Ballplay, Alabama
Ballplay is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Etowah County, Alabama, United States. Its population was 1,437 as of the 2020 [United States Census|2020 census].
History
Ballplay was so named because Native Americans would play stickball at the site in order to resolve disputes between tribes. A post office was established at Ballplay in 1840, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1905.Demographics
Ballplay was listed as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.| Race / Ethnicity | Pop 2010 | Pop 2020 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
| White alone | 1,529 | 1,333 | 96.77% | 92.76% |
| Black or African American alone | 2 | 3 | 0.13% | 0.21% |
| Native [Americans in the United States|Native American] or Alaska Native alone | 11 | 9 | 0.70% | 0.63% |
| Asian alone | 3 | 7 | 0.19% | 0.49% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Other race alone | 0 | 5 | 0.00% | 0.35% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial | 19 | 64 | 1.20% | 4.45% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 16 | 16 | 1.01% | 1.11% |
| Total | 1,580 | 1,437 | 100.00% | 100.00% |