Roanoke, Alabama

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Coordinates: 33°8′56″N 85°22′11″W / 33.14889, -85.36972
Roanoke, Alabama
Location in Randolph County and the state of Alabama
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Randolph
Area
- Total	19.1 sq mi (49.4 km²)
- Land	18.8 sq mi (48.7 km²)
- Water	0.3 sq mi (0.7 km²)
Elevation	840 ft (256 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	6,563
- Density	343.6/sq mi (132.9/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	36274
Area code(s)	334
FIPS code	01-65040
GNIS feature ID	0153164

Roanoke is a city in Randolph County, Alabama, United States.

Roanoke is served by a weekly newspaper, The Randolph Leader. [1] As of the 2000 census, the population of the city is 6,563.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Notable Roanoke Residents
4 Doll House Lady Entrepreneur
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Geography

Roanoke is located at 33°8′56″N, 85°22′11″W (33.148830, -85.369784)^[1].

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 19.1 square miles (49.4 km²), of which, 18.8 square miles (48.7 km²) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.7 km²) of it (1.47%) is water.

The city is served by Mayor Spec Bonner, who won election in 2004.

Roanoke has three schools: Knight Enloe Elementary (K-3), Handley Middle School (4-8), and Handley High School (9-12).

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 6,563 people, 2,467 households, and 1,660 families residing in the city. The population density was 348.9 people per square mile (134.7/km²). There were 2,792 housing units at an average density of 148.4/sq mi (57.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 58.94% White, 39.77% Black or African American, 0.06% Native American, 0.26% Asian, 0.34% from other races, and 0.64% from two or more races. 1.19% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 2,467 households out of which 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.9% were married couples living together, 17.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.7% were non-families. 30.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the city the population was spread out with 26.0% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 19.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 86.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $26,946, and the median income for a family was $32,405. Males had a median income of $29,594 versus $22,135 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,088. About 11.9% of families and 18.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.7% of those under age 18 and 15.8% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Notable Roanoke Residents

Admiral Edward A. Burkhalter - Chief of Naval Intelligence; Director of Intelligence Community, CIA
Stan O'Neal, former (through c. jan 08) chairman & chief exec officer of Merrill Lynch.
Ella Gaunt Smith - "Doll house lady"; entrepreneur.
Joe F. Edwards, Jr. -Nasa Astronaut.
Terry brothers-Terry Manufacturing founded by Terry brothers (Roy and Rudolph) father Jesse Terry) and then run by them for 40 years supplied larger amounts of Uniforms to US Military, US Olympic team and MacDonald's employees Terry MFG Cite
Leon Bernard Hill- Associate Athletic Director of Auburn University.

[edit] Doll House Lady Entrepreneur

Ella Gaunt Smith, lady entrepreneur who began to manufacture dolls from her home (called the "doll house") that were widely owned across the USA. The dolls used innovative designs and were indestructible; and included both black and white dolls.