Vina
The town of Vina is located in central Franklin County in northwest Alabama. It has a mayor/council form of government. Eight-term congressman Carl Elliott (1913-1999) was raised in Vina.
Known in the mid-nineteenth century as Jones Crossroads after a prominent early family, and then New Burleson, the town changed its name to Vina when the railroad came through after the wife of a railroad engineer. The town incorporated in 1909. In 2009, the town built a new park, community center, and storm shelter. Several years later, it established an industrial park.
Demographics
According to 2020 Census estimates, Vina recorded a population of 418. Of that number, 95.0 percent of respondents identified themselves as white, 3.8 percent as Asian, and 1.2 percent as African American. The town’s median household income was $34,250, and the per capita income was $14,063.
Employment
According to 2020 Census estimates, the workforce in Vina was divided among the following industrial categories:
- Manufacturing (37.4 percent)
- Educational services and health care and social assistance (14.5 percent)
- Retail trade (14.5 percent)
- Transportation and warehousing, and utilities (12.2 percent)
- Construction (11.5 percent)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services (4.6 percent)
- Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing (2.3 percent)
- Public administration (1.5 percent)
- Wholesale trade (1.5 percent)
Education
Education in Vina is overseen by the Franklin County Schools; the town has one K-12 school.
Transportation
Vina is bisected by State Route 19, which runs southeast-west through the town, and County Road 23, which runs northeast-southwest through the town.
Events and Places of Interest
Vina Park features athletic facilities, a walking track, a picnic pavilion, and restrooms. The community center hosts local events and provides community lunch three days a week.
Further Reading
- Heritage of Franklin County, Alabama. Clanton, Ala.: Heritage Publishing Consultants, Inc., 1999.