Hollywood, Alabama

Hollywood is a town in Jackson County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population of the town was 1,000, up from 950 in 2000. Hollywood can also be seen as a suburb of Scottsboro, the county seat. The town is the site of the Tennessee Valley Authority's never-completed Bellefonte Nuclear Generating Station. In 2012, TVA indicated it might bring the unit one reactor online as early as 2018.HistoryOriginally established as Samples on December 14, 1883, it became Hollywood on May 13, 1887. It formally incorporated on May 24, 1897, and held its first election June 8 of that year.In 1994, it and 10 other towns named Hollywood successfully fought Hollywood, California's attempt to trademark its name and force same-named communities to pay royalties to it. A key point was that Hollywood in Alabama was the first incorporated Hollywood in the nation, whereas the one in California did not incorporate until 1903, 6 years after Alabama's, and would be merged into Los Angeles in 1910.GeographyHollywood is located at .According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 8.9sqmi, of which 8.9sqmi is land and 0.11% is water.DemographicsAs of the census of 2000, there were 950 people, 375 households, and 265 families residing in the town. The population density was 106.6 people per square mile (41.2/km²). There were 404 housing units at an average density of 45.3 per square mile (17.5/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 80.63% White, 16.32% Black or African American, 0.32% Native American, 0.11% from other races, and 2.63% from two or more races. 0.42% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.