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History · Napier Field

Napier Field was first counted by the census in 1970, and 14% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1969 on and the census since 1970.

1970first census
0on the National Register
14%homes built before 1940
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How Napier Field began

When was Napier Field founded?

1970

Napier Field first appears in the census in 1970.

First census: 572 in 19702020 census: 40956 years
Founding year: the first census.

What stands out about Napier Field’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Napier Field are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Napier Field’s homes were built before 1949.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Napier Field’s history is told.

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The story so far

Napier Field, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Napier Field yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Napier Field is a town in Dale County, Alabama. At the 2020 census, the population was 409. It is part of the Ozark micropolitan statistical area. The town was originally constructed as a military air base during the Second World War. It is currently adjacent to Dothan Regional Airport. While the airport itself lies within Dothan's city limits, the adjacent housing units and other buildings constitute the incorporated town of Napier Field.

Its first post office opened in 1970. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 354 to 409 (+16%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Napier Field, decade by decade

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Napier Field Alabama 022010Napier Field Alabama 02ALMap-doton-NapierField2004ALMap-doton-NapierField
On the map

Napier Field on the map, 1969 to 1981

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Napier Field. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Napier Field on the 1969 USGS mapNapier Field on the 1981 USGS map1969Midland City sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Napier Field.

People over time

Napier Field, census by census

0100200300400500600198020002020Peak: 572

Between 354 and 572 people in every census since 1970.

6 censuses, 1970–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Napier Field’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Napier Field

Nobody well known was born in Napier Field itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Katie BrittUnited States Senator from Alabama since 2023 · b. 1982
Donna D'ErricoAmerican actress · b. 1968
Johnny Mack BrownAmerican football player and actor · b. 1904
Matt CainAmerican baseball player · b. 1984
Mark WalkerAmerican politician & pastor · b. 1969
Bobby BrightAmerican politician · b. 1952
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Dothan8 historic placesC+GrimesIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Napier Field’s history

What year was Napier Field founded?

The Napier Field post office opened in 1970, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (2), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.