Holtville, Alabama
Holtville is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Elmore County, Alabama, United States. Its population was 4,940 as of the 2020 census.
Holtville/Slapout is located on the western bank of Jordan Lake, and much of its population lives along this lakeshore, or in the neighboring Lightwood community.
According to tradition, the old name of Slapout was derived from a storekeeper's way of stating an item was out of stock: he was "slap out of it".
Demographics
Holtville was listed as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.| Race / Ethnicity | Pop 2010 | Pop 2020 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
| White alone | 3,672 | 4,255 | 89.65% | 86.13% |
| Black or African American alone | 302 | 317 | 7.37% | 6.42% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone | 19 | 21 | 0.46% | 0.43% |
| Asian alone | 10 | 31 | 0.24% | 0.63% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone | 1 | 2 | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other race alone | 5 | 9 | 0.12% | 0.18% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial | 35 | 203 | 0.85% | 4.11% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 52 | 102 | 1.27% | 2.06% |
| Total | 4,096 | 4,940 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
As of the 2020 U.S. census, Holtville/Slapout had a population of 4,940 residents.
Education
Holtville/Slapout is in the Elmore County Public School System, served by Holtville Elementary, Middle, and High Schools with a combined enrollment of 1947 students in 2023.Notable people
- Jessica Meuse, contestant on the thirteenth season of American Idol.
- Randy Nix, a Republican member of the Georgia House of Representatives for the 69th district.
- Kirby Smart, Head football coach, University of Georgia.
In popular culture