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Falkville is a town in Morgan County, Alabama, United States, and is included in the Decatur Metropolitan Area and Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, the population of the town was 1,197.

Falkville incorporated three times: first in 1876, again on June 19, 1886, and lastly on December 13, 1898.

Falkville town overview:
Name:	Falkville town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	Alabama
County:	Morgan County
Elevation:	600 ft (200 m)
Total Area:	3.80 sq mi (9.83 km²)
Land Area:	3.78 sq mi (9.79 km²)
Water Area:	0.02 sq mi (0.05 km²)
Total Population:	1,197
Population Density:	316.75/sq mi (122.31/km²)
ZIP code:	35622
Area code:	256
FIPS code:	0125648
GNISfeature ID:	2406488
Website:	www.falkville.org

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History

Falkville was named for Louis M. Falk, a Prussian merchant who emigrated to the area in the late 1850s. Falk opened a general store in what is now Falkville in 1859 and later became the town’s first postmaster. The L&N Railroad was constructed through Falkville in the early 1870s, and a rail station opened in 1872.

In 1936, the Works Progress Administration constructed a town hall for Falkville. This building now serves as the town’s library.

1950s tornadoes

Two destructive tornadoes hit the town in the 1950s. On April 24, 1955, an F4 tornado tore directly through the town, killing five and injuring 20. Two years later, on April 8, 1957, a long-tracked F3 tornado hit the southern part of town. That storm killed two and injured 90.

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Geography

Falkville is located in southern Morgan County at 34°22′19″N 86°54′30″W / 34.37194°N 86.90833°W / 34.37194; -86.90833 (34.371919, -86.908381). The town is concentrated along U.S. Route 31, 5 miles (8 km) south of Hartselle. Interstate 65 forms the eastern edge of the town, with access from Exit 322. Decatur, the Morgan county seat, is 18 miles (29 km) to the north, Huntsville is 40 miles (64 km) to the northeast, and Cullman is 14 miles (23 km) to the south.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town of Falkville has a total area of 3.8 square miles (9.8 km), of which 0.02 square miles (0.05 km), or 0.47%, are water. The town is drained by Robinson Creek and Painter Branch, west-flowing tributaries of Flint Creek, a north-flowing tributary of the Tennessee River.