Red Bay, Alabama

Red Bay is a city in Franklin County, Alabama, United States. It was founded in 1907. The population was 3,158 at the 2010 census, down from 3,374 at the 2000 census.GeographyRed Bay is located in western Franklin County at . The western border of the city is the Mississippi state line. It is situated on the Tennessee Valley divide, with the northern half of the city draining north to Bear Creek, a tributary of the Tennessee River, and the southern half draining south to Gum Creek, a tributary of the Tombigbee River.Alabama State Route 24 is a four-lane highway that passes south of the city center, leading east to Russellville and west 2mi to the Mississippi line. Tremont, Mississippi, is to the southwest.According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 25.5km2, of which 25.2km2 is land and 0.3km2, or 1.01%, is water.Demographics1990As of the census of 1990 the racial makeup of the city was 95.06% White, 3.25% Black or African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.62% from other races, and 0.91% from two or more races. 0.9% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.