Heflin, Alabama

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Heflin is a city in Cleburne County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 3,002. The city is the county seat of Cleburne County.

[edit] Geography

Heflin is located at 33°38'37.514" North, 85°34'57.724" West (33.643754, -85.582701)^GR1.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 31.1 km² (12.0 mi²). 30.6 km² (11.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.5 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (1.50%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 3,002 people, 1,218 households, and 824 families residing in the city. The population density was 98.1/km² (254.0/mi²). There were 1,330 housing units at an average density of 43.4/km² (112.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 85.88% White, 11.83% Black or African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.33% Asian, 0.77% from other races, and 0.97% from two or more races. 1.93% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 1,218 households out of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.3% were married couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.3% were non-families. 29.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.7% 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 2.94.

In the city the population was spread out with 22.4% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 19.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 91.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $28,398, and the median income for a family was $38,600. Males had a median income of $29,545 versus $20,676 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,452. About 11.9% of families and 16.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.0% of those under age 18 and 18.4% of those age 65 or over.