Enterprise, Alabama

Enterprise is a city in Coffee and Dale Counties in Alabama, United States. The population is 23,653 in 2006.[2]

Enterprise, Alabama
City
Clockwise from top-left: The Enterprise Water Tower, the Boll Weevil Monument, Boll Weevil Circle, Coffee County Courthouse, Enterprise Hospital.
Clockwise from top-left: The Enterprise Water Tower, the Boll Weevil Monument, Boll Weevil Circle, Coffee County Courthouse, Enterprise Hospital.
Flag of Enterprise, Alabama
Flag
Official seal of Enterprise, Alabama
Seal
Motto(s): 
"City of Progress"
"Retirement City USA"
Location of Enterprise in Coffee County and Dale County, Alabama.
Location of Enterprise in Coffee County and Dale County, Alabama.
Enterprise, Alabama is located in the United States
Enterprise, Alabama
Enterprise, Alabama
Location in the United States
Enterprise, Alabama is located in Alabama
Enterprise, Alabama
Enterprise, Alabama
Enterprise, Alabama (Alabama)
Coordinates: 31°19′39″N 85°50′40″W
Country United States
State Alabama
CountiesCoffee and Dale
Founded1896
Government
 • MayorWilliam "Bill" Cooper
Area
[1]
 • Total30.70 sq mi (79.51 km2)
 • Land30.63 sq mi (79.34 km2)
 • Water0.07 sq mi (0.17 km2)
Elevation
358 ft (109 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total26,562
 • Estimate 
(2018)
28,475
 • Density922.86/sq mi (356.32/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
36330-36331
Area code(s)334
FIPS code01-24184
GNIS feature ID0118005
Websitewww.enterpriseal.gov

Education

Enterprise is served by Enterprise City Schools. Enterprise is also home to Enterprise–Ozark Community College,[3] (also known as Enterprise State Junior College).[4] A two-year college, the Enterprise campus is home to the Boll Weevils.

Notable people
  • Kendrick Adams, NFL outside linebacker
  • T. J. Barnes, NFL player
  • Curly Chalker, country and jazz pedal steel guitarist
  • Clint Crisher, R&B singer
  • Juli Crockett, retired professional boxer, playwright, and theater director
  • Jimmy DuBose, former NFL player
  • Terry Everett, former representative from Alabama's 2nd congressional district
  • Mark Fuller, federal judge for U. S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama
  • Kenneth A. Gibson, former mayor of Newark, New Jersey
  • Stewart Halcomb of The Springs
  • David Howard, former NFL linebacker
  • April Hunter, professional wrestler and model
  • Jamey Johnson, country music artist born in Enterprise
  • Jimmy McClain, NFL player
  • Michael McDowell, screenwriter and author of several Southern Gothic novels
  • Ben Paschal, reserve outfielder for the 1927 Yankees
  • Thomas Virgil Pittman, former federal judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama and the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
  • Cedric Smith, former NFL running back
  • Aud Tuten, former NHL player with the Chicago Black Hawks (1941–43)
  • Mark Wilkerson, lead singer of Course of Nature and husband of Melissa Joan Hart

References
  1. "2018 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  2. "Annual Estimates of the Population for All Incorporated Places in Alabama" (CSV). 2005 Population Estimates. U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division. June 21, 2006. Retrieved November 9, 2006.
  3. "Enterprise-Ozark Community College". Archived from the original on July 7, 2007. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
  4. Peterson's (2009). Two-Year Colleges - 2010 (Peterson's Two Year Colleges). 978-0768926880. p. 58.
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