Red Bay, Alabama

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Red Bay redirects here. For the Canadian town, see Red Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador.

Red Bay is a city in Franklin County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 3,374.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 History
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Red Bay is located at 34°26′24″N, 88°8′18″W (34.439898, -88.138208)^GR1.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 25.5 km² (9.9 mi²). 25.4 km² (9.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.51%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 3,374 people, 1,429 households, and 987 families residing in the city. The population density was 132.7/km² (343.7/mi²). There were 1,594 housing units at an average density of 62.7/km² (162.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.86% White, 1.45% Black or African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.62% from other races, and 0.86% from two or more races. 0.80% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 1,429 households out of which 27.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.0% were married couples living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.9% were non-families. 29.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.82.

In the city the population was spread out with 21.7% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 25.2% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 18.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 83.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $27,596, and the median income for a family was $32,177. Males had a median income of $28,524 versus $20,169 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,653. About 17.7% of families and 20.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.6% of those under age 18 and 20.2% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] History

In the summer of 2006, the Red Bay city hall burned to the ground. Among local residents, the fire is rumored to have started when a squirrel was caught in an electrical transformer, which then exploded, causing the fire which destroyed city hall and the city jail. Construction on a new city hall building has recently begun. The contractor bid for the new city hall by Burton Construction of Belmont, Mississippi was supposedly to be $750,000 dollars.