Notasulga, Alabama

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Notasulga is a town in Lee County and Macon County in Alabama. As of the 2000 census, the population of the town is 916. It is part of the Auburn Metropolitan Area.

[edit] Geography

Location of Notasulga, Alabama

Notasulga is located at 32°33′39″N, 85°40′3″W (32.560821, -85.667631)^GR1.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 36.1 km² (13.9 mi²). 36.0 km² (13.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.43%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 916 people, 393 households, and 260 families residing in the town. The population density was 25.4/km² (65.9/mi²). There were 446 housing units at an average density of 12.4/km² (32.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 66.27% White, 32.42% Black or African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.55% from other races, and 0.55% from two or more races. 0.76% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 393 households out of which 26.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.6% were married couples living together, 14.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.6% were non-families. 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.87.

In the town the population was spread out with 23.4% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 28.2% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 86.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $31,307, and the median income for a family was $34,479. Males had a median income of $27,500 versus $18,684 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,115. About 10.7% of families and 17.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.8% of those under age 18 and 11.2% of those age 65 or over.