Beaverton

Beaverton is located in northeastern Lamar County in the northwestern corner of the state. It has a mayor/city council form of government.

History

Beaverton was founded in the mid-1890s; its name derives from nearby Beaver Creek, which at one time supported a large population of beavers. The town was founded on a line of the Frisco Railroad. By 1900, the town supported four stores, a planing mill, and a casket company as well as a boarding house. Mineral springs in the area drew tourists to Beaverton for the supposed medicinal and restorative effects of the mineral water. The town had a huge Fourth of July celebration each year for its visitors. In the latter half of the twentieth century, cotton, livestock, and timber were the main drivers of Beaverton’s economy. A textile plant opened in the area in 1976 but has since closed.

Demographics

According to 2020 Census estimates, Beaverton recorded a population of 165. Of that number, 92.7 percent of respondents identified themselves as white, 3.0 percent as two or more races, 2.4 percent as Asian, and 1.8 percent as Hispanic. The town’s median household income was $36,607, and the per capita income was $19,665.

Employment

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

  • Educational services and health care and social assistance (33.9 percent)
  • Manufacturing (27.4 percent)
  • Transportation and warehousing, and utilities (9.7 percent)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services (8.1 percent)
  • Construction (4.8 percent)
  • Other services, except public administration (4.8 percent)
  • Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing (3.2 percent)
  • Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services (3.2 percent)
  • Retail trade (3.2 percent)
  • Wholesale trade (1.6 percent)

Education

Students in Beaverton attend schools in the Lamar County school system; the town has no public schools located within its city limits.

Transportation

U.S. Highway 278/State Highway 118 bisects Beaverton running northeast-southwest. The Burlintgon North and Santa Fe Railroad Company operates a line through Beaverton.

Events and Places of Interest

The Dick Mixon Farm (1899) is listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage.

Additional Resources

Acee, Joe G. Lamar County History: Third Revised Bicentennial Edition. Vernon, Ala.: The Lamar Democrat, 1976.

Lamar County Heritage Book Committee. The Heritage of Lamar County, Alabama. Clanton, Ala.: Heritage Publishing Consultants, 2000.

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