Indian Springs Village

Indian Springs Village is located in northern Shelby County in central Alabama. It has a mayor/council form of government.

History

Only 1.5 miles square, Indian Springs Village was incorporated in 1990 with the stipulation that the town levy no local sales or property taxes. As a result, elected officials and local governmental administrators volunteer their time, and the town only has one employee: a part-time city clerk. Police and fire protection are provided by the county. Under Alabama state law, Indian Springs Village is entitled to a share of the revenues from state and county taxes. It is perhaps best known as the location of Indian Springs School, a progressive coeducational boarding school that opened in 1952.

Demographics

According to 2020 Census estimates, Indian Springs Village recorded a population of 2,618. Of that number, 90.0 percent of respondents identified themselves as white, 4.6 percent as African American, 4.0 percent as Asian, 1.5 percent as two or more races, and 0.8 percent as Hispanic or Latino. The town’s median household income was $120,313, and the per capita income was $58,857.

Employment

According to 2020 Census estimates, the workforce in Indian Springs Village was divided among the following industrial categories:

  • Educational services, and health care and social assistance (31.0 percent)
  • Finance, insurance, and real estate, rental, and leasing (14.5 percent)
  • Professional, scientific, management, and administrative and waste management services (11.3 percent)
  • Retail trade (11.0 percent)
  • Arts, entertainment, recreation, and accommodation and food services (7.1 percent)
  • Other services, except public administration (5.7 percent)
  • Construction (4.6 percent)
  • Public administration (4.0 percent)
  • Transportation and warehousing and utilities (3.8 percent)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and extractive (2.2 percent)
  • Wholesale trade (2.2 percent)
  • Manufacturing (2.1 percent)
  • Information (0.5 percent)

Education

Indian Springs School, a private coeducational boarding and day school, is the only school in the town.

Transportation

State Highway 119 runs northeast to southwest through Indian Springs Village. Interstate Highway 65 runs north-south two miles west of town.

Events and Places of Interest

The town rents out its town hall and a 140-seat pavilion for celebrations and gatherings and holds an annual Easter egg hunt and Independence Day celebration.

Additional Resources

Shelby County Heritage Book Committee. The Heritage of Shelby County, Alabama. Clanton, Ala.: Heritage Publishing Consultants, 1999.

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