Camp Hill, Alabama

Camp Hill is a town in Tallapoosa County, Alabama, United States.

On July 15, 1931, a white mob, led by Tallapoosa County sheriff Kyle Young and Camp Hill police chief J. M. Wilson—who voiced his desire to “kill every member of the ‘Reds’ there and throw them into the creek,” raided a meeting of the Alabama Sharecroppers' Union which was being held in a church in Camp Hill.

[3] A shootout between the mob and union members followed; SCU member Ralph Gray was murdered, his home burned, and his burned corpse was dumped on the courthouse steps.

Dozens of black men and women were killed, lynched or injured, and at least thirty sharecroppers were later arrested.

[3] According to Hosea Hudson, all those arrested were eventually released without trial due to public and international pressure—albeit too late to have a chance at raising a crop that year.

U.S. 280 runs along the southwestern boundary of the town, leading southeast 21 mi (34 km) to Opelika; northwest 8 mi (13 km) to Dadeville, the Tallapoosa County seat; and 21 mi (34 km) northwest to Alexander City, the largest city in Tallapoosa County.

There were 614 housing units at an average density of 67.7 per square mile (26.1/km2).

There were 581 housing units at an average density of 63.8 per square mile (24.6/km2).

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,006 people, 384 households, and 279 families residing in the town.

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.

Map of Alabama highlighting Tallapoosa County