Nauvoo, Alabama

Nauvoo is a town in Walker and Winston counties in the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2010 census, the population of the town is 221, down from 284 in 2000. Camp McDowell, the official camp and conference center of the Episcopal Diocese of Alabama, is located here.HistoryNauvoo was founded in 1888, during the construction of the Northern Alabama Railway, and was formerly a center of coal mining. Originally known as Ingle Mills, it was renamed by resident Tom Carroll for unknown reasons in honor of Nauvoo, Illinois, a city founded by Mormon prophet Joseph Smith in 1839. According to 1910 U.S. Census records, it incorporated in 1906. Image:Scan0043.jpgImage:Coalmine_Nauvoo_resized.jpg GeographyNauvoo is located at.According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.0sqmi, all land.DemographicsAs of the census of 2000, there were 284 people, 116 households, and 83 families residing in the town. The population density was 289.3 people per square mile (111.9/km²). There were 150 housing units at an average density of 152.8 per square mile (59.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.24% White, 1.06% from other races, and 0.70% from two or more races. 1.76% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.