North Courtland, Alabama
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North Courtland is a town in Lawrence County, Alabama, and is included in the Decatur Metropolitan Area, as well as the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area. As of the 2000 census, the population of the town is 799.
[edit] Geography
North Courtland is located at (34.676370, -87.307914)GR1.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.3 km² (0.5 mi²), all land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 799 people, 330 households, and 206 families residing in the town. The population density was 593.3/km² (1,535.9/mi²). There were 366 housing units at an average density of 271.8/km² (703.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 2.38% White, 97.50% Black or African American and 0.13% Native American. 0.75% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 330 households out of which 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 30.3% were married couples living together, 28.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.3% were non-families. 34.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.3% 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 3.15.
In the town the population was spread out with 29.0% under the age of 18, 10.8% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 75.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 72.3 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $19,875, and the median income for a family was $26,250. Males had a median income of $25,938 versus $21,058 for females. The per capita income for the town was $12,776. About 19.8% of families and 28.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 32.6% of those under age 18 and 45.8% of those age 65 or over.
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Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area | ||||
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Jackson | Lawrence | Limestone | Madison | Marshall | Morgan |
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Huntsville | Decatur | Madison | Athens | Scottsboro | Albertville | Hartselle | Guntersville | Boaz | Arab |
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