Reece City
Reece City is located in central Etowah County in the northeastern corner of the state. It has a mayor/city council form of government.
History
The first non-Indian settlers in the Little Wills Valley, where Reece City is now located, arrived in 1835. The first post office opened in October 1884, and the settlement was called Hill; in 1903, the name was changed to Reeceville after an early settler in the area. The community remained unincorporated until early 1956, when a group began a movement to incorporate the town. People in a six-mile area were polled about their interest in being included in the incorporated town’s borders, and in May 1956 the incorporation was approved by voters. The town was renamed Reece City at this time.
The town later built a city hall, established a water system, and contracted to provide gas through Alabama Gas Corporation, and also established a volunteer fire department.
Demographics
According to 2020 Census estimates, Reece City recorded a population of 851. Of that number, 91.0 percent of respondents identified themselves as white, 9.9 percent as Hispanic or Latino, 7.3 percent as Asian, and 1.8 percent as African American. The town’s median household income was $57,083, and the per capita income was $28,063.
Employment
According to 2020 Census estimates, the workforce in Reece City was divided among the following industrial categories:
- Educational services and health care and social assistance (22.0 percent)
- Wholesale trade (17.6 percent)
- Manufacturing (16.3 percent)
- Retail trade (9.6 percent)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and extraction (8.5 percent)
- Construction (7.4 percent)
- Public administration (5.0 percent)
- Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services (4.1 percent)
- Other services, except public administration (3.6 percent)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services (1.9 percent)
- Transportation and warehousing, and utilities (1.7 percent)
- Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing (1.4 percent)
- Information (0.8 percent)
Education
Students in Reece City attend Etowah County schools; no public schools are located in Reece City.
Transportation
Interstate Highway 59 runs northeast-southwest either through or parallel to the city limits of Reece City. U.S. Highway 11/State Highway 211 runs parallel and just to the northwest of Interstate 59.
Events and Places of Interest
Reece City maintains one city park that features a walking trail.
Additional Resources
Etowah County Centennial Committee. A History of Etowah County, Alabama. Birmingham, Ala.: Roberts and Sons, 1968.
Etowah County Heritage Book Committee. Heritage of Etowah County, Alabama. Clanton, Ala.: Heritage Publishing Consultants Inc., 1999.