The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusSilas is a town in Choctaw County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 377. The town was struck by a tornado on March 17, 2021. The tornado downed trees and inflicted minor damage to outbuildings and homes at EF1 strength. It reached EF2 strength well northeast of town and injured two people.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 452 to 377 (-17%). Half of its homes were built before 1981.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Silas yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Silas’s history is told.
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.