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We would like to provide the residents of  Alabaster  a basic history overview.


Welcome to the Alabaster Home page. The Alabaster Home page provides as much information as possible on Alabaster. Knowing Alabaster’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Alabaster’s Home page, you will also find Alabaster’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.

Alabaster has a population of 33373. 47.6% of Alabaster’s inhabitants are Male, and 52.4 are female. 58.5% of Alabaster is married and 84% own their own home. The Average Home price is $178,316, and the average rent is $1,140. Household median income in Alabaster is $80,871, and the individual median income is $36,633. Alabaster’s Ethnic is the following: White(72.1%), Black(16.8%), Hispanic(9%), Other(4.9%), Multiple(3.6%), Asian(1.5%), Native(1.1%).


George L. Scott Sr., an Alabaster pioneer, owned and operated Alabaster Lime Co., which mined this mineral. His shipping point was known as “Scott Rock.” Later, worker housing was built to accommodate some of the mine employees. The community was named Alabaster after the "white calcium carbonate mineral." The First Bank of Alabaster opened in 1952, and its president was George L.


Scott Jr., who later was elected as the first mayor of Alabaster. The first attempt in 1952 to incorporate Alabaster failed. In January 1953, the petition was again filed, and on February 23, 1953, Alabaster was officially incorporated, with a favorable vote of 79 to 23, and 427 residing inhabitants.


In 1955, the Alabaster Water and Gas Board was formed.In 2015, the city announced that it was considering options to expand the area commonly known as the "Main Street Medical Mile" along Highway 31. The plans include not just expansion of medical facilities, but a civic center and different retail locations.Additionally, it was announced in 2017 that a 350,000 square feet retail complex would be built at the corner of Highway 31 and Interstate 65.


The new complex, currently named District 31, was slated to open in 2019, but as of 2020, the complex remains under construction.


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