Town History
The incorporation of Hayneville
as a town began with the desire and vision of 25 qualified electors of
the county and residents of the Hayneville community in July 1967.
These men and women had a vision for a thriving town.
The oral history reports that Hayneville was once a bustling,
booming community with hotels and a race track for horse racing, thus,
the now Pine Street is often referred to as the “Race Track”.
During the first attempt to
incorporate, election was held on August 14th at the courthouse,
however, after tallying the votes the majority of the residents did
not want the community of Hayneville to be incorporated.
Two subsequent attempts were made
at incorporation, the last resulting in
favor of incorporation.
Only one person filed a statement of candidacy and was
nominated for the office of Mayor and five places on the Town Council.
Therefore, due to the completion of the requirements for
incorporation, the court ordered on July 15, 1968, by Probate
Judge Harold Hammond, that Hayneville was completely incorporated
and the following people held their respective offices until the
next regular election and until their successors were qualified and
elected.
Mayor: David Daniel
Town Council:
Rickey Bell
George Davis
Kim Payton
Sheryll Phipher
Carole Scrushy
From 1968 to 2015 The Town of
Hayneville has had seven mayors with Helenor T. Bell being our first
female mayor and the eighth mayor elected.
Demographics
Hayneville Popular
932
County Area
718 sq. mi.
Hayneville Area
5.7 mil.
Median Resident Age
40 years old
Median House Hold Income
$28,023.00