Moulton, Alabama | |
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![]() Lawrence County Courthouse | |
![]() Location of Moulton in Lawrence County, Alabama. | |
Coordinates: 34°28′56″N 87°17′8″W / 34.48222°N 87.28556°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Alabama |
County | Lawrence |
Incorporated | December 17, 1819[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 6.01 sq mi (15.56 km2) |
• Land | 5.99 sq mi (15.53 km2) |
• Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.04 km2) |
Elevation | 643 ft (196 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 3,398 |
• Density | 566.90/sq mi (218.87/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 35650 |
Area code | 256 |
FIPS code | 01-51600 |
GNIS feature ID | 2404314[3] |
Website | cityofmoultonal |
Moulton is a city in Lawrence County, Alabama, and is included in the Decatur Metropolitan Area, as well as the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area. Although it incorporated in 1819,[4] along with its rival of Courtland, to compete for the honor of county seat, it did not first appear on the U.S. Census rolls until 1900. As of the 2010 census, the population of the city is 3,471, its record high. The city has been the county seat of Lawrence County since 1820. It has been the largest community in the county since the 1920 U.S. Census.[5]
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