Samson

Also known as Samson, Alabama, Samson, AL

city in Geneva County, Alabama, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Alabama
County: Geneva
Total: 3.63 sq mi (9.40 km )
Land: 3.62 sq mi (9.37 km )
Water: 0.0077 sq mi (0.02 km )
Elevation: 210 ft (64 m)
Density: 517.9/sq mi (199.98/km )
Time zone: UTC-6 ( Central (CST) )
Summer dst: UTC-5 (CDT)
Fips code: 01-67800
Website: www .cityofsamson .com

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Samson
Population: 1874
Area: 9.395319
Elevation: 62
Households: 720
Dialing code: 334

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postal code: 36477
water as percent of area: 0.2615
P8168: Philip Showalter Hench
water area: 0.024568
per capita income: 17511
mean age: 43.6

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Samson is a city in Geneva County, Alabama, United States. It is part of the Dothan, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area. At the 2020 census, the population was 1,874, a decline from the figure of 1,940 tabulated in 2010. Samson incorporated in 1905 (according to the 1910 U.S. Census), although other sources cited 1906.

The town's current motto is "Samson...We Grow Friendly People." A Samson High School student devised the slogan during a high school contest. This contest received more than 50 entries, and the student emerged as the winner, earning $100. The contest committee deemed his slogan, "Samson-we grow friendly people," as a representation of the agricultural aspect and the amicability of the town.