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3,627
88%
$65,682
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America/Chicago
36703 36701
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Valley Grande, AL - History
We would like to provide the residents of Valley Grande a basic history overview.
Welcome to the Valley Grande Home page. The Valley Grande Home page provides as much information as possible on Valley Grande. Knowing Valley Grande’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Valley Grande’s Home page, you will also find Valley Grande’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.
Valley Grande has a population of 3627. 48.1% of Valley Grande’s inhabitants are Male, and 51.9 are female. 59.3% of Valley Grande is married and 88% own their own home. The Average Home price is $114,866, and the average rent is $824. Household median income in Valley Grande is $65,682, and the individual median income is $35,219. Valley Grande’s Ethnic is the following: White(79.8%), Black(19.4%), Multiple(0.7%), Native(0.2%), Hispanic(0.1%).
Valley Grande encompasses the historic community of Summerfield. Established in 1819 as "Valley Creek", the town was renamed "Summerfield" in 1845 to honor the noted Methodist preacher John Summerfield. In 1829, the first academy in Dallas County was chartered in Valley Creek. In 1842, the Alabama Conference of the Methodist Church opened the Methodist Centenary Institute, a coeducational institution chartered by the Alabama Legislature on January 2, 1841.
At its peak when cotton production was profitable, Summerfield was a very prosperous community of planters, doctors, merchants, ministers, and educators. The historical core of Summerfield has survived intact and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a historic district encompassing 56.12 acres (227,100 m2)..
On January 9, 2003, the people of Valley Grande voted 9 to 1 for incorporation as the Town of Valley Grande. After the election of a mayor and five-member town council the vast majority of the Summerfield area was voluntarily annexed as part of Valley Grande.
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