Malvern, Alabama
town in Geneva County, Alabama, United States
Malvern is a town in Geneva County, Alabama, United States. It is part of the Dothan, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, Malvern had a population of 1,536.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 14.0 square miles (36 km2), all land.
Demographics
According to the 1910 U.S. Census, Malvern was incorporated in 1904.
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Malvern had a population of 1,536. The median age was 41.8 years. 24.0% of residents were under the age of 18 and 18.6% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 93.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 90.2 males age 18 and over.
1.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 99.0% lived in rural areas.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Malvern, Alabama” is town in Geneva County, Alabama, United States. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Malvern, Alabama and town, not as a finished interpretation.
Why this record matters
The phrase “town in Geneva County, Alabama, United States” supplies a clear boundary for inquiry. It also exposes the unanswered questions: who defined that boundary, when it became stable and which sources sit outside it.
The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jun 12, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q66630. Authority coordinates are 31.143, -85.521. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020, 1910 and 1904.
Architectural summaries often privilege surviving fabric and can understate demolished phases, contested use or displaced communities. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
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Three-step research path
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Questions for further research
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This entry incorporates text from “Malvern, Alabama” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.