▁The ▁area ▁was ▁so ▁popular ▁with ▁prospect ers ▁that ▁at ▁one ▁time ▁the ▁temporary ▁post ▁office ▁of ▁Gold ville ▁handled ▁more ▁mail ▁in ▁a ▁day ▁than ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁ ▁The ▁historical ▁monument ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁reads : ▁" G OL D V IL LE ▁/ ▁Gold ville , ▁Alabama ▁/ ▁incorpor ated ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 8 4 3 ▁/ ▁was ▁at ▁one ▁time ▁/ ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁/ ▁largest ▁cities ▁in ▁Alabama ▁/ ▁with ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁/ ▁near ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁/ ▁With ▁the ▁coming ▁of ▁/ ▁the ▁California ▁gold ▁r ush ▁/ ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 9 ▁/ ▁the ▁city ▁became ▁/ ▁a ▁d orm ant ▁municipality ▁/ ▁later ▁to ▁be ▁/ ▁re inst ated ▁on ▁July ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 7 3 " ▁ ▁Geography ▁Gold ville ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁ ▁( 3 3 . 0 8 3 6 1 7 , ▁- 8 5 . 7 8 4 3 9 1 ). ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Census ▁Bureau , ▁the ▁town ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁of ▁which ▁ ▁is ▁land ▁and ▁ 1 . 0 0 % ▁is ▁water . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁census ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁there ▁were ▁ 3 7 ▁people , ▁ 1 5 ▁households , ▁and ▁ 1 2 ▁families ▁res iding ▁in ▁the ▁town . ▁The ▁population ▁density ▁was ▁ 3 7 . 5 ▁people ▁per