway south of the current route had begun, extending from Alabama State Route 67 to a stub in Landersville . SR-24 was rerouted onto this new highway bypassing formerly-served towns and Moulton around 1984/1985. Current-Day Lawrence County Route 460 - which
216-416: A total area of 13.5 square miles (35.0 km ), of which 13.4 square miles (34.7 km ) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km ), or 0.79%, is water. At the 2010 census , there were 9,830 people and 3,556 households. The population density was 677.9 inhabitants per square mile (261.7/km ). There were 3,882 housing units at an average density of 293.3 per square mile (113.2/km ). The racial makeup of
243-583: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Russellville, Alabama Russellville is a city in Franklin County in the U.S. state of Alabama . At the 2020 census, the population of the city was 10,855, up from 9,830 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Franklin County. After the War of 1812 , the U.S. government appropriated money to improve
270-500: Is home to its junction with SR 19 . It proceeds for just under a mile to the state line with Mississippi . The route is mostly an important connector—Alongside SR 157—to the larger cities of Northwest Alabama. As of 2021, the entirety of Alabama State Route 24 in Alabama from Alabama State Route 67 west to the Mississippi border is four-laned. In Decatur, Alabama, State Route 24 underwent several different routings from its creation to
297-591: Is located south of current-day SR-24 - held the SR-24 designation from Landersville west to Russellville as late as the mid-2000s while the four-lane divided stretch was being extended west from the stub in Landersville to another stub in western Russellville. After the rerouting of SR-24 from Landersville to Russellville, the stretch was renamed County Road 460; this designation carries this title along old State Route 24 across Lawrence County. Abandoned and overgrown paving from
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#1732852609079324-614: Is near the junction with SR 67 at Decatur , where it continues for 2 miles as Moulton Street. Moulton Street (without SR 24) ends east of US 31. The route is one of several segments that comprises Corridor V of the Appalachian Development Highway System . Corridor V provides a continuous route between Batesville, Mississippi and Chattanooga, Tennessee . SR 24 begins at an unknown point in Decatur , possibly US 31 , Grant Street, or Gordon Drive. Past this point,
351-406: The 2020 United States census , there were 10,855 people, 3,238 households, and 2,244 families residing in the city. Watermelon Festival - The annual "Watermelon Festival" is held each August in downtown Russellville, and includes music and entertainment, car and tractor shows, and arts and crafts. Roxy Theater - Built in 1949, the theater originally served primarily as a movie cinema, but saw
378-479: The Gaines Trace . Russellville was incorporated on November 27, 1819. Russellville served as the first county seat from 1818-1849 before it was removed to Frankfort (which served from 1849-1879). After the fire at the courthouse in the third county seat of Belgreen in 1890, the seat was returned to Russellville in 1891. Russellville is located in northeastern Franklin County. U.S. Route 43 passes through
405-660: The Russellville area including news and weather, though most programming is religious. Its translator station is W46DF-D. Radio stations include WKAX AM 1500, WGOL AM 920, and WPMR-LP 99.7 FM. Russellville's newspapers are The Franklin Free Press and the Franklin County Times . There is no fixed-route transit service in Russellville. However, the Northwest Alabama Council of Local Governments operates
432-452: The atmosphere of George Lucas ' iconic film, American Graffiti . Cruising the strip ended near the end of 2004 due to an increased local police presence in the area. RHS stadium - Russellville High School Stadium is a place where local residents watch the high school football team play. Russellville's football team ranks as one of the most successful teams in Alabama in terms of all-time playoff wins. WMTY-TV features area events about
459-411: The city was 73.68% White , 11.25% Black or African American , 0.35% Native American , 0.12% Asian , 0.27% Pacific Islander , 7.54% from other races , and 1.17% from two or more races. 12.64% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 3,556 households, of which 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.9% were married couples living together, 12.6% had
486-509: The confines of Decatur. From the route's creation in 1928 to sometime in 1952 or 1953, Alabama State Route 24 from Decatur to Moulton winded along present-day Morgan County Road 61 to Five Points , then following present-day County Road 87 from Five Points to Moulton. This corridor is still known as 'Old Moulton Road' in Morgan County to this day. In 1953, the route was routed along what is now known locally as 'Old 24' from Decatur to Moulton;
513-543: The eastern side of the city, leading north 18 miles (29 km) to Muscle Shoals on the Tennessee River and southwest 31 miles (50 km) to Hamilton . Alabama State Route 24 passes through the south side of the city, leading east 47 miles (76 km) to Decatur on the Tennessee River and west 26 miles (42 km) to Red Bay at the Mississippi border. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Russellville has
540-399: The mid 70's, Gordon Drive was completed from Moulton Street east to the 2nd Street/Gordon Drive Overpass junction. It would follow the now extended Gordon Drive and Moulton Street over to Danville Road (where the previous routing turned south) before proceeding west. In the 90's, the route signage was removed east of S.R. 67, now leaving the actual terminus and routing of S.R. 24 unknown within
567-498: The new highway, much curvier than the new route. Unlike the rest of old SR-24, this former stretch is impossible to traverse completely due to several bridges being cut along the stretch. Several county roads in Franklin County wind on both sides of the route, carrying the designations 'County Road -24'; with the prefix being sequenced from west to east from 'County Road 124' to 'County Road 724'. All of these county roads once carried
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#1732852609079594-449: The present day. In its early years (1928 - 1960), the route headed through Decatur on what is now Moulton Street, a straight road from S.R. 67 to U.S. 31. In the early 1960s, the routing from Danville Road west was changed, heading south on Danville Road to 2nd Street before turning west, following 2nd Street to Gordon Drive, a then-new overpass thoroughfare over the railroads of Decatur; it would proceed to follow Gordon Drive to U.S. 31. In
621-426: The route makes a path through one of the more populated parts of Decatur as it heads towards SR 67 . At its junction with SR 67, it becomes a four-lane divided highway as it carries on the name of Appalachian Development Highway System 's Corridor V from the mile-long stretch of SR 67 in between SR 24 and SR 20 . Past this point, Corridor V makes a turn to the southwest–northeast on its way to Moulton . It climbs up
648-486: The routing deviation onto now-County Road 460 is still visible on satellite and ground; although the stub is no longer existent and the divided highway is continuous. The final stretch of AL-24 to start realignment work was the stretch from Russellville to Red Bay. Arguably the hilliest stretch of State Route 24, this portion of the four-lane divided highway required several ridge cuts and extensive terrain work to complete. The two-lane route it replaced winded on both sides of
675-429: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Russellville&oldid=899145829 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
702-405: The spring and summer on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights. The theater features old-style speakers that hang on car windows, but also offers the soundtrack of films through FM radio broadcasts, as well. The Strip - From the 1960s until approximately 2000, "The Downtown Strip" had been a source of entertainment for local teenagers throughout Franklin County. This strip is best described as having
729-486: Was 37 years. For every 100 females, there are 89.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.3 males. The median household income was $ 25,333, and the median family income was $ 35,799. Males had a median income of $ 27,238 versus $ 18,551 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 14,871. About 16.7% of families and 22.2% of the population were below the poverty line , including 29.2% of those under age 18 and 24.9% of those age 65 or over. As of
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