Providence

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Providence

Total population

112

Median home value

$165,900

7.3%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$50,000

Providence$50k

National$74k

Elevation30 m

Land area4.52 km²

Weather48°F · Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Cloudy

Coordinates32.34°, -87.78°

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

Providence is a town in Marengo County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 167, down from 223 at the 2010 census. It incorporated sometime in the 1970s.

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 Providence, AL from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

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

Schools

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

Notable people from here

Ralph Abernathy

American civil rights activist and minister (1926–1990)

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Lucy Hannah

American supercentenarian (1875–1993)

Roy Rogers

American basketball player-coach

Sean Richardson

American football player

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Larry Rogers

college basketball player (1980–1980) Houston

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

Nearby places in Alabama

• Linden
  3 mi away · pop. 1,961
• Putnam
  27 mi away · pop. 172
• Vredenburgh
  44.8 mi away
• Benton
  56 mi away · pop. 32
• Rockville
  64.8 mi away · pop. 223
• Woodstock
  70.6 mi away · pop. 1,218
• Prattville
  77.8 mi away · pop. 37,781
• Pine Level
  78.8 mi away · pop. 4,170
• Perdido
  92.8 mi away · pop. 676
• Gulfcrest
  97.3 mi away · pop. 142
• Andalusia
  104.4 mi away · pop. 8,766
• Tarrant
  104.4 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 Providence

Revenue bill

Alabama · 1935

Basic trauma life support for paramedics and other advanced providers

John E. Campbell · 1999

An ordinance to provide for the payment of the interest on the bonded debt of the state of Alabama

Alabama. 1866 · 1866

An Act to provide for holding a convention to revise and amend the Constitution of Alabama

Alabama. Constitutional Convention · 1900

Printed bills

Alabama · 1920

Preferential presidential primaries

Alabama. Legislative Reference Service. · 1952

Providing for federal recognition of the Mowa Band of Choctaw Indians of Alabama

United States. Congress. Senate. Select Committee on Indian Affairs. · 1990

A Catholic history of Alabama and the Floridas

Austin Carroll · 1908

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire RAY COAKER, Washington, Alabama
  Wildfires · 2026-09-09 · 74 mi
• Wildfire Jackson - Hwy 90, Jackson, Mississippi
  Wildfires · 2026-08-16 · 139 mi
• Wildfire Round Prarie, Morehouse, Louisiana
  Wildfires · 2026-09-20 · 248 mi

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

Recently spotted species

Eastern Carpenter Bee

Xylocopa virginica

Seen 2026-09-12

Channel Catfish

Ictalurus punctatus

Seen 2026-08-07

Punctured Tiger Beetle

Cicindelidia punctulata

Seen 2026-07-06

Giant Leopard Moth

Hypercompe scribonia

Seen 2026-06-15

Virginia creeper

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Seen 2026-06-03

giant ragweed

Ambrosia trifida

Seen 2026-05-21

crimson clover

Trifolium incarnatum

Seen 2026-04-18

Paper mulberry

Broussonetia papyrifera

Seen 2026-04-15

Purple Cudweed

Gamochaeta purpurea

Seen 2026-04-10

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