Bullock County, Alabama

Founding: 1866
Parent counties: Barbour, Macon, Montgomery, and Pike
Namesake: Edward Bullock, Alabama politician
Seat: Union Springs (1866–)
Land area: 623 square miles
Population (2020): 10,357
Population (historic): 24,474 (1870); 27,063 (1890); 30,196 (1910); 20,016 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1870–1880; 1890s; 1980–2000
Subdivisions: One city; one town; one CDP
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 328 (7.1%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 9.3%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 53.4%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 42.8%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $293
Average outbuilding value (1930): $111

Average farmhouse size (1940): 3.2 rooms

Number of farms (1920): 3,700
Average farm size (1920): 47.8 acres
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Union Springs

 
Namesake: Springs near the city site
Founding: 1835 (founding); 1839 (post office); 1844 (incorporation)
Population (2020): 3,358
Population (historic): 1,455 (1870); 2,049 (1890); 4,055 (1910); 2,875 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1870–1920; 1930–1980; 2000s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 141 (9.2%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Enon Plantation (c. 1850). 2261 County Road 106. Greek Revival.

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