Slocomb

James P. Kaetz, Auburn University
Slocomb is located in Geneva County in the extreme southeastern part of the state, approximately 10 miles north of the Alabama/Florida line. It has a mayor/city council form of government.
History
Downtown Slocomb
The city of Slocomb received its name from the first settlers in the area, brothers Frank and Will Slocomb. Frank Slocomb established the Slocomb lumber company there in the late 1800s, and it is still in operation today. He also served as the first postmaster. When the Central of Georgia Railway came through in 1897 and made Slocomb one of its stops, a community grew up in the area. The first post office was established in 1901. The city's economy depended then and now on agriculture.
Demographics
According to 2020 Census estimates, Slocomb recorded a population of 1,941. Of that number, 73.2 percent of respondents identified themselves as white, 24.2 percent as African American, 3.6 percent as Hispanic, 1.5 percent as two or more races, and 0.9 as American Indian. The town's median household income was $38,170, and the per capita income was $19,080.
Employment
According to 2020 Census estimates, the workforce in Slocomb was divided among the following industrial categories:
  • Construction (21.1 percent)
  • Educational services and health care and social assistance (18.1 percent)
  • Retail trade (16.2 percent)
  • Manufacturing (11.7 percent)
  • Wholesale trade (6.3 percent)
  • Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services (5.3 percent)
  • Other services, except public administration (4.2 percent)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services (4.0 percent)
  • Transportation and warehousing, and utilities (3.9 percent)
  • Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing (1.4 percent)
  • Public administration (1.1 percent)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and extraction (0.6 percent)
Education
Tomato Man
Schools in Slocomb are part of the Geneva County School District; the town has one elementary school, one middle school, and one high school.
Transportation
State Road 52 runs east-west through town, and State Road 103 roughly north-south.
Events and Places of Interest
During the third weekend of June, Slocomb holds a Tomato Festival. The event includes musical entertainment, a Miss Tomato pageant, a recipe contest, and food.

Additional Resources

Geneva County Heritage Book Committee. The Heritage of Geneva County, Alabama. Clanton, Ala.: Heritage Publishing Consultants, 2002.
Published:  February 5, 2014   |   Last updated:  November 15, 2022