Ragland, Alabama

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Ragland, Alabama
settlement_type = Town


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map_caption = Location in St. Clair County and the state of Alabama


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_name1 = Alabama
subdivision_name2 = St. Clair
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area_total_km2 = 43.7
area_total_sq_mi = 16.9
area_land_km2 = 43.4
area_land_sq_mi = 16.8
area_water_km2 = 0.3
area_water_sq_mi = 0.1
elevation_ft = 561
elevation_m = 171
population_as_of = 2000
population_footnotes =
population_total = 1918
population_metro =
population_density_km2 = 43.9
population_density_sq_mi = 113.5
timezone = Central (CST)
utc_offset = -6
latd = 33 |latm = 44 |lats = 36 |latNS = N
longd = 86 |longm = 8 |longs = 32 |longEW = W
timezone_DST = CDT
utc_offset_DST = -5
postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 35131
area_code = 205
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 01-63216
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 0164825
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Ragland is a town in St. Clair County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 1,918.

Geography

Ragland is located at coor dms|33|44|36|N|86|8|32|W|city (33.743415, -86.142268)GR|1.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 16.9 square miles (43.7 km²), of which, 16.8 square miles (43.4 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²) of it (0.71%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 1,918 people, 729 households, and 567 families residing in the town. The population density was 114.5 people per square mile (44.2/km²). There were 840 housing units at an average density of 50.1/sq mi (19.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 82.17% White, 17.00% Black or African American, 0.05% Native American, 0.05% Asian, 0.10% from other races, and 0.63% from two or more races.

There were 729 households out of which 36.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.9% were married couples living together, 15.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.2% were non-families. 21.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the town the population was spread out with 26.2% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 90.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $30,152, and the median income for a family was $36,034. Males had a median income of $27,468 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income for the town was $12,531. About 15.3% of families and 18.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.3% of those under age 18 and 21.2% of those age 65 or over.

Notable residents

*Rudy York, native of Ragland, major league baseball playercite book |editor=Reichler, Joseph L.| title=The Baseball Encyclopedia |origyear=1969 |edition= 4th edition |year= 1979|publisher= Macmillan Publishing |location= New York|language= |id= ISBN 0-02-578970-8 ]

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