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Morrison CrossroadsAL

With 151 residents, it is a town in Alabama.

Is Morrison Crossroads a good place to live?

Morrison Crossroads’ typical journey to work is 40 minutes, where Alabama’s towns sit at 25 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Among 188 Alabama towns, just 6 have a lower typical July afternoon high than Morrison Crossroads. Morrison Crossroads has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

151 people, and everyone knows the way

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The data

Ordered by what stands out in Morrison Crossroads.

Who lives here

Young adults are more common in Morrison Crossroads than in Alabama

32.6median age · AL 39.3

The share of adults 25 and older in Morrison Crossroads who hold a bachelor’s degree or more: 21%. Adults 18 to 34 are just over two in five residents (22% statewide); people 65 and older are 2% of residents (18% statewide). The age of the median resident for Morrison Crossroads comes to 32.6 years.

Morrison CrossroadsAlabama townsU.S. towns
Median age32.6 years39.2 years40.5 years
Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+21%23%29%
Morrison CrossroadsAlabamaUnited States

Ages · share of residents

Education · adults 25 and older

No diploma11%
High school43%
Some college14%
Associate’s10%
Bachelor’s21%
Graduate0%

Women and men · all residents

Somewhere between 28% and 87% women

The Census survey reached too few of Morrison Crossroads’ residents to say more: its margin here is ±29.8 points. Across Alabama, 51.4% of residents are women.

Ages and education in Morrison Crossroads
Morrison CrossroadsALU.S.
Under 106%11.8%11.6%
10 to 1716.6%10.4%10.3%
18 to 2411.9%9.5%9.1%
25 to 3429.8%12.9%13.7%
35 to 447.3%12.4%13.2%
45 to 542%12.2%12.2%
55 to 6424.5%13%12.7%
65 to 742%10.7%10.2%
75 and older0%7.1%7%
No diploma11.1%11.4%10.4%
High school43.4%30.3%26%
Some college14.1%20.8%19.1%
Associate’s10.1%9.1%8.8%
Bachelor’s21.2%17.3%21.6%
Graduate0%11.1%14.1%

U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 200, single groups can be off by several points

Work & commute

With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Morrison Crossroads’ workers commute out

0%work in town

Half the trips to work are shorter than 27 miles. The top destinations are Carrollton (13%), Ashland (11%) and Roanoke (7%).

Where working residents work

In Morrison Crossroads0%
Carrollton13%
Ashland11%
Roanoke7%
Wedowee6%
27 mi
median commute distance
15
jobs based in Morrison Crossroads
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazards

The biggest natural risk in Morrison Crossroads is inland flooding, at a high overall level

71risk score of 100

54% of Morrison Crossroads’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 21%. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 71% of U.S. communities.

FEMA risk score
71High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

The climate in Morrison Crossroads brings mild winters and hot summers

1″snow a winter

For Morrison Crossroads, the January low is 32°F.

Typical low → high °F

Winter34–56°
Spring48–73°
Summer66–87°
Fall49–74°
Oct 31
typical first frost
Apr 6
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

Compared with most of Alabama and the rest of the country, more of Morrison Crossroads’ adults had a checkup this year

Among adults in Morrison Crossroads, 35% sleep under 7 hours. Against the Alabama average, Morrison Crossroads comes out ahead on 6 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 9. In Morrison Crossroads, 19% of adults have diabetes, and 12% binge drink. Only 7 of the 188 Alabama towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Morrison Crossroads.

Morrison CrossroadsAlabama townsU.S. towns
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)52%43%35%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)19%15%12%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)12%14%16%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)17%15%14%
32 measures vs. Alabama
6 better17 too close to call9 worse
What stands outMorrison CrossroadsAL
Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off6.9%9.6%
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity10.1%13.9%
More adults with heart disease11.6%7.3%
Tanner Medical Center-East Alabama
7 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Morrison Crossroads

14pages on Morrison Crossroads
Getting set up

Moving to Morrison Crossroads: who provides what

Morrison Crossroads is unincorporated, so Randolph County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerTallapoosa River Elec Coop14.8¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & county servicesRandolph CountyRandolph County provides services here
SchoolsRandolph County School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Alabama you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person until 15 days before Election Day, or by mail (received 15 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereRandolph County Circuit ClerkRandolph County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2019
ZIP codes36280, 3627836280 96% · 36278 4%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Morrison Crossroads for work

Where Morrison Crossroads’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

13% → Carrollton Carrollton 13% 11% → Ashland Ashland 11% 7% → Roanoke Roanoke 7% 6% → Wedowee Wedowee 6% 4% → Talladega Talladega 4% 4% → Anniston Anniston 4% Morrison Crossroads · 0% stay
15jobs based in Morrison Crossroads
0%of working residents work in town
27 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Morrison Crossroads; the nearest are

About Morrison Crossroads

Census-designated place in Alabama, United States

Morrison Crossroads (also known as Morrison Crossroad) is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Randolph County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2020 census, Morrison Crossroads had a population of 221.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
5.3 sq mi
Elevation
1,112 ft

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