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Atmore
Alabamacity
Atmore
Total population
8,334
Median home value
$157,800
Bachelor's+
Median income
$38,862
Founded
1907
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
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Overview
Atmore is a city in Escambia County, Alabama, United States. The population was 8,391 at the 2020 census. It was incorporated on May 9, 1907.
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History
Atmore was first recorded as a stop called Williams Station on the Mobile and Great Northern Railroad. The town was originally to be named "Carney", in honor of a citizen who owned a sawmill in the town. Mr. Carney's brother had already established a town nearby with the same name, and Mr. Carney was allowed to name the town after his close friend C.P. Atmore, General Passenger Agent of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad. Mr. Atmore never visited the town. In 2008 the city of Atmore annexed Alabama Department of Corrections prison property, including Holman Correctional Facility and Fountain Correctional Facility. The Alabama DOC asked for the city to annex the land.
Geography
The southern border of Atmore is the Florida state line. A new section of the city was incorporated to the north. Mobile is to the southwest, and Pensacola, Florida, is south. According to the United States Census Bureau, Atmore has a total area of , of which is land and is water.
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Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Atmore, AL from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Rachel Patterson Elementary SchoolElementary · Atmore · 532 students · 23.1:1 ratio
- Escambia County Middle SchoolMiddle · Atmore · 516 students · 17.2:1 ratio
- Escambia County High SchoolHigh · Atmore · 399 students · 19:1 ratio
- Huxford Elementary SchoolElementary · Atmore · 271 students · 16.9:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
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Notable people from here
Nearby places in Alabama
- Perdido13.1 mi away · pop. 676
- Rockville30 mi away · pop. 223
- Gulfcrest47.3 mi away · pop. 142
- Vredenburgh49 mi away
- Perdido Beach53.3 mi away · pop. 642
- Belle Fontaine58.3 mi away
- Andalusia59.3 mi away · pop. 8,766
- Bayou La Batre68.8 mi away
- Onycha70.2 mi away · pop. 238
- Putnam70.4 mi away · pop. 172
- Linden83.7 mi away · pop. 1,961
- Benton90 mi away · pop. 32
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
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Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Atmore
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire RAY COAKER, Washington, AlabamaWildfires · 2026-09-09 · 54 mi
- Wildfire Jackson - Hwy 90, Jackson, MississippiWildfires · 2026-08-16 · 77 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET