▁Dem ograph ics ▁ ▁Act on / High land ▁P rec inct ▁( 1 8 7 0 - 1 9 5 0 ) ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁census ▁returns ▁from ▁ 1 8 5 0 - 2 0 1 0 ▁for ▁Alabama , ▁Act on ▁village ▁has ▁never ▁reported ▁a ▁population ▁figure ▁separately ▁on ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Census . ▁Act on ▁( P rec inct ▁ 1 2 ▁of ▁Sh el by ▁County ) ▁first ▁appeared ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁U . S . ▁Census ▁( not ▁to ▁be ▁confused ▁with ▁Act on ' s ▁P rec inct ▁ 1 5 , ▁which ▁appeared ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 0 ▁and ▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁Jefferson ▁County , ▁where ▁the ▁other ▁Act on ▁village ▁is ▁located ). ▁Act on ▁P rec inct ▁only ▁appeared ▁under ▁this ▁name ▁on ▁this ▁one ▁occasion . ▁Prior ▁to ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁and ▁again ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 0 - 5 0 ▁the ▁name ▁was ▁High land ▁P rec inct , ▁which ▁first ▁appeared ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 8 7 0 ▁census ▁as ▁Sh el by ▁County ▁Beat ▁ 4 ▁and ▁then ▁Beat / P rec inct ▁ 1 2 ▁from ▁ 1 8 8 0 - on wards . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁the ▁prec inct s ▁were ▁merged ▁and / or ▁re organ ized ▁into ▁census ▁divisions ▁( as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁general ▁re organ ization ▁of ▁count ies ) ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁cons olid ated