Evergreen, Alabama

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Evergreen is a city in Conecuh County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 3,630. The city is the county seat of Conecuh County.

1 Geography
2 Education
3 Demographics
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Evergreen is located at 31°26′6″N, 86°57′18″W (31.435025, -86.954905)^GR1.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 39.5 km² (15.2 mi²). 39.3 km² (15.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.39%) is water.

[edit] Education

[edit] Public Schools

Evergreen City School

Marshall Middle School

Hillcrest High School

[edit] Private Schools

Sparta Academy

[edit] Christian Schools

Cross Roads Christian School

[edit] Trade Schools

The Workforce Development Center

Reid State Technical College

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 3,630 people, 1,536 households, and 981 families residing in the city. The population density was 92.3/km² (238.9/mi²). There were 1,860 housing units at an average density of 47.3/km² (122.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 46.23% White, 52.78% Black or African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.08% from other races, and 0.50% from two or more races. 0.83% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 1,536 households out of which 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.5% were married couples living together, 24.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.1% were non-families. 33.9% 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 2.31 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the city the population was spread out with 28.0% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 23.6% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 77.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 69.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $20,979, and the median income for a family was $29,258. Males had a median income of $25,357 versus $21,356 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,828. About 27.6% of families and 34.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 50.6% of those under age 18 and 28.0% of those age 65 or over.