Notasulga, Alabama

Notasulga, Alabama
—  Town  —
Location in Lee County & Macon County, Alabama
Coordinates: 32°33′39″N 85°40′3″W / 32.56083°N 85.6675°W / 32.56083; -85.6675
Country	United States
State	Alabama
Counties	Macon, Lee
Area
– Total	14 sq mi (36.1 km2)
– Land	13.9 sq mi (36 km2)
– Water	0.1 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation	512 ft (512 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	916
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	36866
Area code(s)	334
FIPS code	01-55440
GNIS feature ID	0152715

Notasulga is a town in Lee and Macon Counties in the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2000 census, the population of the town is 916. The portion in Lee County is part of the Auburn Metropolitan Area. Author Zora Neale Hurston was born in Notasulga in 1891.

Geography

Notasulga is located at 32°33′39″N 85°40′3″W / 32.56083°N 85.6675°W / 32.56083; -85.6675 (32.560821, -85.667631)^[1].

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 13.9 square miles (36 km²), of which, 13.9 square miles (36 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²) of it (0.43%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 916 people, 393 households, and 260 families residing in the town. The population density was 65.9 people per square mile (25.4/km²). There were 446 housing units at an average density of 32.1 per square mile (12.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 66.27% White, 32.42% Black or African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.55% from other races, and 0.55% from two or more races. 0.76% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 393 households out of which 26.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.6% were married couples living together, 14.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.6% were non-families. 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.87.

In the town the population was spread out with 23.4% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 28.2% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 86.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $31,307, and the median income for a family was $34,479. Males had a median income of $27,500 versus $18,684 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,115. About 10.7% of families and 17.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.8% of those under age 18 and 11.2% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Notasulga elects a mayor and five city council members every four years. As of the 2008 election: Mayor, Frank Tew Council District 1 David Waldrop, Council District 2 Terry Broach, Council District 3 Coy Bass, Council District 4 Richard Peek, Council District 5 Robin Collins,

City Clerk Wanda Ingram, Water Department Superintendent Tony McCarty, Fire Chief Michael Whitman, Police Chief, JW Tapley

Photo gallery

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  The Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church and Rosenwald School were both used as meeting and testing places for participants in the Tuskegee Syphilis Study (also known as the "Tuskegee Experiments"). The buildings are located in Notasulga, and both are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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  The Shiloh-Rosenwald School

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  One of the historic homes near Downtown Notasulga

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  Old water tower located across from the Methodist church in Notasulga

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  The Notasulga Water Works

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  Notasulga United Methodist Church

References

1. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23. 
2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 

Coordinates: 32°33′39″N 85°40′03″W / 32.560821°N 85.667631°W / 32.560821; -85.667631