Killen

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Killen

Total population

1,150

Median home value

$175,000

20.1%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$69,722

Killen$70k

National$74k

Elevation186 m

Land area5.11 km²

Weather86°F · Sunny

Coordinates34.86°, -87.53°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Killen is a town in Lauderdale County, Alabama, United States. It is part of the Florence - Muscle Shoals Metropolitan Statistical Area known as "The Shoals". It was incorporated in 1957. As of the 2020 census, the population of the town is 1,034, down from its record high of 1,119 in 2000.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Killen, AL from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Spooner Oldham

American songwriter and session musician

Harlon Hill

American football player (1932-2013)

D

David Briggs

American keyboardist, record producer, arranger, composer and studio owner

C

Columbus Marion Joiner

American businessman

P

Patrick Hape

player of American football

Shonna Tucker

American musician

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Alabama

• Muscle Shoals
  10.1 mi away · pop. 16,275
• Sheffield
  11.9 mi away · pop. 9,340
• Courtland
  17.5 mi away · pop. 583
• Waterloo
  30.6 mi away · pop. 113
• Bear Creek
  43.1 mi away
• Haleyville
  43.6 mi away
• Albertville
  85.7 mi away · pop. 22,813
• Walnut Grove
  89.6 mi away
• Fultondale
  95.5 mi away · pop. 9,384
• Pisgah
  96.3 mi away · pop. 923
• Whitesboro
  96.4 mi away · pop. 1,918
• Tarrant
  97.9 mi away · pop. 5,925

Browse all places in Alabama →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Killen

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire RAY COAKER, Washington, Alabama
  Wildfires · 2026-09-09 · 245 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Carolina Chickadee

Poecile carolinensis

Seen 2026-10-06

Common Checkered-Skipper

Burnsius communis

Seen 2026-10-06

Painted Lady

Vanessa cardui

Seen 2026-10-06

Cloudless Sulphur

Phoebis sennae

Seen 2026-10-06

Blue Jay

Cyanocitta cristata

Seen 2026-10-06

Double-crested Cormorant

Nannopterum auritum

Seen 2026-10-06

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Pheucticus ludovicianus

Seen 2026-10-06

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

Seen 2026-10-06

Eastern Bluebird

Sialia sialis

Seen 2026-10-06

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).