Whatley, Alabama

Whatley is a census-designated place in Clarke County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 225.^[3] It is named in honor of Franklin Benjamin Whatley. It has one site on the National Register of Historic Places, the Whatley Historic District.^[4]

Whatley, Alabama
Census-designated place
Location of Whatley in Clarke County, Alabama.
Whatley Location within the state of Alabama
Coordinates: 31°39′3″N 87°42′18″W
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Clarke
Area [1]
• Total	1.29 sq mi (3.34 km2)
• Land	1.29 sq mi (3.34 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	154 ft (47 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	167
• Density	129.36/sq mi (49.94/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	251
GNIS ID	153954[2]

History

Whatley was previously an incorporated community in 1901 and recorded a population of 187 according to the 1910 U.S. Census. It did not report any population figure again until 2010 when it became a census-designated place.

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1910	187		—
2010	150		—
2020	167		11.3%
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

During the racial violence of Red Summer of 1919 there was a gun battle between the Whatley White and Black communities on August 1, 1919, there was a Whatley, Alabama race riot. And in the same year a person named Archie Robinson got lynched.

Geography

Whatley is located southeast of the center of Clarke County at 31°39′03″N 87°42′18″W.

Climate

Climate data for Whatley, Alabama, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1956–2007
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °F (°C)	84 (29)	86 (30)	92 (33)	92 (33)	98 (37)	104 (40)	104 (40)	103 (39)	101 (38)	95 (35)	88 (31)	83 (28)	104 (40)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)	59.2 (15.1)	62.8 (17.1)	70.6 (21.4)	77.0 (25.0)	83.7 (28.7)	88.7 (31.5)	90.6 (32.6)	91.4 (33.0)	87.1 (30.6)	78.0 (25.6)	68.4 (20.2)	60.7 (15.9)	76.5 (24.7)
Daily mean °F (°C)	46.3 (7.9)	50.2 (10.1)	57.2 (14.0)	64.2 (17.9)	71.8 (22.1)	78.1 (25.6)	80.4 (26.9)	80.5 (26.9)	76.0 (24.4)	65.4 (18.6)	55.5 (13.1)	48.9 (9.4)	64.5 (18.1)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)	33.3 (0.7)	37.6 (3.1)	43.8 (6.6)	51.4 (10.8)	59.9 (15.5)	67.5 (19.7)	70.1 (21.2)	69.7 (20.9)	65.0 (18.3)	52.8 (11.6)	42.6 (5.9)	37.0 (2.8)	52.6 (11.4)
Record low °F (°C)	−2 (−19)	6 (−14)	13 (−11)	26 (−3)	34 (1)	40 (4)	50 (10)	51 (11)	35 (2)	25 (−4)	14 (−10)	2 (−17)	−2 (−19)
Average precipitation inches (mm)	5.52 (140)	5.19 (132)	5.84 (148)	4.31 (109)	4.10 (104)	5.76 (146)	6.24 (158)	5.48 (139)	3.88 (99)	4.10 (104)	4.46 (113)	6.50 (165)	61.38 (1,557)
Average snowfall inches (cm)	0.2 (0.51)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.2 (0.51)	0.4 (1.02)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in)	9.7	8.2	8.0	6.5	6.2	9.8	11.3	8.7	6.8	6.1	7.4	7.5	96.2
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in)	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.2
Source 1: NOAA[6]
Source 2: XMACIS2[7]

Notable Resident

Birthplace of Trombonist Grover Mitchell

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
2. "Whatley". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
3. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Whatley CDP, Alabama". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
4. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
5. "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
6. "U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Whatley, AL". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
7. "xmACIS2". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved March 4, 2023.