River Falls, Alabama

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River Falls is a town in Covington County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 616.

[edit] Geography

River Falls is located at 31°21′7″N, 86°32′12″W (31.351948, -86.536680)^GR1.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 18.4 km² (7.1 mi²). 17.9 km² (6.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.5 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (2.67%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 616 people, 272 households, and 174 families residing in the town. The population density was 34.3/km² (88.9/mi²). There were 307 housing units at an average density of 17.1/km² (44.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 62.50% White, 36.04% Black or African American, 0.65% Native American, and 0.81% from two or more races. 0.81% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 272 households out of which 27.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.3% were married couples living together, 14.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.0% were non-families. 34.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the town the population was spread out with 22.7% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 93.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $21,838, and the median income for a family was $30,556. Males had a median income of $22,266 versus $20,469 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,016. About 14.3% of families and 20.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.0% of those under age 18 and 20.7% of those age 65 or over.