Repton is located in western Conecuh County in the south-central part of the state. It has a mayor/city council form of government.
History

Repton's population almost doubled in the decade after its incorporation. After its founding and a brief heyday as a railroad boom town, Repton suffered the fate of so many other railroad centers. As passenger traffic dwindled and finally disappeared from the trains, and as shipping shifted towards trucks instead of trains, the town began to decline. Repton's population in 1920 was 422; by 2016, it had shrunk to 192. In 2013, the town successfully defeated an effort to locate a landfill for out-of-state trash there.
Demographics
According to 2020 Census estimates, Repton recorded a population of 440. Of that number, 59.1 percent of respondents identified themselves as white, 35.2 percent as African American, and 5.7 percent as Asian. The town's median household income was $34,762, and the per capita income was $9,163.
Employment
According to 2020 Census estimates, the workforce in Repton was divided among the following industrial categories:
- Manufacturing (36.1 percent)
- Retail trade (18.0 percent)
- Educational services, and health care and social assistance (16.4 percent)
- Arts, entertainment, recreation, and accommodation and food services (6.6 percent)
- Other services, except public administration (6.6 percent)
- Transportation and warehousing and utilities (6.6 percent)
- Construction (5.7 percent)
- Professional, scientific, management, and administrative and waste management services (3.3 percent)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and extraction (0.8 percent)
Education
Schools in Repton are part of the Conecuh County school system; the town has one pre-K-8 junior high school.
Transportation
U.S. Highway 84/State Highway 41 runs through the northern half of Repton, going northeast-southwest. State Highway 41 dead-ends into 84 from the south. The Alabama Railroad Company, a subsidiary of Pioneer Railcorp, operates a line that runs north-south through Repton.
Events and Places of Interest
Repton holds a Heritage Homecoming Festival in April; it features a barbecue dinner, dancing, an auction, and arts and crafts vendors. The town also holds an annual Christmas Parade and a Mardi Gras celebration on the Saturday before Fat Tuesday that precedes the Christian period of Lent.
Additional Resources
Conecuh County Heritage Book Committee. Heritage of Conecuh County, Alabama. Clanton, Ala.: Heritage Publishing Consultants, 2002.
Additional Resources
Conecuh County Heritage Book Committee. Heritage of Conecuh County, Alabama. Clanton, Ala.: Heritage Publishing Consultants, 2002.