Phil Campbell is a town in Franklin County, Alabama, United States.

28.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Mel Allen, a prominent local businessman, told Campbell that if he would construct a railroad depot and add a side track to the stretch of railroad going through the area, Allen could develop a town, which he would name after Campbell.

Phil Campbell is one of only two towns in Alabama given both the first and last names of an individual - the other is Susan Moore.

The article about the Phil Campbell convention was published in Might magazine, a San-Francisco-based publication founded by writer Dave Eggers.

The essay was later included in Might's anthology, Shiny Adidas Tracksuits and the Death of Camp, and the convention was mentioned by Ripley's Believe it or Not!

[8] On April 27, 2011, the town suffered extensive damage from a very large and swift-moving tornado.

[8] A reporter stated that the town may never be able to recover from the tornado because the damage was so extensive.

Phil Campbell, an Ohio-born writer who settled in Brooklyn, New York, was planning another namesake convention for June 2011.

Attendees at the convention later traveled to the town to assist the local community in rebuilding.

[9] Andrew Reed, a resident of the town, directed a documentary about the Campbells' relief effort called I'm With Phil.

The members of the city council are Danny Brown, Lynn Landers, Roy Nagle, Eddie Barton, and Jim Cartee.

The first school in Phil Campbell was a two-story frame building constructed in 1910.

This school was a small wooden building and was also destroyed by fire, on Christmas Day, 1924.

Sports The boys basketball team won the state title in 1947, defeating Scottsboro 23-21.

The celebration features carnival rides, car shows, and arts-and-crafts items for sale.

Beginning in 2010, there was a 5k-road race called the Hoedown Hustle (in 2013 renamed the Judy James Memorial, a benefit for pancreatic cancer), and a 1-mile fun run.

Schools from surrounding counties bring students to watch the performance.

Lanny McAlister (music director at NWSCC) is credited with the creating the production and directing it since then.