Russellville Alabama

Located in the Franklin County, Alabama, RussellvilleIslanders, Hispanic and Latino. The per capita income
serves as the county seat. The town derived its nameranges upto $14,871. The surveys conducted reveal
from its founder Major William H. Russell. Initially, thethat 16.7% of the families and 22.2% of the population
town was located further south. It was severelyin the town live below the poverty line.
affected by the outbreak of smallpox that alsoRussellville celebrates its annual festival in the month of
claimed the life of its founder.August. It is known as "Watermelon festival." The
Russellville is a small town, developing slowly tofestival is an attempt to incite an interest in the
improve the poor economy. Since 2004, numerousdowntown Russellville and is celebrated along the lines
new businesses have come up or shifted their locationof a carnival. The local people perform in automobile
to this new business spot, Walt-Mart Supercenter,shows that include some of performance-based
since the opening. Although Walt-Mart has been thecompetitions. Performances by local musical bands
target of a lot of criticism for influencing the downtownform an integral part of the celebration. "The Strip"
business, it has contributed to the economy.atmosphere of downtown Russellville, resembling that
The U.S. Census Bureau confirms the town's area ofof the George Lucas film, American Graffiti, is
34.6 square kilometers, with the combination of landnoteworthy. Local teenagers meet and socialize
and water. The city possesses a mixed population ofextensively with their friends while communicating and
Whites and Blacks. However, the predominance of thecommuting to downtown Russellville. Although the
White population is clearly visible, apart from smallpopularity of the "Strip" has declined recently, efforts
proportions of other races that include Asian, Pacificare being taken to reclaim its success.