Vernon, Alabama

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Vernon is a city in Lamar County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 2,143. The city is the county seat of Lamar County.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Notable residents
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Geography

Vernon is located at 33°45′23″N, 88°6′41″W (33.756414, -88.111409)^GR1.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 15.3 km² (5.9 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 2,143 people, 953 households, and 630 families residing in the city. The population density was 139.8/km² (362.2/mi²). There were 1,070 housing units at an average density of 69.8/km² (180.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 86.19% White, 12.65% Black or African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.05% Asian, and 0.89% from two or more races. 0.65% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 953 households out of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.5% were married couples living together, 18.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.8% were non-families. 32.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.75.

In the city the population was spread out with 24.1% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 17.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 83.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $27,344, and the median income for a family was $36,618. Males had a median income of $31,550 versus $19,470 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,784. About 10.7% of families and 15.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.2% of those under age 18 and 21.6% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Notable residents

Dan Penn, songwriter, born in Vernon.
Terry Moore, born in Vernon, major league baseball player^[1]
Guy Morton, born in Vernon, major league baseball player^[2]

[edit] References

^ [1969] (1979) Reichler, Joseph L.: The Baseball Encyclopedia, 4th edition, New York: Macmillan Publishing. ISBN 0-02-578970-8.
^ Baseball-Reference.com. Retreived October 22, 2006.