Waterloo, Alabama

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Waterloo is a town in Lauderdale County, Alabama. It is part of the Florence - Muscle Shoals Metropolitan Statistical Area known as "The Shoals". As of the 2000 census, the population of the town is 208.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 TV Station that Broadcast in Waterloo
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Waterloo is located at 34°55′0″N, 88°3′51″W (34.916795, -88.064210)^GR1.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.1 km² (0.8 mi²). 2.0 km² (0.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (6.17%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 208 people, 94 households, and 67 families residing in the town. The population density was 105.7/km² (273.1/mi²). There were 145 housing units at an average density of 73.7/km² (190.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.12% White, 1.44% from other races, and 1.44% from two or more races. 1.44% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 94 households out of which 23.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.4% were married couples living together, 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.7% were non-families. 24.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.60.

In the town the population was spread out with 17.3% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 29.3% from 45 to 64, and 18.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 98.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $25,536, and the median income for a family was $31,000. Males had a median income of $33,750 versus $18,750 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,167. About 11.3% of families and 9.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.2% of those under the age of eighteen and 19.0% of those sixty five or over.