Blountsville, Alabama

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Blountsville is a town in Blount County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 1,768. According to the 2005 U.S. Census estimates, the town had a population of 1,923. [1] It is home to the Spring Valley Beach waterpark, one of the few waterparks in the Blount-Culman County area. As of March 2006, the park had 3 large slides and one of the largest pools in the southeast.

[edit] Geography

Blountsville is located at 34°4'54.880" North, 86°35'19.601" West (34.081911, -86.588778)^GR1.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 14.2 km² (5.5 mi²). 14.0 km² (5.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (1.27%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,768 people, 743 households, and 479 families residing in the town. The population density was 125.9/km² (326.4/mi²). There were 853 housing units at an average density of 60.8/km² (157.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 89.54% White, 0.79% Native American, 0.28% Asian, 0.11% Pacific Islander, 8.20% from other races, and 1.07% from two or more races. 16.18% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 743 households out of which 29.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.8% were married couples living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.5% were non-families. 31.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the town the population was spread out with 24.8% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 95.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $24,432, and the median income for a family was $34,050. Males had a median income of $27,847 versus $18,869 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,426. About 19.3% of families and 25.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 30.4% of those under age 18 and 28.8% of those age 65 or over.