Elberta, Alabama

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Elberta is a town in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 552.

1 Nearby Cities/Towns/Communities
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 Education
5 External links

[edit] Nearby Cities/Towns/Communities

[edit] Geography

Elberta is located at 30°24'49.104" North, 87°35'57.667" West (30.413640, -87.599352)^GR1.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.9 km² (0.8 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 552 people, 228 households, and 152 families residing in the town. The population density was 284.2/km² (736.9/mi²). There were 250 housing units at an average density of 128.7/km² (333.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 95.11% White, 0.18% Black or African American, 1.09% Native American, 0.18% Pacific Islander, 3.08% from other races, and 0.36% from two or more races. 3.80% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 228 households out of which 30.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.6% were married couples living together, 17.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.3% were non-families. 29.4% 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 2.42 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the town the population was spread out with 24.5% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 19.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 87.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 74.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $22,375, and the median income for a family was $28,125. Males had a median income of $28,500 versus $20,833 for females. The per capita income for the town was $12,942. About 16.1% of families and 20.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.1% of those under age 18 and 12.4% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Education

Elberta is a part of the Baldwin County Public Schools system.

Elberta has two schools, which are Elberta Elementary School (K-3) and Elberta Middle School (4-8). Elberta students continue to Foley High School (9-12) in Foley.