Maplesville, Alabama

• Thieves target small businesses
  

  A string of thefts in the Chilton County area has left several store clerks with empty purses and missing wallets.

• Maplesville reading program concludes Wednesday
  

  The Maplesville Public Library will hold its final "Story Hour" July reading program session on Wednesday at 10 a.m. Participating students will be treated with a pizza party to celebrate their month-long journey into literature.

• Attendance important at hearings
  

  You may or may not agree with Chilton County Commissioners' recent attempts to bring in more revenue for the county.

• 1-cent sales tax hearings planned
  

  Beginning Thursday, the Chilton County Commission will conduct weekly public hearings in different areas of the county to find out how citizens feel about a proposed 1-cent sales tax increase.

• Maplesville beefing up safety
  

  While Maplesville Mayor Kurt Wallace was not at first interested in purchasing 24-hour surveillance cameras to monitor downtown, the citizens and council's plea changed his mind.

• Maplesville purchases surveillance cameras
  

  The Maplesville Town Council passed a resolution Tuesday to install four surveillance cameras downtown, three exterior and one inside the town hall lobby.

• Voters need I.D. to cast ballot
  

  Voters casting ballots in today's runoff election will need some form of identification at the polls.

• Maplesville UMC welcomes new pastor
  

  The Rev. Hampton Kicklighter hopes for a day of new beginnings on July 11. Referencing one of his favorite hymns, Maplesville United Methodist Church's new full-time pastor would like those words to reflect his and the congregation's experience starting that day, his first with the church.

• Offices to close for holiday |
  

  Government offices across the county will be closed Monday, July 5 in observance of the Fourth of July.

• Are you in position to be blessed?
  

  "Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus.

• Officials urge safety around fireworks
  

  The only problems Chilton County officials expect with the inevitable, personal fireworks shows on Sunday will stem from noise keeping working people awake.

City Description

Maplesville is a town in Chilton County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 672. Maplesville is located at 32°46'54.800" North, 86°52'31.861" West (32.781889, -86.875517). According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.3 square miles (8.5 km²), of which, 3.3 square miles (8.4 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.91%) is water. As of the census of 2007, there were 2500 people, 268 households, and 183 families residing in the town. The population density was 205.8 people per square mile (79.6/km²). There were 313 housing units at an average density of 95.9/sq mi (37.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 69.94% White, 29.61% Black or African American and 0.45% Native American. 0.89% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 268 households out of which 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.2% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.7% were non-families. 30.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51

City Contained By:

• Chilton County
• Alabama
• United States of America

Timezones:

• Central Time zone

Size:

• 8.54696076411 km squared

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